Alireza Hejazi's blog

Scientists are studying human-systems interactions in order to design systems that are compatible with human behavioral limitations in stressful moments. This field of study is called High Velocity Human Factors (HVHF) and it seems that more developments are on the way.

Talking to a number of students at a university of technology recently, I found their enthusiasm for new ideas remarkable. It extended well beyond just learning technical knowledge.

Professional futurists seek to achieve the highest standards of expert performance in all that they do and endeavor to live up to constructive thoughts at all times.

In my last post “6 Grand Technological Challenges for 2011 and Beyond” I summarized 6 important challenges that might impact at least one billion people’s lives over the next decade. Now, I’ve build up my preferred list of answers embracing a set of exponential technologies.

While different futurist-technologist teams and projects are focused on a wide range of topics, 6 grand challenges are more remarkable as they will impact at least one billion people’s lives over the next decade.

Where Are We Going?

Writing for the future is an exciting experience (and perhaps a fabulous job), especially for the futurists. In fact, the futurists explain their thoughts and ideas trough writing articles, books and blog posts.

As William Law once wrote, “perpetual inspiration is as necessary to the life of goodness, holiness and happiness as perpetual respiration is necessary to animal life”.

2010 is coming to a noisy end made by Julian Assange and his WikiLeaks. Regardless of positive and negative implications that Assange’s revelations may have for the future of mass media, the Internet, freedom of expression and global politics; different scenarios can be conceived in what I call: “Wiki-Futures”.

Big cuts by the UK government and a tripling of university tuition fees pushed British students to protest. Passing tuition fees rise by the British parliament may have implications that will affect the future of higher education in the UK and elsewhere.

In a competitive job market with limited openings, futurists need to add value to what they do, beyond certificates.