Yes, consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable products and services
Which countries are the most forward thinking ?
Showrooming: the Retail Business needs Design Thinking (Cartoon via Futurelab)
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Infographic: Google’s spectacular rise to $10 billion in yearly profits
Google’s spectacular rise to $10 billion in yearly profits – Smarter Investing.
Philosophy / Quotes
A wise quote about money (Tim OReilly): money… like gas in the car
I’m a serious Tim OReilly fan, no doubt about it. Here is a quote from a 2009 post entitled ‘work
Content & Media / Gerd's Presentations / Gerd's Videos / Videos
I just rediscovered this video, back from 2009 but still relevant: The Future of Content & Creativity: Gerd Leonhard Futurist Speaker at RSA London (4/2009)
This is the video of my speech I held at the RSA as part of an event on April 8
Detech and Unplug / Recommended Reading / Technology
Good read via The Verge: going offline for a year
Good read here, by Paul Miller
Branding / Business Models / Ego to Eco / In German / Publishing, Newspapers, Magazines
Luxembourg Wort Interview with me (in German), Meet me for my keynote at LUX conference May 22
If you speak German check out this nicely crafted interview with me, in today’s Luxembourg WORT newspaper (biggest local daily
Economics, Industry, and Business
LinkedIn is 10 years old
Pretty impressive – nice piece here
Conferences and Events / Favorite videos / Gadgets and Stuff / Music Business
Robert Scoble at Midem 2013: Music in the Age of Context (Video)
Nice talk by Robert Scoble, at MIDEM 2013 – I didn’t go this year because I am kinda done with
Business, Commerce and Trade / Mobile / Telecom and Wireless
A simple message to mobile operators and telcos: become indispensable ;)
Futurists and Futurism / Human Futures and AI / Inspiration
Futurist Rohit Talwar’s Practical Magic Slideshow on Impact of Emerging Technologies on Business and Legal Professions
A great number of serious nuggets here, generously shared by Futures Agency colleague and FastFutures chief Rohit Talwar PDF: Rohittalwar-practicalmagic-legaltechasia-hongkong-march4th2013
Advertising / Big Data / Mobile / Privacy and Publicy
Google Now: Boarding Pass Card Video (via YouTube). This is big.
Google Now – and other services that interconnected data, social networks, location and soon, the Internet of Things – will
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