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The Future of Cities: Visualizing how soaring urbanization will shape the global landscape
By Ross Dawson Urbanization has been one of the most powerful and consistent trends shaping the last decades, and it looks set to continue apace in coming years. It is one of the few domains where we have reasonable forward-looking data, with United Nations providing World Urbanization Prospects, including predicted urban populations out to 2050. […]
Savvy sci-fi futurists: 21 science fiction writers who predicted inventions way ahead of their time
By Vanessa Cartwright Many futurists, scientists and inventors have been inspired by the imagination and anticipation of the future inherent to science fiction novels. From the Internet to iPads to smart machines, some of the world’s greatest advances in technology were once fictional speculation. As sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke wrote in Profiles of the […]
Which types of Artificial Intelligence should we be worried about?
By Ross Dawson I don’t tend to be fan of static column infographics, but I make an exception for this lovely infographic from BBC on whether we should be worried about Artificial Intelligence. It looks at the many imagined and existing instances where AI is having an impact on our lives, including algorithmic trading, killer […]
10 Major Trends for Micro to Mid-Sized Business
By Ross Dawson I was recently asked by the office supplies chain Officeworks to create a list of trends for micro to mid-sized business, which they used in a promotional campaign, matching relevant products from their offerings with my trends. Here are the 10 trends: From HQ to CQ It is not just micro-businesses that […]