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Written by Tom Conger and Denise Chiavetta
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Tuesday, 10 January 2006 |
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Tom Conger and Denise Chiavetta authored "The Pulse of Industry" which appeared in the Jan '06 issue of Industrial Engineer . The article explores the technical, ecological, and economic hotspots that will drive change in the the US manufacturing sector over the next ten years. |
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Five Regions of the Future |
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Written by Joel Barker and Scott Erickson
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Sunday, 18 December 2005 |
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Joel Barker's latest book offers a bold new way of looking at today’s rapidly evolving technologies. Together with fellow futurist Scott Erickson, he casts technology as five distinct "ecosystems" that each operates with a distinct set of values, advantages, and disadvantages:
 Five Regions of the Future
- Super Tech: Bigger, better, more! (e.g., fusion power)
- Limits Tech: Use what you’ve got (e.g., aerogel insulation)
- Local Tech: Think small, think home (e.g., electric wind turbines)
- Nature Tech: Be one with nature (e.g., organic plastics)
- Human Tech: What lies within us (e.g., stem cells)
From pet robots to hypersonic planes, from wave power to waterless toilets, Barker and Erickson give readers a totally new way to understand and take advantage of the future of technology. Five Regions of the Future is an essential book for anyone baffled by today’s technological onslaught.
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Pinto's Points – How to Win in the Automation Business |
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Written by Jim Pinto
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Tuesday, 29 November 2005 |
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 Pinto's Points Jim Pinto's new book, "Pinto's Points – How to Win in the Automation Business" (published by ISA) covers management topics, globalization, sales and marketing, technology trends and futures, and far-out technology visions. It includes 174 brief "points" in 6 different parts, each introduced by an industry guru. You'll note that Pinto's fellow APF member, Joe Coates, has introduced Part 5: Future Visions. Buy from Amazon
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Written by Lisa Bodell
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Monday, 21 November 2005 |
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Lisa Bodell, founder and CEO of futurethink, contributed an article to the innovation issue (#5) of FO/futureorientation , a publication of the Copenhagen Institute of Future Studies.
FO is a magazine published six times a year and is written by the Institute’s analysts and by external experts from the private sector and the world of international research. FO has been on the Danish market for 30 years. Issues can be found at: www.cifs.dk/en/tidsskrift.asp .
From the article: "Organizations can achieve higher growth and stronger competitive advantage by borrowing techniques from sales to manage innovation. Doing so will help management better frame its programs and generate ideas, while improving the way it qualifies and funds innovation proposals."
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The Political-Economic Pendulum |
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Written by John Smart
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Sunday, 19 June 2005 |
The Political-Economic Pendulum, offers a big picture perspective on the interrelationships between U.S. political and economic systems, and their historical and expected future dynamics. It suggests that the long-term trend of increasing political and economic plutocracy seen in the U.S. over the last 25 years is on a simple pendulum that must eventually swing back to a more democratic regime in coming years. It also proposes that the pendulum, while important, is a less central issue than the accelerating technological environment in which we find ourselves embedded. |
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