tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-195148182012-01-10T08:56:39.915+01:00The Club of Amsterdam is an independent, international, future-oriented think tank involved in channelling preferred futures. It involves those who dare to think out of the box and those who don't just talk about the future but actively participate in shaping outcomes. <a href="http://www.clubofamsterdam.com">www.clubofamsterdam.com</a>Felix Bopphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02319901110152101130noreply@blogger.comBlogger811100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19514818.post-74989209791831281422011-10-25T12:25:00.007+02:002011-10-25T12:43:18.108+02:00

See also Club of Amsterdam Journal, November 2011, Issue 143, Special EditionHardy F. Schloer, President and Managing Director, Schloer Consulting GroupHardy is a strong team builder, entrepreneur, accomplished scientist and visionary theoretical thinker with extensive people and public relation skills.Club of Amsterdam: Does the 2008-2009 crisis, by its consequences, need to be considered as the

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See also Club of Amsterdam Journal, November 2011, Issue 143, Special EditionDouglas Mulhall and Diana den Held for the Academic Chair 'Cradle to Cradle for Innovation and Quality' - Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus UniversityClub of Amsterdam: Industrialized countries generate more than 90 per cent of the world's annual total of some 325-375 million tons of toxic and hazardous waste.

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See also Club of Amsterdam Journal, November 2011, Issue 143, Special EditionChandran Nair, founder and CEO, GIFT - Global Institute For TomorrowHis new book is entitled “Consumptionomics: Asia’s role in Reshaping Capitalism and Saving the Planet.”How to Accommodate 9 Billion and Save the EnvironmentWorld’s largest population centers, centered in Asia, cannot aspire to live like

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See also Club of Amsterdam Journal, November 2011, Issue 143, Special EditionDouglas Mulhall and Diana den Held for the Academic Chair 'Cradle to Cradle for Innovation and Quality' - Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Club of Amsterdam: Sustainable area development needs to tackle the core environmental issues related to - amongst others - mobility, housing, consumption,

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See also Club of Amsterdam Journal, November 2011, Issue 143, Special EditionPhilip Gagner, Chief Scientist and Vice President, Schloer Consulting GroupSchloer Consulting Group is presently developing large scale interoperable electronic health records (EHR) systems specifically designed to assist in the delivery of patient-oriented, biometrically secure healthcare on municipal, regional, and

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See also Club of Amsterdam Journal, November 2011, Issue 143, Special EditionMichael Akerib, independent higher education professionalPart academic, part consultant, of multicultural background, fascinated by Russia, the Arctic, Brazil, natural resources, demography, new spaces, Biotechnology, post-humanity and many many more issues.A Halloween Story'You are confusing two concepts: answering the

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See also Club of Amsterdam Journal, November 2011, Issue 143, Special EditionPeter van Gorsel, Educational Business Developer, University of AmsterdamPeter spent many years in publishing before becoming Director of the Institute for Media and Information Management at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam. Since October 2010 he started his current assignment.Club of Amsterdam: Are the current educational

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See also Club of Amsterdam Journal, November 2011, Issue 143, Special EditionMadanmohan Rao, Research Advisor, Asian Media Information and Communication Centre, SingaporeMadan is a consultant and author from Bangalore. He is the editor of the five book series: “The Asia Pacific Internet Handbook”, “The Knowledge Management Chronicles,” “AfricaDotEdu,” “World of Proverbs,” and “The Global Citizen.

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By Luc SalaDear friendsOnce more I will try to summarize my insights, acquired or given to me over the years, about the structure of the universe, the nature of time, our psyche and our soul. All this together amounts to a quantum jump in consciousness and for most people this will be total weirdness, but what choice do I have, but to share.To start with time, I believe old Plato hinted not only

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By Patrick Crehan, Director, Club of Amsterdam, CEO and Founder, Crehan, Kusano & AssociatesThe way we think about the future has immense influence and impact on both our professional and personal lives. This is especially true for those who work in positions of responsibility for organizations and the people in them. They are the ones who decide on a regular if not continuous basis what time and

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Renaud Munier, Strategy Consultant, Founder, Boost-itContribution to the Club of Amsterdam dialogue about the future of European DemocracyAre European Democracies fit for dealing with the challenges ahead? Do we need new tools? New decision making processes? Or do we need to radically renew our approach?No more tool, no more processes, no more ruling, no more treaties. Heart, empathy, feelings,

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By Humberto Schwab, PhilosopherDirector, Club of AmsterdamInnovation is on the lips of all strategic leaders and all not-strategic leaders. If we look back at the figures worldwide about the increase of Internet connections and the increase of mobile phone connections, even in Africa or Latin America; we know innovation is not any longer something you can do or something you chose. If you do not

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by Rosana Agudo, Manager Director, TTi Tecnología para la Transformación InteriorIn and of themselves, words have a life of their own. Just as does each person, situation, and context, each word also has three dimensions: the meaning it has for me; the use I make of this meaning and its interpretation within a context; and, what is accepted universally, that is, what the dictionary says it means.

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By Pierre WinklerJanuary 22nd, 2005Section one -Happiness and responsibilitiesTNT and the “moving the world”-campagneIn a recent interview Peter Bakker, CEO of TNT – a company providing mail and logistics services in over 200 countries, income of over a billion euros per year – explained why the company started its long-term “Moving the world”-campagne in 2003. In this campagne the company

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By Tim Mulgan, University of St AndrewsReport to the Club of Amsterdam, November 2010Philosophers have a collaborative relationship with our own history. We work within traditions of thought that emphasise some questions, problems, and methods rather than others. I work in the liberal utilitarian tradition, associated most famously with Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and Henry Sidgwick. This

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by Michael AkeribThe girl. She was the girl I had always wanted to meet.Which one?Yes that very girl. The one that held the flowers against her breasts.Which one?She was blonde. She was extremely rich. She was pure. She was Bonnie’s friend.Which girl are we talking about? I knew who she was even though I did not remember her name.She looked at me for a very long time, a cold, distant look, like

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by Michael AkeribLife was there under his eyes. Moving. Teeming. Reproducing.She was peering intently at the images the microscope was sending to her.Switch off the light, she told her assistant in the softest of voices who obeyed silently.‘Look at all this life. Look at the movement.’Then she stopped looking and her mind strayed. Into her very self. Into her deepest hopes and fears.‘Lucy?’ she

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by Michael AkeribShe was slipping gradually into a sleep laden with the same recurring nightmare – a white cloud that transformed itself into a woman dressed in an elegant white dress.She was flying, Lorella thought to herself, she was flying to the edge of the universe. She remembered the name she gave her in her nightmares: Antonia.A nightmare, a recurring nightmare. A recurring, frightening,

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By Michael AkeribI am weightless in space. Deep space is dark. Dark without a single ray of light. If light created life, it is well hidden. My legs are bent, I am in a foetal position. Movement. Something is moving. A bird flies. Impossible. A bird, ay life, cannot exist in deep space. No life, no image, no sound. If there is no life, am I dead? Is that why I am weightless? Or is it because my

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by Michael AkeribThe sun was rising – just another day, like so many that had gone by. She did not want to get out of bed. She preferred to continue lying and looking at the pattern on the curtains and feeling happy to be back home.It was good to feel happy again – it had not happened for some time.‘Come closer, Noy. Come closer.’She did not move.The silk sheets felt warm against her skin and she

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by Michael AkeribThe day had gone by essentially silently. The priestess dressed in white had told him to stay at home and meditate.‘You will see that you will better. And stop smoking. You will probably feel isolated but refreshed. The best of you will emerge. Your true nature will take over. Open the right doors inside you.’‘The right doors …’ he whispered.‘You may suffer when you open certain

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by Michael AkeribThe sun was shining and the wind was raising dust. My mother had taken me to the market and we were walking through the stalls. The fruits looked brighter than usual and the dresses more attractive and I was happy. We would occasionally stop at a stall and buy a few things.The smell hit me then. Wood burning, a roast. But not the usual pork or lamb. Something more unusual.Screams

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by Michael Akerib‘So how do you become a leader ?’She was expecting an answer but he was too tired to extract an answer from his mind – his database he called it.‘No answer?’No answer. To that question or to any other question. He had the strange sensation that my closing eyes were also closing my lips.‘Come on, make an effort. You owe me that.’He sank deeper into the armchair and rubbed his

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Cientifica White Paper, May 2010By Tim Harper, CEO, Dexter Johnson, Strategy Director, Hailing Yu, Research Director, CientficaSustainable Investment Strategies for the 21st CenturyDwindling resources and lack of mechanisms to exploit technology present opportunities as well as risksProphets, priests, scientists and environmentalists have been gleefully predicting the end of the world for several

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by Michael Akerib, RusconsultGas consumption has seen a major increase in its use for the production of electricity in both Europe and the US as it is a less polluting fuel than coal while having a higher efficiency. The International Energy Agency forecasts an annual increase in demand of 1.5% in the next ten to twenty years.This increased use may, however, well put consuming countries, and the

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IBM Forum Slovenia 7-8 April, 2010Keynote Speech by Hardy F. Schloer of Schloer Consulting GroupThe Dawn of the Intelligent PlanetLadies and Gentlemen, good morningFirst of all, I’d like to thank the organizers of this event, for inviting me to speak to you this morning.Today, I’d like to share with you some fundamental observations that should lead to a better understanding of how the future of

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by Leif Thomas Olsen, Associate Professor, International Relations, Rushmore UniversityAs taxation is both an administrative and a political issue of prime importance to all societies and their power-structures, are changes in modes of taxation both rare and slow. Income taxes, profit taxes and VAT dominate, and are so heavily entrenched in our societies so we hardly even notice how outdated this

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by Michael AkeribThe future will forever remain unknown to us. As time passes and we approach it, just like the horizon, it moves ever further away. Knowledge and analysis gives us occasional glimpses; our feelings and fears lead us forward or hold us back; our intuition leads us into choices we are either able to contribute to or simply imagine and perhaps through our participation in the

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Mobile Trends 2020View more documents from rudydw.

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by Leif Thomas Olsen, Associate Professor, International Relations, Rushmore UniversityMany futurists and thinkers are today engaged in the revival of the concept of Wisdom. For generations, this concept has been second to more scientific exploits, where evidence rather than reflection is at the core. Although Wisdom still is, if and when inquired, typically ranked as the highest level of

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by Hardy F. Schloer; SCG, Schloer Consulting Group, SpainSpeech at the International Conference on China’s Urbanization and Community Development under GlobalizationGood Afternoon, ladies and gentlemenFirst of all, let me thank the organizers of this event that invited me here today, to give me the opportunity to speak to you.I am the last speaker for the day, and I am sure you are all a little

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By Mark Leiter, Director, Tunicca Ltd I recently explored how the changing consumer demand and routes to market had disrupted the old paradigm of music supply, but the disruptive technologies that forced the music industry to rethink its strategy also played an important role in redefining the pre-media industries involvement in artwork and marketing material creation.Gary already touched upon

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by Hardy F. Schloer, President and Managing Director, Schloer Consulting GroupThe world, as we know it, is changing. Not that this is something new and unusual, because change is the essential definition of time: as time passes in our reality, change naturally must occur. Throughout history change has often been relatively gradual. No less often, however, temporal shifts occurred suddenly and

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By Professor Xinhua ZhangThe Center for Policy and Strategic Studies of Shanghai Academy of Social SciencesAndShanghai Vision Consultants Co., Ltd.SCG Think TankKeynote: International Security Conference, Munich, Germany, February 2009Current Global Crisis and Challenges (PowerPoint Text and Speech)Having the future of humankind in mind, we have to be aware that we are facing several closely

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By Michael Akerib, RusconsultWe are December 6, 2040, and therefore ten years into what was called post-humanity. Great changes have taken place, but humans still exist in flesh and blood. What did change was the time – space relationship. No one was quite sure what had induced this change but it certainly had happened. For one thing, shadows of men that had lived in the past, however distant,

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Findings of the Global Study on Women, Beauty and Well-BeingSeptember 2004Dr. Nancy Etcoff – Harvard UniversityDr. Susie Orbach – London School of EconomicsDr. Jennifer Scott – StrategyOneHeidi D’Agostino – StrategyOneCommissioned by Dove, a Unilever Beauty BrandThe report can be downloaded - click here[...]CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONSThe Real Truth About Beauty study is the first attempt to both

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This year's European Foresight Monitoring Network (EFMN) correspondents' day takes place in Brussels on the 3rd - 4th November. The network comprises European policy professionals, foresight experts and practitioners as well as analysts of science, technology and innovation related issues. . The aim of the EFMN correspondent's day is to infuse the so far largely virtual EFMN community with real

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By Shaukat Hameed Khan, Project Director, Vision 2030, Fellow, Pakistani Academy of SciencesExecutive Summary1. IntroductionA Vision is like a dream, but one which is experienced with both eyes open and with one’s feet on the ground. The Medium Term Development Framework 2005-10 launched by the Government in July 2005 presented the Vision of a “developed, industrialized, just and prosperous

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By Simon Jones, Director, Human-Computer Studies Laboratory, University of AmsterdamIntroductionIn a few short years innovation has moved from being the domain of wild-haired creatives into an effective business process that acts as one of the levers for extracting value [1]. At this point it is timely to pause and consider ‘what’s next?’ After all, the global environment continues to get more

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By Michael Akerib, RusconsultIn the wake of today’s energy crisis, the number of solutions to reduce our dependence on oil and gas appear limited: alternative sources such as ethanol, wind or solar power; nuclear power or coal.Coal appears to be a candidate of choice in view of its low price and its relative abundance in some of the OECD countries, but also in China, a country whose hunger for

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By Michael Akerib, RusconsultUS MotivationsThe fall of communism seemed to offer the US a unique opportunity to further its goals of spreading democracy and trade to a large part of the world and to establish a revised and improved version of the new world order in which a Pax americana would prevail. It offered also the possibility of controlling the major sources of fossil energy in the

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By Patrick Crehan, Director, Club of Amsterdam, CEO, Crehan, Kusano & Associates sprlThoughts about the event about the future of Ecological Architecture 1) The term ‘ecological architecture’ is not well defined it refers to something that lies beyond green or sustainable architecture. It demands more in terms of environmental and human performance.2) Existing standards for sustainable/green/

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Interview with Martijn Aslander by Jorrit Timmermans(translated into english by Rodien de Maar)About transformations to a Network economyThe storm is a metaphor for the changes happening in our world. Changes with impact and results that are incalculable. They are also happening within the economic world. Many of our old patterns have had their longest time. We are richer than ever and have more

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by Melissa Gira, Editor, Sexerati.com, San FranciscoThe nymphs are departed.And their friends, the loitering heirs of city directors;Departed, have left no addresses. - T. S. Eliot I don’t mean to lay the blame at your feet, internet, but I am. How abysmal, how easy. In the morning there are sex bloggers on both America’s coasts (and in the middle, too, but there are fewer, or at least, fewer who

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A compilation of quotes and ...Internet Porn - The Lucrative Business of Online SexVideo by Max Joseph, Jon Miller, Cameron Cohen, Music by Don C, GOOD MagazineChina is the world’s largest exporter of sex toys and novelties, with an estimated 1,000 factories involved in the manufacture of “adult healthcare products”. The Chinese government estimates that about one-third of all adult products and

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by Cynthia M. Gayton "We are all worried about the new librarian. The man must be worthy, and mature, and wise. … That is all there is to it."The Name of the Rose, Umberto EcoAbstractThis article expands upon my previous VINE article entitled 'Legal Issues facing the Knowledge Economy in the 21st Century' by concentrating on one main topic, that of knowledge access specifically to works available

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by Michael Akerib, InnovaX In zoology, a chimera is an animal containing genetic material from parents of two or more distinctly different species. Chimeras are found in nature when fertilized eggs fuse or when a fertilized egg fuses with a sperm other than the one that fertilized the egg.Chimeras can breed but only part of the genetic material is transmitted to the offspring.There is a major

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By Dr. V. H. Manek Kirpalani and Dr. Leif Thomas OlsenMulticulturalism is growing by leaps and bounds due to three driving forces.Ø Multinational Enterprises with their explosive expansions into different regions.Ø Emigration and Immigration.Ø Increased Communication Speed and the Internet Highway.The rationale for the growth of these driving forces and the environment they create

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by Chris Thomson, School of ConsciousnessIf the whole world were to consume energy and resources at the same rate as the USA, we would require approximately four planets to meet the demand. Clearly we do not have four planets. Some might therefore think it odd that we are constantly encouraged to consume more and produce more. Despite increasing evidence to the contrary, economic growth is still

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This white paper is provided to the members of the Club of Amsterdam and the members of the Community of Interest by the AMI Consortium as part of an ongoing initiative to increase global study and understanding of the human-to-human communications and the future of technology-assisted meetings using automation and intelligent agents in an environment of virtually unlimited processing and

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by Chris Thomson, School of ConsciousnessThere was a time when my home country, Scotland, punched well above her weight in inventiveness. Many things that we now take for granted had their origin in Scotland. The list is long – television, refrigerator, microwave ovens, tarred roads, pneumatic tyres, golf, the steam engine, radar, modern banking, antisepsis, antibiotics, quinine, the fax machine,

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by Michael Akerib, InnovaXPost-humanity has been defined as a future society in which at least part of those living have capabilities substantially higher than those of the present variety of Homo sapiens, to the extent that they can no longer really be called humans. The capabilities can be physical, intellectual, emotional, or spiritual.A post-human state can be reached by several means such as

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by Leif Thomas Olsen, Associate Professor, Rushmore UniversityGlobal Peace IndexThe Economist Intelligence Unit, in conjunction with an international team of academics and peace experts, has compiled an innovative new Global Peace Index (GPI), which ranks 121 nations according to their relative peacefulness. ...Leif Thomas Olsen: Reading about an important and probably very serious attempt to

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This year’s European Foresight Monitoring Network (EFMN) correspondents’ day takes place in Brussels on the 24th -25th September. The network comprises European policy professionals, foresight experts and practitioners as well as analysts of science, technology and innovation related issues. For details see the new EFMN website.The aim of the EFMN correspondent’s day is to infuse the so far

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As Proposed by His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi ShankarThis document, developed by His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, represents his vision for a fresh approach to fostering understanding and harmonious coexistence among different peoples and cultures, and fulfilling the purposes for which the United Nations was formed. It is in the form of a proposed resolution of the General Assembly of the United

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By Arnab B. ChowdhuryArnab B. Chowdhury is founder and CEO of Ninad (www.ninad.biz) – an international e-Learning consulting firm, headquartered at Pondichéry, south India.What is the most perceptible differentiator between plants and us? What enabled Babur to cross the Hindukush mountains to establish the Moghul dynasty in India, Columbus to discover the New World in an ad-hoc fashion or Neil

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Laurence Desarzens, urban communicator, beatmap.comMedia & communication specialist for lifestyle companiesLaurence is a Thought Leader in theLAB on MEDIA and Human ExperienceAn immersed experience of a Do-TankMay 29 & 30, 2007Location: Girona near Barcelona, Spainhttp://www.clubofamsterdam.com/event.asp?contentid=657Club of Amsterdam: Laurence - you are in close touch with youth culture - this

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Q&A with Ricardo Baeza-Yates, Director and Roelof Van Zwol, Senior Researcher, Yahoo! Research BarcelonaRicardo is a Thought Leader in theLAB on MEDIA and Human ExperienceAn immersed experience of a Do-TankMay 29 & 30, 2007Location: Girona near Barcelona, Spainhttp://www.clubofamsterdam.com/event.asp?contentid=657Club of Amsterdam: Ricardo and Roelof - the Internet is constantly changing and

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Rudy de Waele, Founder, M-trends.org Rudy is a Thought Leader in theLAB on MEDIA and Human ExperienceAn immersed experience of a Do-TankMay 29 & 30, 2007Location: Girona near Barcelona, Spainhttp://www.clubofamsterdam.com/event.asp?contentid=657Club of Amsterdam: Rudy, you are a leading consultant to the wireless industry. This industry is developing very fast. In most cases I get the impression

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Simon Taylor is Director and Co-Founder of Global Witness Simon is a Thought Leader in theLAB on Old and New ENERGYAn immersed experience of a Do-TankApril 17 & 18, 2007Location: Girona near Barcelona, SpainMax. 20 DelegatesEarly Bird registration till March 9th!http://www.clubofamsterdam.com/event.asp?contentid=655Club of Amsterdam: Simon, you are a Director and Co-Founder of Global Witness, an

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Nathalie Horbach, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee Nathalie is a Thought Leader in theLAB on Old and New ENERGYAn immersed experience of a Do-TankApril 17 & 18, 2007Location: Girona near Barcelona, SpainMax. 20 DelegatesEarly Bird registration till March 9th!http://www.clubofamsterdam.com/event.asp?contentid=655Club of Amsterdam: Nathalie - you teach

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Paul Holister is a consultant specialising in, among other things, the commercial and societal impacts of new technologies. He is currently writing "Nanotechnology and the Future of Energy", to be published by John Wiley and Sons.Paul is a Thought Leader in theLAB on Old and New ENERGYAn immersed experience of a Do-TankApril 17 & 18, 2007Location: Girona near Barcelona, SpainMax. 20

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Humberto Schwab, Director Club of Amsterdam, Innovation Philosopher, Moderator of the Club of Amsterdam LABs in Girona near Barcelona, SpainClub of Amsterdam: Humberto - you are an Innovation Philosopher - most people hardly see a connection between philosophy and daily life and even less between philosophy and business. What is the added value? Why has philosophy something to say?Philosophy is

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by Arjan Kindermans, Managing Director, EnlightenNext AmsterdamHow does consciousness develop? This is a fascinating question. Consciousness. Pure subjectivity. Awareness. We all know it exists. That is why you are able to read this piece, for example. Yet scientists aren't able to find it. You can't locate it. Consciousness is not a 'thing'. It is what everything appears in. It is not the seen

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by Ray PodderRay Podder lives for dreaming up the next ideas to make our lives easier, more enjoyable, more connected to each other and hopefully much better than before. He uses his perspective as marketer, designer, strategist and entrepreneur to create the when, now.What if anything and everything you owned, knew, thought, created or used was negotiable at any point in time? What if you could

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By Arnab B. ChowdhuryArnab B. Chowdhury is founder and CEO of Ninad (www.ninad.biz) – an international e-Learning consulting firm, headquartered at Pondichéry, south India.AbstractSurviving the challenges brought about by the emerging Information Society requires the Strategist to transcend the age-old zero-sum-driven mindset wherein gain for one must result in an equal loss for other

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By Chef Ferran AdriàEl Bulli - Roses, SpainIn the mid-1990s a new style of cuisine began to be forged. Ferran Adrià is the creator of the synthesis of elBulli cuisine. elBulli has been voted the best restaurant in the world.1. Cooking is a language through which all the following properties may be expressed: harmony, creativity, happiness, beauty, poetry, complexity, magic, humour, provocation

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Milverton Wallace, founder/organiser of the European Online Journalism AwardsThe momentum of change is with the new Corinthians. The open source ethos and method of work/production, which began in the periphery with collaborative software development, is moving to centre stage by way of the blogging revolution and open standards in web services. In tagging, syndication, ranking and bookmarking we

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By Marcel van der DriftTwenty years from now, a cell phone gently sinks to the bottom of the river. It's one of the latest models. The clever design, trendy colours and nifty features make our cell phones look ancient. Everything about it is new. Cell phone isn't even the right name for it. It's hard to describe exactly what it is. So I won't.Anyway, this phone, for lack of a better word, belongs

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by Christine Perey, AMI technology transfer specialistChristine is also a speaker at the Club of Amsterdam event about the future of Business Meetings, October 5, 2006People, processes and technologies we use in business meetings are continuously changing in order to increase efficiency in the workplace, or enhance meeting productivity. How can the addition of more technology help more than it

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Igor van Gemert, Director, Founder, Innergy Creations BVClub of Amsterdam: We now just launched the Jukebox, which allows users to download and listen to mp3 files with our lectures - a great new feature, which will certainly be appreciated by our global community. How do you see the coming development of services like this?Igor van Gemert: I think this small application adds value to the website

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by Mathijs van ZutphenPhilosopherIt is time to change.No longer can we as a society or organization, as a collective organism, as a Holon, as an integral and interdependent part of the whole of universal nature, afford to remain inert, comfortable and smug in our illusion of safety and well deserved wealth.No longer can we afford to hold on to our old beliefs and convenient worldviews, accepted

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Future Essay. Open Letter to Thomas Friedman, Jeremy Rifkin & Richard Floridaby Marcel Bullinga, Futurecheck-So, what is life like in 2020? What inventions will be the telephone, TV & car of 2020?-Here is how Europe can prepare for the future-With multiple chances for business & government innovationDear Mr. Friedman, Rifkin and Florida,Yes indeed, you are right. The world is getting flatter and

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by Oebele Bruinsma, Synmind bvOebele Bruinsma is also a Knowledge Stream Leader about Trade in Asia at the Summit for the Future - May 3-5, 2006.In democracies, like any endeavour under the stars, it may pay off to set rules and guidelines. This observation is based on the fact that human knowledge and behaviour are usually flawed. In other words, we should be able to start every new venture

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By Scott G, President, G-Man Music & Marketing MiraclesHow information overload, data glut, and media excess will lead to consumer revolt that puts an end to marketing, advertising and public relations as we know it.A fateful day is coming when there will be no more advertising, marketing, or public relations. Why? Simple: we're killing our industry by being too successful at it.The

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by Susan Ciccantelli and Jason MagidsonA product or service is designed effectively if it provides consumers withwhat they want, rather than merely removing what they do not want. But determiningwhat consumers need or will want is an effort that does not often meet withsuccess. In fact, suppliers' beliefs about consumers' wants have led to moreproduct failures than successes. The main reason for

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by Kåre Stamer Andreasen & Jakob Kelstrup, Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies (CIFS)Developments in Russia over the next 15 years could become of great importance to the World. There are many paths that Russia’s political and economic development may follow towards 2020. This members’ report evaluates the various possibilities and challenges that face tomorrow’s Russia.[...]Economic

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by Mathijs van Zutphen, Philosopher, educator, artist and creator of VISH, www.vish.nl. He participates as a philosopher in the Knowledge Stream Life Sciences of the Summit for the Future.The challenges of software engineeringOn november 30th the Club of Amsterdam organized its 'Future of Software Architecture' conference. The meeting was hosted by Syntens, a government sponsored '

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by Colby StuartThe discussion after the speakers covered a wide scope of views. The heart of the discussion wasn't really about software architecture, but more along the lines of people's and society's relationship with business. The core issue about the future of software architecture seemed to lie somewhere between:.....having enough time to invest in developing real solutions rather than

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the future of Futurist Toolshow to improve your strategy and planning processesWednesday, January 25, 2006Registration: 16:00-16:30, Conference: 16:30-19:15Michael JacksonBusiness Futures in a Digital AgeIncreasing complexity, uncertainty and disruptive change is provoking a surge of interest in longer-term thinking, better tools and early and broader warning systems. Dr. Mike Jackson will share

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Summit for the Future Club of AmsterdamDate: May 3-5, 2006What is the Summit for the Future? The Club of Amsterdam presents its second, global “Summit for the Future” bringing together international Thought Leaders to discuss significant, global challenges and opportunities.This year we focus on the subject of risk and the role of risk in innovation and global growth.Frank-Juergen Richter, former

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