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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Good read via The Verge: going offline for a year
Good read here, by Paul Miller
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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
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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
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A simple message to mobile operators and telcos: become indispensable ;)
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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
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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
Video: Intelligent Vending Machines Using Intel Technologies – YouTube
Intelligent Vending Machines Using Intel Technologies – YouTube. Not sure if this is cool, funny or weird (probably all 3)
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Here are my Public Notes on the Amazon Kindle books I am reading
Amazon allows you to share the highlights from the books you are reading. Here are mine: Amazon Kindle: Gerd Leonhard
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New audio podcast (in German language): the future of commercial film production
This, below, is an audio interview conducted with Rita Kovacs from the Swiss Film Association where I contributed a talk
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