Tag: future

All Life is Here

By David Mattin

Future thinker David Mattin shares his notes towards a revolution in the foresight industry.
Remote working is here to stay. Here’s the consequences.

By Adam Tinworth

You can't hold back remote working, any more than King Canute could hold back the sea. If you can't beat 'em — join 'em. And make your business better as you do so.
The future of work has just arrived

By Martin Recke

Almost every aspect of our work lives is changing fast. The future of work is now. Let's not get stuck in the Industrial Age.
The End of Capitalism revisited

By Martin Recke

There are people who would love capitalism to go away. The end of capitalism has been foretold several times. But is it near?
Welcome to the future

By Martin Recke

In many ways, 2020 has propelled us a decade ahead. As we enter the new year, let's reflect what this means.
The time to talk about the future is before you need it

By Scott Smith

The only way to prepare for difficult futures is to talk about them — in detail. In an extract from his new book 'How To Future' regular NEXT speaker Scott Smith argues that we need 'prehearsals' of the major challenges ahead.
Simultaneousness or: the past, the present, the future and other fictions

By Martin Recke

Our perception of time has changed profoundly. Nowadays, things are happening all at the same time. Simultaneousness requires a new understanding of time.
A short walk through our first book

By Martin Recke

Here at NEXT, we are somehow obsessed with the near future, culminating in the question: What's next? We've published a book, printed in German and as an e-book in both English and German, to spread some insights worth spreading.
THE FUTURE OF WORK IS CHAOS

Work is chaos. There's no stability any more, we're in an era of perpetual small changes. Embrace that chaos, learn to be a better human - and you'll survive.
About future trends and consumer expectations: Interview with David Mattin

By Xenia Stubbe

Interview with David Mattin about 5 important trends for next year.
Brian Solis – The Future of Brand, Tech & Business is Experience

Brian shares his insights around what really makes an experience “an experience,” why and how our favorite brands create experiences and how to become an experience architect in all you do.
TRENDWATCHING 2017

David Mattin defines the most important trends for 2017.
HOLOLENS: AUGMENTED WORK & LIFE IN A MIXED REALITY

Tobias Rudolphi talks about the impact of mixed reality in our personal and business lives and where this will probably take us in the future.
Scott Smith: the internet knows us better than we do

By Adam Tinworth

We've only just started thinking about the implications of the tech we've developed, says Scott Smith. How intelligent will monitor tech get - and how comfortable are we with that?
2014: five predictions of good things that will happen

By Adam Tinworth

Here's my five things that will happen in 2014 - based on the talks from 2013's NEXT conferences…
Five 2014 predictions from the NEXT team

By Adam Tinworth

5 things that the NEXT Berlin team think will really matter this year.
The Nature of the Future: The Socialstructed World

Marina Gorbis, Executive Director of the Institute for the Future (iftf.org) discussed the evolution of communication and its consequences at NEXT13.
The Nature of the Future: The Socialstructed World

Marina Gorbis, Executive Director of the Institute for the Future (IFTF) discussed the evolution of communication and its consequences at NEXT13. She analyzed the perks and challenges of the new relationship-driven or “socialstructed” economy, stating that “humans and technology will team up”. Her new book ‘The Nature of the Future: Dispatches from the Socialstructed World’ was published in early 2013.
“There be dragons, there be giants’ – how we chart the future and make our choices “

Like other big telecoms businesses Deutsche Telekom is faced with some choices. There are so many potential business areas they could get into – how do they select which ones they get involved with?
Give the teddy bears WiFi

By Adam Tinworth

A meander through the future of connected things, machine oddness and connected owls, guided by Russell Davies
Social Data: What it Communicates, Who Owns it, and Why You Should Care

Cornelius Puschmann, University of Düsseldorf…
Augmented Reality – Present and Future

Peter Meier, metaio…
Future of Copying and Freedom of Expression

Peter Sunde, Flattr…