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An Old Nemesis Returns
by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. What follows is another excerpt from the manuscript of a book I’m currently working on. I expect it to come out in late Spring or early Summer. ——— “But with Benedict … he’ll kill you, … Continue reading
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Tagged America, America's future, American economy, deflation, economy, Federal Reserve, food, food inflation, food prices, future, future of inflation, higher oil prices, incomes, inflation, oil, oil prices
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Tomorrow’s Missing Technologies
by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. Southwest Airlines’ in-flight magazine recently contacted me with an interesting question: What things, of the everyday items we use today, are most likely to disappear? They wanted to ask me “about a few technologies or … Continue reading
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Tagged airport security, augmented reality, banking, celiac disease, computers, Crohn's disease, diabetes, economy, insulin, technology, wearable computer
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Revolting Civil Servants
by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. What follows is an excerpt from a chapter of the book I’m currently writing. This section is quite topical right now because of what’s happening in Wisconsin and elsewhere, so rather than wait for the … Continue reading
Why There Will Be More Earthquakes
by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. The Earth is a complex system. Indeed, it is a series of interlocking, overlapping, complex systems, and such systems often affect each other in surprising ways. Accordingly, although at first it may seem strange to … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, climate change, earthquakes, geology, geophysics, glaciers, ice age, melting glaciers, natural disasters, oceans, volcanic activity, volcano, volcanoes
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Things to watch through 2011 and through the decade
by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. Like all years, there will be good news and bad in 2011. Because of the bad planning, bad judgment, and bad behavior of previous years and decades, some of the potential bad news is very … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, America, Apple, augmented reality, Canada, China, computer intelligence, computer intelligences, currency war, ebooks, economy, Egypt, Euro, Europe, everyday robots, financial crisis, genetic programming, geopolitics, global economy, health care, iPad, Iran, Kindle, Kinect, Korea, near-eye monitor, near-eye video, North Korea, Obama, productivity, robot, robots, Sarah Palin, Tea Party, technology, trade war, Tunisia, United States
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The True Nature of Risk & the Value of Risk Management
by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. An unusual report was just published by insurance company RSA, which essentially stands for “Royal and Sun Alliance”, based in London, England. RSA is celebrating its 300th anniversary, and decided to do a report on … Continue reading
What do tough people do when tough times DO last? The future of sales & selling
by Richard Worzel, C.F.A. Salespeople typically are, and should be, optimistic. It’s easier to sell if you’re upbeat, it’s easier to convince people they need to buy if they feel good around you, and it helps keep your spirits up … Continue reading
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Tagged American economy, demographics, economic outlook, economy, generational differences, GenX, importance of women, influence of women, Millennials, rise of women, sales, salesforce, salesman, salespeople, scenario planning, selling, the future of sales, the future of selling, women
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Inflation AND deflation at the same time? Economic straws in the wind
by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. I’ve noticed a strange development recently: two indicators that I follow for inflation and deflation are both rising, implying that we may be headed for a period of both inflation and deflation at the same … Continue reading
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Tagged America, American economy, Canada, Canadian economy, China, currency war, deflation, depression, economic indicators, economy, Great Depression, Great Recession, inflation, trade war
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Food Allergies & the Future of the Foodservice Industry
by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. On a recent Transatlantic crossing with one of the major cruise lines, I had extensive conversations with the foodservice staff and chefs, mostly because I have a gluten intolerance, which most people would think of … Continue reading
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Tagged allergies, competitive advantage, food sensitivities, food service companies, food service industry, foodservice, genome, Human Genome Project
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Follow the Red Brick Road
by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. The following article was first published in Teach magazine. A recent government publication highlighted all the marvelous things that individual teachers and school boards were doing with technology in my region. It was both uplifting, … Continue reading
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Tagged education, future of education, future of society, innovation, learners, learning, society, students, teachers
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