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Coca-Cola Blurs the Line between Virtual and Real

Posted on May 22, 2013
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Innovaro Insights and Research's picture

In this uplifting video from Coca-Cola (click here), consumers in India and Pakistan are treated to a free Coke, provided they interact with their neighbors using a virtual interface on a high-tech vending machine.

Wearable Computers - Ready for Action!

Posted on May 8, 2013
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Innovaro Insights and Research's picture

Recent developments suggest that wearable computing may finally be gaining traction. Intel evangelist Manny Vara believes that comfortable and convenient wearable computers may be just two to five years away.

originally posted to the Trends & Foresight blog

A New American Dream?

Posted on April 29, 2013
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Innovaro Insights and Research's picture

The American dream seems to be changing. It's been classically defined by upward mobility, and possessions including a house and a car, all in service of family. Now, every aspect of that model seems to be shifting, as Americans change what they want to achieve, and why, and what they want to possess.

 
originally posted at The Trends & Foresight Blog

Profiting from the Internet of Things

Posted on April 2, 2013
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James Lee's picture

If you've ever used an ATM machine, pumped your own gas, paid for a bridge toll using E-ZPass, or had a gas meter read remotely, you've participated in the coming “internet of things.”

Farm Worker Shortages in the Americas

Posted on April 1, 2013
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The competition for farm workers may soon be heating up among the United States, Mexico, and Central America, as education and income levels rise and populations age, making agricultural work increasingly less desirable.

Toward Better Stupidity Management

Posted on April 1, 2013
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Organizations may function more efficiently when no one questions the vision, but the risk of such “functional stupidity” is that people avoid speaking up when they see problems. Outcomes like sudden financial crashes become more likely in environments that suppress doubt and block communication, warns Mats Alvesson, professor of organization studies at Lund University in Sweden.

Highly Human Jobs

Posted on April 1, 2013
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By Richard W. Samson

As automation takes many occupations out of people’s hands, there is still much that humans can do to stay occupied, well-paid, and even happy. By letting go of our search for tasks that robots and computers can do better, we should be developing and leveraging our hyper-human skills, such as caring, creating, and taking responsibility.

The Future of Global Drug Safety

Posted on March 8, 2013
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Meeting of WFS Chapter: 
Washington, DC
Event Date: 
March 21, 2013
Event Time: 
6:00-9:00 PM EDT
Event Location: 
Bethesda, MD

Jay Herson, PhD, senior associate in biostatistics at Johns Hopkins, will discuss the need for better tracking of the long-term safety and effectiveness of medicines, or "post-market surveillance."

The walletless future

Posted on February 25, 2013
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Freija van Duijne's picture

We know that the possibilities of our smart phones are virtually endless. One of the functions that we will see more and more are mobile payment services. Digital wallets are potentially everywhere. But would we, society as a whole, be willing to give up physical money completely?

Fastest Way to Create New Jobs? Automate Them Out of Existence!

Posted on February 22, 2013
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Thomas Frey's picture

Last week I was speaking at the MD&M West Expo in Anaheim, California on the "future of manufacturing." With over 2,000 manufacturing exhibitors filling the convention center, there was no small amount of interest in this topic.

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