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• Monday, April 06, 2009 7:58 AM

  Scenarios for the Outcome of the Economic Crisis Part 4: New Blood or Blood in the Streets?

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• Friday, April 03, 2009 8:11 AM

  Scenarios for the Outcome of the Economic Crisis Part 3: Institutional Stagnation or Managed Growth?

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• Thursday, April 02, 2009 12:48 PM

  Scenarios for the Outcome of the Economic Crisis: Part 2

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• Wednesday, April 01, 2009 10:59 AM

  Four Scenarios for the Outcome of the Economic Downturn: Introduction

  As part of my work with Dan Rasmus at Microsoft, we're revisiting the scenario planning framework we developed in 2003 (as explained in our book, Listening to the Future ) in light of current events. The following few posts will outline my own "unofficial" Read More... Posted by Rob | 4 Comments Filed under: futurism, economics, Social Trends, scenarios

• Monday, February 02, 2009 9:19 AM

  Back After a Blogging Break

  Sorry for the long dry spell. I had to recharge the batteries after a busy fall and holiday season. Plus, I'm blogging regularly at Internet Evolution , which absorbs a lot of my spare time. I'm now hoping to get back to a regular blogging schedule here Read More... Posted by Rob | 2 Comments Filed under: education, futurism, the book

• Wednesday, August 06, 2008 8:31 AM

  The Shape of Things to Come

  Sorry for the recent low levels of blog activity. In addition to the usual summer doldrums, I've been wrapping up a bunch of projects and tooling up for a busy fall season of writing and speaking. For the past couple of weeks, I have been focused on revising Read More... Posted by Rob | 1 Comments Filed under: Web 2.0, futurism, IT, collaboration and social computing

• Monday, May 12, 2008 6:46 AM

  On the Road

  Travelling this week on some book-related business. First stop is the ACORD LOMA conference in Las Vegas, where I will be talking about a new study on Millennials, technology and the scramble for young talent in the insurance industry, commissioned by Read More... Posted by Rob | 0 Comments Filed under: futurism, management, meta

• Sunday, March 30, 2008 1:13 PM

  More on Blue-Collar High Tech

  I saw this piece in today's Seattle Times, headlined " Industrial Work Force Short on Tech Savvy ." It's yet another reminder that the skills gap is making itself felt in the US economy, sector by sector, even in the midst of a looming recession. Anyone Read More... Posted by Rob | 1 Comments Filed under: futurism, workforce development, blue collar

• Saturday, March 29, 2008 11:57 AM

  Digital Citizenship

  Shelly Palmer has a very interesting piece up at the Huffington Post titled " US Digital Deficiency Jeopardizes Super-Power Status ." No time to comment at length, but here's a taste: Children born in America this year will be the first true Digital Natives Read More... Posted by Rob | 1 Comments Filed under: Politics, futurism, Social Trends

• Wednesday, March 19, 2008 8:08 AM

  Ghosts of Futures Past

  Arthur C. Clarke, one of the great visionaries of science fiction, died yesterday at the age of 90. I remember reading his book Imperial Earth when I was about 12 years old and thinking how cool it was that in the future, everyone walked around with computers Read More... Posted by Rob | 1 Comments Filed under: futurism