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10 Things You Need to Know About the Next 10 Years
August 4th, 2010
Topics: Biosciences, Business, Demographics, Economy, Environment, Society, Technology, General

This is a summary of a presentation I delivered to the World Education Congress of Meeting Planners International in Vancouver, Canada at the end of July, 2010. It was part of a series of “Flash” presentations, each limited to 15 minutes, which didn’t leave a lot of time to elaborate. I’ve fleshed some of the points out here, but the most important reason for approaching the future in this way is that it is never shaped by just one thing, but rather by a confluence of forces, many of which are conflicting.

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The Destruction of America
March 29th, 2010
Topics: Business, Demographics, Economy, Geopolitics, Society, General

Unless America and Americans force a drastic change in the country’s direction, the American dream is dead, and America’s place as the leader of the world is over.

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The End of Pizza? The Spreading Celiac Epidemic
16 February 2010
Topics: Business, Society, Demographics, Economy, Society

There's an epidemic of an unknown disease that can not only force you to change the way you eat for the rest of your life, but may have dramatic consequences for grain farmers and food retailers.

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The Future of Food: Not Just for Body Fuel and Fun Anymore
March 12, 2009
Topics: Business, Demographics, Environment, Economy, Society, General

What follows is a summary of a presentation I gave to a symposium on the future of food. In attendance were farm producers, food processors, food retailers, and research scientists.

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When Tomorrow Meets the American Health Care Professional
January 2006
Topics: Biosciences, General, Demographics, Economy, Technology

The American health care system is about to experience enormous changes, fraught with both possibilities and dangers. Here's a summary.

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Signs & Portents for 2006
January 2006
Topics: General, Geopolitics, Technology, Business, Demographics, Economy

What's ahead for 2006?

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Straws in the Wind, July 2004
July 2004
Topics: Business, Biosciences, Demographics, Technology

This occasional feature is a 'gossip column' of the future, highlighting developments and trends that I believe may become significant over time.

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The Elusive Echoes: Marketing to the Next Generation
January 2004
Topics: Business, Economy, Demographics, Society

The Echo Boomers, children of the Baby Boomers, are the Next Big Thing demographically for marketers. Unfortunately, they think and behave differently than earlier generations, so the old ways of marketing don't work. Here's what to do instead.

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Demographics and the Future of the Investment Industry
September 2003
Topics: Economy, Demographics

The demographic calm of the last 15 years or so is about to be shattered by significant transitions in the three principle cohorts in society. This has major implications for the investment industry.

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