Marveled by the futurist architecture, Jiang lit up a cigarette as he disembarked a tourist bus in front of the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA), situated in the heart of Beijing.

Futurist and Kleiner Perkins green-tech venture capitalist Bill Joy says VCs need to focus on breakthrough energy technologies, such as cheap distributed solar, to succeed.

Marveled by the futurist architecture, Jiang lit up a cigarette as he disembarked a tourist bus in front of the National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA), situated in the heart of Beijing.

So, it’s The Standard’s 120th anniversary today, huh? Why, it only seems like yesterday I was nursing a hangover from the centennial bash. Truth be told, I can’t say I was spending much time back then musing about what the next 20 years might bring.[...]

HONG KONG 18 March 2011 Mike Walsh, leading Futurist and author of best-seller Futuretainment joins China Speakers Agency, the international speakers bureau with a China focus.Mike WalshAuthor of Futuretainment and CEO of innovation research agency Tomorrow, Mike Walsh helps to prepare business leaders for what’s next. A leading authority on new media and the digital future. Mike’s unique…

A visitor looks at paintings, ‘Femme a la Mandoline’ (L) and ‘Les joueurs de Cartes’ (R) by Italian futurist and neo-classic artist Gino Severini,1883-1966, at the Orangerie Museum in Paris. The exhibit is open to the public from April 27 to July 25. REUTERS/Charles Platiau.

Reports of the death of the book are, I think, greatly exaggerated. The futurists out there would have us believe that ugly utilitarian devices such as the Kindle and other e-readers will gradually replace sheets of printed paper bound with glue or string. They see a world where we will instantly download any title of our choice while waiting in airport lounges and the quaint old bookshop will …

Annual i-xchange meeting will include Innovation Awards Futurist and author Jack Uldrich will address Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s annual I-xchange networking meeting in May.

CUPERTINO, CA–(Marketwire – March 24, 2011) – Verigy ( NASDAQ : VRGY ), a premier semiconductor test company, will feature a keynote address by Michael Rogers, an author, journalist and futurist who consults with both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. The keynote, titled ” The Virtualization of the World: Smart Devices, Ubiquitous Networks, New Challenges for Developers ,” will kick-off …

Garry Golden, a professional futurist and strategist, gave a guest lecture at Oklahoma State University Thursday. He spoke about the road map for America’s energy production in coming decades.

In a world of interconnected clients who have access to overwhelming amounts of information, financial advisors should play the role of “filter” to that information, a media futurist told a group of financial planners in Cambridge, Mass. today.

It doesn’t take a futurist to figure out that Resource Interactive is poised to have another banner year.

As a futurist, Chris Sanderson is in the business of anticipation, and there are many keen to adapt to, and profit from, his vision, writes Michael Short.

LIFE is about thrival, not survival. This is a key message of internationally renowned futurist and strategist Peter Ellyard. Dr Ellyard invented the word thrival for people to aim to thrive rather than just survive.

Expert sees flip phones circling the drain, television doomed, computing being turned into a utility

Renowned global energy futurist, Jack Uldrich will offer keynote addresses on the future of the utility and public power industries at two upcoming events.

CHICO — Innovations often come from seeing things from a larger perspective, or at least by stepping away from a narrow focus, observed Lowell Catlett, a “futurist” who spoke at Chico State University Thursday morning.

If the auto’s fuel efficiency lives up to the advance billing, VW likely will be able to say it makes the world’s most economical car. Originally posted at Crave

Author, journalist and practical futurist Michael Rogers will deliver the keynote speech 9-10 a.m. Feb. 2 at the 2011 LegalTech East Conference. Â Sponsored by DiscoverReady, a leading provider of legal discovery management services for Fortune 500 legal departments and law firms, Rogers’ presentation, A Look At The Law: 2020, is free to attendees and will take place on Level III of the New York …

Even as interactive entertainment continues to proliferate throughout mainstream society, video games and people who play them still get a bad rap, according to author and futurist Jane McGonigal, who spoke at the 2011 DICE Summit in Las Vegas on Friday. Games are a powerful medium that can change society, and game designers need to recognize this more, she said. Gamers are not lazy, and when …