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Our colleague, Bernard Moon, is an astute observer of tech trends. Here’s his latest post from Mashable on the future of micro-blogging, the Tina Fey of Web 2.0.
Dan Wooldridge continues his challenge to the parents, educators and leaders of today to prepare our children for today's world.
Every fall, Beloit College publishes a Mindset List to remind college lecturers -- and those of us who employ workers from the emerging generation -- what college freshmen can't know in any firsthand way.
The ultimate aim of The Barna Group is to partner with Christian ministries and individuals to be a catalyst in moral and spiritual transformation in the United States.
The current economic crisis is one dramatic earthquake that signals fundamental and massive shifts in the world's "tectonic plates." Globalization, technology, and innovation have outpaced systems created in the last century. One of these shifting "plates" is the rise of Asia.
One out of four adults say the internet and cell phones have brought their families closer than their own family of origin.
Bradley J. Moore attempts the implausible: combining Spiritually Astute Christian Observation with What’s Hot in 2009... You might even suggest his mission is impossible - heretical, almost - mixing foundational, unchanging spiritual truths with the fickle moodiness of fashion trends. OK, perhaps it’s misguided, even crass. But Bradley is not above it.
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A sourcebook on the hard facts shaping our future. 44 concise analyses.
trendwatching.com is an independent and opinionated trend firm, scanning the globe for the most promising consumer trends, insights and related hands-on business ideas.
Advertisers recently learned that free alcohol draws a crowd; quality draws a smaller, more expensive crowd than it used to; most people have stopped giving their opinions to pollsters. This is news?
Public education is predominately controlled at the state and community levels. If businesspeople—who are deeply dependent on the quality of the workforce—don't call for and lead thoroughgoing educational reformation, who will we blame when it turns out our children leave school splendidly prepared for a future that no longer exists?
An interactive census map shows how population is shifting in the U.S. overall, by domestic migration, by natural increase, and by immigration. Accompanied by audio analysis by William Frey of the Brookings Institute.
Michael Barone of U.S. News & World Report explains how the shifting of the population in the U.S. as well as immigration inflows is changing the political landscape of the country. There is also strategic business insight in these shifts.
Sam Nguyen comments on a recent survey on belief in God and the accuracy of such surveys.
Alvin and Heidi Toffler: Revolutionary Wealth
How it will be created and how it will change our lives
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The authors of the acclaimed Future Shock describe how tomorrow's wealth will be created and by whom. They describe how the deep fundamentals such as time, space, and knowledge are different in First, Second, and Third Wave economies.
The Los Angeles Times reports cosmetic surgery trends in the new century. Make of it what you will . . .
What internet space logged more page views in August (9.4 billion) than Google? That would be MySpace.com -- the upstart web company that is part Friendster, part Blogger, part MP3.com, part craigslist.
The Google 2006 Zeitgeist report gives us insight into what people were searching for this past year.
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The eBay phenomenon is giving rise to a shift from an accumulation culture to an auction culture where a new norm of “temporary” ownership is taking hold. People are able to constantly “trade up” because they will simultaneously be selling off what they no longer want.
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Our habits of thinking, our assumptions about the world can trap us. How do we recognize trends and spot change earlier? How do we overcome our personal and organizational assumptions that keep us from seeing?
As of Spring 2006, 72 percent of home internet users had broadband connections. With a peak market around 85 percent (the rest say they don't want or can't afford broadband), we're pretty much there. Now what can we do with it?
Rod Dreher: Crunchy Cons
How Birkenstocked Burkeans, gun-loving organic gardeners, evangelical free-range farmers, ... plan to save America ...
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Describes a growing breed of conservative who are passionate about "the permanent things" such as faith, family, community, the environment, truth, beauty, and authenticity.
The Pew Global Attitudes Project chronicles the growth of the world wide web with a comparison of self-reported internet users and emailers in 2002 and 2005.
Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Scott Burns: The Coming Generational Storm
What You Need to Know About America's Economic Future
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Demographics drive economic trends. By 2030 the population 65+ years old will double to 19.4% with 2 workers to support a senior citizen versus 16 today. How will we prepare for this storm as businesses?
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We've been talking about personal dynamic tensions between faith and work for years. Kelly, CEO of the Global Business Network, describes seven global dynamic tensions that signify that we are not just in an "age of change" but a "change of age."
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At InsideWork we see a growing spirituality in the workplace and want to contribute from a biblical perspective. This book documents how spirituality is emerging as a genuine megatrend that is affecting business practices and corporate life globally.
Nine economic observers recently told the New York Times about the everyday indicators and hunches that check and balance their assessment of the official numbers.
Eamonn Kelly, CEO and president of the forward-thinking Global Business Network looks back and forth, picking up clues about the future rooted in the past.
The growth of internet users has plateaued in North American. Is this a sign that everyone who wants access already has it? Are the remaining holdouts offended by what's on web? Or are they just not interested?
A review of Google's Zeitgeist pages exposes what users were searching for on the Internet in October 2005.
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