Harnessing AI to Reshape Gender Norms in the Workforce
LinkedIn
March 21, 2024
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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS? UNCERTAINTIES AT A TIPPING POINT IN 2024
Blogger
January 24, 2024
This post calls out three areas of uncertain potential that may soon awaken dormant possibilities, ideally bringing positive change to society.
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Tags: AI, Emerging Technology, Smart Cities
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: THE APPETIZING FUTURE OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Blogger
August 25, 2023
There is increasing recognition that some managing of health conditions may be as simple as enjoying healthy foods.
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DIGITAL TWINS: LIVING MODELS OF PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THINGS
Blogger
May 18, 2023
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The Disruptable Future of Women’s Work: #IWD2023
LinkedIn
March 08, 2023
International Women’s Day is about social change in the form of gender equality. And despite gains over the decades, many gender inequalities persist. The day commemorates the advancing status of women within society, and it honors the roles women traditionally play in families, as mothers, wives, and daughters
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Tags: Future of Work, Diversity and Inclusion
THE HEALTHY SMART HOME OF THE FUTURE
Blogger
January 27, 2023
Futuristic concepts are now coming to fruition through interactive home technologies that enable a responsive, intuitive, and automated living experience. The conveniences of personalized home living are accelerated by innovative gadgets providing simplified management of a range of home mechanisms.
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Tags: HealthTech, Health and Wellness, Smart Cities
Ten Reasons to Be Excited About the Future
LinkedIn
January 10, 2023
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Green Mobility 2033: Four Futures
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December 29, 2022
https://pixabay.com/images/id-876056/When we look back someday at 2022 we will probably remember a persistent sense of uncertainty in the air. Is the pandemic over? Is the economy good or bad? What’s going to happen next? Unsettling times have made the futurist mindset more relevant than ever.A m
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THE METAVERSE AND THE FUTURE OF PLAY
Blogger
November 18, 2022
There’s a chance the metaverse will infuse play into more of the things we do in the future, which could have some unforeseen benefits. What new kinds of play could the metaverse bring into our lives?
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FOOD FOR HOPE: SCENARIOS FROM THE BIOECONOMY
Blogger
October 31, 2022
It can be difficult to find glimmers of hope in the face of complex global challenges like food insecurity. One reason for optimism is the emerging bioeconomy.
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THE FUTURE OF WORK BEYOND AI
Blogger
October 21, 2022
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CARETECH: DISRUPT THE RECOVERY
Blogger
October 12, 2022
People are having to do more to fill the gap of affordability and availability of professional support for young, old, or sick loved ones. It’s all part of what’s come to be known as the care economy.
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Tags: Digital Disruption, Emerging Technology, Health and Wellness
THE NEW C-STORES: CONNECTED
Blogger
October 04, 2022
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FEEDING THE BRAIN: THE MINDFUL FUTURE OF FOOD
Blogger
September 30, 2022
An appreciation for a healthy mind, emotionally and intellectually, could play into consumer choices of what to eat. Here are a few examples of the mindful and mind-enhancing direction of some of today's food trends.
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Tags: Health and Safety, Health and Wellness, Mental Health
HOME IS WHERE THE HEALTHCARE IS
Blogger
September 23, 2022
Healthcare at home is going to be a win-win for society if things play out right.
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Terranascient Futures Studies and Foresight: Sustainability & Re-generativity
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April 03, 2022
By Alexandra Whittington and Teresa Inés CruzImage by Teresa Inés CruzIn 2012, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were born at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro. The objective was to provide a framework of comprehensive goals and targets addressing
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Terranascient Futures Studies & Foresight
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March 01, 2022
The importance of learning, unlearning, and relearning the wisdom in foresightBy Alexandra Whittington and Teresa Inés CruzFuturist Alvin Toffler famously said, “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” I
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Tomorrow’s Shopping Mall is Taking Shape Today
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February 28, 2022
Tomorrow’s Shopping Mall is Taking Shape Todayby Alexandra Whittington and Bart ÉdesPhoto by Peter John Manlapig on UnsplashU.S. shopping malls have been on the decline for many years, victims of a consumer culture that has turned toward strip malls and on-line shopping. Then the pandemic arri
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Your Future Digital Workplace: Three Scenarios of Remote Work Teams
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January 24, 2022
By Alexandra WhittingtonPhoto by Barbara Zandoval on UnsplashThe way we work is shifting. The pandemic accelerated the remote working trend, and many companies now embrace the benefits of telecommuting, such as higher employee satisfaction and productivity, plus considerable cost savings. And a ren
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Tags: Telecom
After the Pause: The Unspoken Futures of Higher Education
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January 11, 2022
By Alexandra WhittingtonPhoto by Guillaume Bourdages on UnsplashWhat are the most surprising or unexpected plausible future scenarios imaginable for the university?Even before the pandemic, mainstream debate about the future of higher education tended to oversimplify the issue into a binary choice
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Ten EdTech Tools for the 2020s
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November 11, 2021
Educational experiences are becoming more diverse by the day. Mobile, wireless, smart, and social technologies allow for learning at any place and at any time. Along with a strong trendline favoring lifelong learning, more and more people seem to sense an education is never complete.Now that on-dema
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The Content House: How to Make Friends and Influence People…From Home
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July 05, 2021
This article is an excerpt from a new report by Partners in Foresight, The Home of the 2020s: Scenarios for How We Might Live in the Post-Pandemic Future.A “collab house” or “content house” is a house where social media influencers live while creating shareable digital content. It is a creat
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Smart Homes: Brain-Computer Interface in the House
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June 27, 2021
This article is an excerpt from a new report by Partners in Foresight, The Home of the 2020s: Scenarios for How We Might Live in the Post-Pandemic Future.Should a home literally stimulate the mind?A 2020 global survey by Ikea found that the majority — 78% of us — felt home was a refuge
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A Visionary Home for the 2020s
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June 21, 2021
This article is an excerpt from a new report by Partners in Foresight, The Home of the 2020s: Scenarios for How We Might Live in the Post-Pandemic Future.The homes we inhabit in the 2020s could serve as a personal headquarters for building the good society. How can a house help create a more positiv
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Living in the Post-Pandemic USA
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June 13, 2021
This article is an excerpt from a report by Partners in Foresight, The Home of the 2020s: Scenarios for How We Might Live in the Post-Pandemic Future.Scenario Vignette 1: Hotel LifeHotels and abandoned malls become pandemic-proof senior citizen communitiesTravel and retail sectors were never the sa
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