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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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Why Education Must Change
by futurist Richard Worzel, C.F.A. This article was originally published in Teach magazine. For most of the 18 years I’ve written this column, I’ve focused on how education will change. This time, I’m going to focus on why it must … Continue reading
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Tagged America, America's future, American economy, automation, Canada, Canada's future, Canadian economy, education, employment, foreign competition, future, future of employment, future of jobs, jobs, labor force, teachers
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10 Things You Need to Know About the Next 10 Years
What follows 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. This was part of a series of “Flash” presentations, each limited to … Continue reading
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Tagged America's future, ascent of women, automation, automotive industry, Canada's future, climate change, computer intelligences, economic uncertainty, electronic health records, employment, energy, energy revolution, everyday robots, future, future of energy, future of health care, future of oil, future of pharmaceuticals, green economy, health care, health care revolution, health care threats, increased productivity, longevity, meeting industry, meeting planning, MPI, oil, peak oil, pharmaceuticals, political turmoil, robots, sex trade, social turmoil, status of women, the next 10 years, the purpose of life, transhumanism, women
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Mathematics and the Mind of God
And now that we’ve officially embarked on Summer, it’s time for something completely different, as Monty Python famously remarked. Mathematics is a thing apart, like nothing else in our world. It’s a human invention (I think), but not like other … Continue reading
The Destruction of America
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. Continue reading
Health Care to 2035, Part II
How will health care evolve from where it is today to where it might be in 25 years? That’s the subject of this blog. Continue reading
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Tagged 5-FU, baby boomers, colorectal cancer, demographics, doctors, financing health care, Fluorouracil, Genetech, genetic programming, genetics, Genetics*Squared, Gleevec, health, health care, health care future, health care politics, Herceptin, medical research, medicine, new drugs, Novartis, pharmaceutical research, pharmaceuticals, research, robots, technology, the future of health care
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Health Care to the Year 2035
How will health care change over the next 25 years? Here’s one possible scenario. Continue reading
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Tagged 2035, biotechnology, future, future medicine, future of health care, future of medicine, future of pharmaceuticals, future of the pharmaceutical industry, future scenario, health, health care, medicine, pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceuticals, scenario, technology biosciences, year 2035
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