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The futurist: How to solve a billion-person problem
My friend, Peter Diamandis, likes to say, “The best way to become a billionaire is to solve a billion-person problem.” When I first heard this phrase, I had difficulty imagining what a billion-person problem looked like.
The futurist: When things sell themselves
What if the things you were thinking about buying already knew you were considering a purchase?
Eighteen microcredit scenarios
(Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts. Read Part One.) Here are a number of MicroCredit scenarios designed to expand your thinking and help you grasp the significance […]
The futurist: The coming era of alt credentials
According to Edevate President Gordon Rogers, “Our goal is to reinvent credentialing. This is similar to the introduction of iTunes, which offered consumers the option to purchase a single track instead of the entire album.” Expanding the notion of credentialing, Edevate plans to offer Microdegree...
The futurist: Four laws to manage all our laws
How many laws are affecting you as you’re reading this today? If you think you know the answer, I will tell you you’re lying, and there is a law against lying how many laws there are. I really don’t know that there is, but then again, you really don’t know that there isn’t. So we could both be in...
More about the bubble people
(Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts. Read Part One.) We are born as a baby, struggle our entire life with everything from finding food to eat, homes […]
The futurist: Living the life of bubble people
Few people realize that humanity today is being confined to a macro-bubble. Our limited grasp of today’s technology, coupled with our limited understanding of the world, and just the limitations of being human, blind us from seeing our true potential. In short, we’re living our lives as bubble peo...
The futurist: The great cow epiphany
A few years back, I came to the conclusion that the total amount of information that we could glean from a cow was actually bigger than the cow itself. By this I mean every detail of both the inner and outer workings of a cow, along with every synapse firing, repositioning and interacting of cells...
The futurist: Blueprint for a Makers District
The demise of local retail stores has been painful to watch. Empty storefronts and weed-infested parking lots are gut-wrenching symbols of community decay. So if I told you there was an immediate way to turn this around, would that catch your attention?
Four rules for a better future
Modeling and game-testing our systems is a cause with epic meaning. Game designers will love the challenge. Game players will enjoy being part of something far bigger than themselves. Politicians will love it because it gives them a logical path to answers.
The futurist: Why gamers will rule the world
The addictive nature of gaming comes from players reaching pinnacle levels of brain activity where they are rewarded with an endorphin-like high.
The futurist: Tiny taxes, big rewards
Tiny amounts of money coming from a large number of people have the potential to dramatically shift everything from lifestyle, to employment opportunities and culture.
