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Futurist > Implications of AI > VFX Ground Truth: the AI revolution coming to the Visual Effects industry By Martin Anderson New machine learning techniques being pioneered at the major visual effects studios promise to transform the visual effects industry in a way not seen since the CGI revolution. It’s over twenty five years since […]
Futurist > Industry futures > Future of retail Future of Retail: Reports and resources For those looking at industry futures, we have compiled some of the more interesting and useful recent free, no registration reports available on the future of retail. Report Name Organisation Pub Date Geography Pages Overview Future of Retail 2030 CBRE December […]
I was recently interviewed for an article How we will learn to love big data for ICAS that explores the capabilities required to convert the extraordinary potential of data profusion into true business value. The article was written for an accounting audience, however the issues are relevant to all professionals. Indeed every company needs to […]
Futurist > Best Futurists Ever > William Gibson Best futurists ever: How William Gibson’s Neuromancer shaped our vision of technology By Matthew Kennedy “The future is already here—it’s just not very evenly distributed.” —William Gibson Despite the misleading title of the genre, speculative fiction isn’t about the future—it’s about the present. It offers glimpses […]
Napier Collyns has long been an eminence grise of the world of foresight, not publicly visible but immensely influential in his ideas and connections, especially through his role as co-founder of Global Business Network and his seminal work as part of the original team at Shell in the 1970s that created modern scenario planning. In […]
In an era of “fake news” is journalism at last fighting back? Taking a look back at 2017 it would appear so. Indeed, it would seem that the shocks to the media industry over the past few years are helping many organizations focus once again on quality news and investigations–in part to distinguish themselves from […]
Futurist > Futurist Associations Futurist associations There are a variety of global, national and sector-specific associations supporting the futurist and foresight community. Below are some of the most prominent. Global Associations – Association of Professional Futurists (APF) – International Institute of Forecasters (IIF) – LaFutura – The Millennium Project – World Futures Society (WFS) […]
Even if you have never read his science-fiction writings or even know his name, chances are you’ve watched a film or TV series inspired by Philip K. Dick. Nearly four decades after his death, Dick’s body of work, which includes 44 published novels and more than 120 short stories, continues to influence popular culture. In […]
Digital media publications struggled in 2017. The Facebook-Google Duopoly continued to rake in the lion’s share of advertising dollars. The much-hyped “pivot to video” strategy flopped as ads proved difficult to sell. While several online news companies fell short of their revenue targets, former media darling Mashable was sold for a fifth of the $250 […]
Futurist resources I believe that futurist thinking and methodologies are enormously important at this juncture in human history. We have compiled a set of resources for futurists, aspiring futurists, and those who want to draw on expertise in the field. We intend to substantially grow this set of resources over time. For information on Ross […]
