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Can Big Data save the planet? 27 Jun 2013 | 08:47 pm
Big data is perhaps best known to companies for its capacity to provide much more knowledge about their customers, and eventually predicting their consumption patterns. The power of Big Data for this ...
Is Big Data really a megatrend? 26 Jun 2013 | 07:05 pm
Many people ask me why I don’t include ‘Big Data’ in my list of (mega)trends I am monitoring. Surely, ‘Big Data’ is more than just a buzz-word, and is certainly to evolve much further in the coming ye...
How global demographics relate to climate change... 25 Jun 2013 | 04:24 pm
Another great presentation from our favorite statistician Hans Rosling, this time about the relationship between world demographics and climate change. I would somehow argue with his statement that th...
Top future predictions from The Futurist magazine 21 Jun 2013 | 02:06 pm
Getting far behind on my 'The Futurist' magazine (yes, I read this kind of stuff ;-). Luckily they put their major predictions from the Outlook 2013 in a video. Nothing too exceptional in terms of pr...
Some views of the near and (very) far future 13 Jun 2013 | 01:49 pm
Going through some views of the future built by experts in the field, I thought I'd share the most eye-popping ones with you... This one digs into the next 189 years and, as far as I'm concerned, isn...
Youth unemployment, a sign of future problems? 2 May 2013 | 12:11 pm
Looking at youth unemployment figures across Europe, one can't help but to think that these must be signs for increasing future unrest. Not only will these unemployed youngsters find it very hard to r...
Strategic Market Intelligence, how to define your strategic direction based on your own research... 23 Apr 2013 | 07:44 pm
Do you think you need external companies to gather data about your market? Do you think strategic market research is difficult and expensive? Do you think market data is unambiguous and the conclusion...
Are consumers ready for the sharing economy? 8 Mar 2013 | 01:48 pm
It's so GenY, isn't it? Not wanting to 'own' stuff anymore, but paying for it only if and when you use it... it works for cars (even in my home country), for holiday resorts, for working space... coul...
8 new ways to compete in the new normal 20 Feb 2013 | 03:41 pm
8 new ways to compete in the new normal from Frederic De Meyer
How to use megatrend assessments in innovation workshops 18 Feb 2013 | 03:21 pm
How to turn knowledge on long-term (mega)trends into ideas for innovation in your company and/or industry? Here's some ideas on how to integrate them in innovation workshops: Options for using megatr...
