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David Houle Deals With Digital Immediacy and Future Overload

Abdul Fattah Ismail — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:58:39 +0000

This here is the latest from David Houle, Futurist Contributor, on Oprah.com, who discusses how to handle information from all our sources, be they analog or digital. He also draws a timeline of how fast we’ve transcended space and time in terms of human communication in less than two centuries. In his mind, the speed of technological development has outpaced human physiological development so much that we are struggling to keep up. For those who want knowledge of our transient times, please click on the photo for more.

David Houle Discusses The Future of Shopping

Abdul Fattah Ismail — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:30:37 +0000

People like to shop. Americans like to shop. American women in particular like to shop. According to futurist David Houle, in the past 40 years, shopping went from something one did when something was needed to a leisure activity in and of itself. With changes in economics and technology, what will shopping look like in the next 10 years? Read more here.

Taking A Larger View Of Chinese Adoptions, by David Houle

Abdul Fattah Ismail — Wed, 26 May 2010 15:18:48 +0000

You may have seen recent commentary, reporting and personal stories about adopting infants from China. Most of these stories seem to be cast in negative terms: false documents, babies for sale and shady origins of these adopted or soon-to-be-adopted babies.

But what’s the reason there are so many Chinese adoptions taking place? Futurist David Houle investigates how government policies can change the course of history. Read here: David Houle on Oprah.com.

The Latest From David Houle, on Oprah.com

Abdul Fattah Ismail — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:58:21 +0000

David Houle has been a contributor to Oprah.com over the last two months, discussing the future of this wild universe. This time, he tackles the future of education in America. Women are getting educated and entering prominent management roles slowly and surely. Men are getting less educated and leaving management roles slowly and surely. The country is also going through voluminous transformations in key industries. How does this affect the future of gender relations? Gender roles? Nuclear family structure, eradicated after the feminist revolution of the 1960s and 70s, is shifting again into uncomfortable roles. David Houle speaks about it here:

Smartphones – The Future of Medicine?

Damjan Arsovski — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:40:15 +0000

Wireless devices have changed our lives. From mobile phones to Kindle e-book readers, they all have integrated wireless and are shaping the way we consume information, interact, communicate and in general experience life. Soon, smartphones and wireless devices will enter a new frontier… they will enable us to find crucial information about our health through various applications and methods and we’ll soon use our smartphones to monitor our vital signs and chronic conditions. This idea was shared from the well known cardiologist Eric Topol at his presentation on the prestigious TEDMED conference.

Dr. Topol further explains that this idea can become a reality very soon because people have become aware of the technology and are now willing, more then ever, to accept innovations… Plus there are about 4 billion cell phone users in the world.

Take a look at this jaw-dropping presentation:

Featured Contributor on Oprah.com

Arman Rousta — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:31:05 +0000

I am extremely honored and humbled to now be a featured contributor on Oprah.com. The plan is for me to write a column every other Friday. The direct link to my columns is www.oprah.com/davidhoule.

With this space on Oprah.com, I hope to get more people thinking and talking about the future. This is truly a great opportunity that will not only give me a new audience, but help to facilitate more conversation about the future. Please click on the link and join in this conversation by making comments and asking questions.

In my advisory role as Chief Business Strategist at Blueliner, I also bring this forward-thinking mindset and vision to our leadership team and clients. At Blueliner, we are focused not only on the day-to-day execution of strategies and campaigns, but also on looking to the future for innovation. This duality is part of what makes the Blueliner team so strong.

I hope that you will join me at www.oprah.com/davidhoule and continue the conversation about our future.