Monthly Archives: June 2016

From Future Files (2006)

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Richard

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EU referendum result

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Richard

Identity trumps economics.

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Retail Trends

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Richard

In my new book Digital Vs. Human (buy here) I featured a ‘future flash’ about a new kind of store. Seems someone has beaten me to it. Here’s my fictional flash… 1 June 2020 I’ve been thinking about shops, partly … Continue reading →

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Mind benders

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Richard

This is too good not to share. Having had my head scrambled by space-based lasers that can monitor the health of the Earth’s vegetation down to a single plant, I then stumbled into Attosecond physics (lab at Imperial above). What’s … Continue reading →

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Why Companies Die

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Richard

Why is it that the average lifespan of an S&P 500 company in the US has fallen from 67 years in the 1920s to just 15 years today? And why might 75% of firms in the S&P 500 now be … Continue reading →

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Quote of the week (about digital culture)

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Richard

After yesterday’s essay something short. “The complicated, ambiguous milieu of human contact is being replaced with simple, scalable equations. We maintain thousands more friends than any human being in history, but at the cost of complexity and depth.” Daniel. H. … Continue reading →

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Sensing the Futures (how to challenge ruling narratives)

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Richard

Here’s a prediction. You are reading this because you believe that it’s important to have a sense of what’s coming next. Or perhaps you believe that since disruptive events are becoming more frequent you need more warning about potential game-changers, … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Week… and much, much more

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Richard

So much to think about at the moment, which is why I’ve been rather absent of late. I’m working on something looking at the future of water, some provocation cards for a Tech Foresight 2016 event and something on risk … Continue reading →

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Me My Selfie and I

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Richard

This is from Aeon magazine and worth repeating in full in my view. I’m having dinner with my flatmates when my friend Morgan takes a picture of the scene. Then she sits back down and does something strange: she cocks … Continue reading →

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