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I don't actually think they are in fact talking and thinking about the future in the sense we normally think about, as a long-term path. They are instead invoking a fictional image of an American past and calling it the future, in my view, with the key idea being a return, recapture or restoration.]]>KieranWed, 08 Feb 2012 23:50:57 +0000http://www.changeist.com/changeism/2012/2/1/political-fiction.html#comments82229:707010:comment/16816263
Incidentally, I'm not sure I catch the reference to biometric immigration checks in Newt Gingrich's 2017. They've been standard (facial recognition plus fingerprints) at international airports in the US since at least George W Bush's 2004.]]>Justin PickardMon, 06 Feb 2012 15:51:35 +0000http://www.changeist.com/changeism/2012/2/1/political-fiction.html#comments82229:707010:comment/16797795Clay ForsbergMon, 28 Mar 2011 20:43:07 +0000http://www.changeist.com/changeism/2011/2/21/the-personal-factory-movement.html#comments82229:707010:comment/12441512
While it may be possible for a single individual create their own factory. Groups of these entrepreneurs working together - can become even more of a force. What we've seen in Portland with their PDXs can happen in virtually any community. Small firms and even individuals can pool resources to create flexible informal "hubs" of innovation.

These "hubs" will be able to adapt and react to the changing economic landscape much better than the corporate behemoths currently rooming the business environs. All it'll take is banding and realizing it can happen.]]>Scott SmithSat, 05 Mar 2011 20:06:32 +0000http://www.changeist.com/changeism/2011/1/24/the-crowdsourcing-milkshake.html#comments82229:707010:comment/12093269
The mistake I've seen numerous organizations make is confusing these areas, or intentionally using open crowdsourcing as a replacement for, not as a potential adjunct to, rigorous research and innovation methods. It has become a shortcut to processes that, while they can integrate new ways of taking in outside information, shouldn't necessarily be driven by the ability to do so. Poorly designed systems yield poor results. GIGO, right?]]>Maree ConwaySat, 05 Mar 2011 07:23:59 +0000http://www.changeist.com/changeism/2011/1/24/the-crowdsourcing-milkshake.html#comments82229:707010:comment/12091688
But...just because you ask someone for their opinion, does that mean you automatically have to accept it? I don't think so. Or is is that you want to get the widest range of views and perspectives about an issue before you make a strategic decision? I see crowdsourcing as more about the opportunity to participate than having my view of the world validated.

Filtering or curating the information overload to make it relevant and credible for individuals and organisations may well be the emerging area for experts but who decides if someone is an expert? In the futures field for example, how many people calling themselves 'world renowned futurists' have actually been formally trained in the field? Are the 'untrained' futurists experts or not?

I can see your argument and do agree that expertise is going to re-surface as critical in the future, but I'd hate for that to happen at the expense of shutting out alternative viewpoints about an issue which are obtained by what we now call crowdsourcing. Can't we have both and differentiate in how we use the information rather than the information source?

Maree]]>Lara AbramsFri, 24 Dec 2010 18:43:54 +0000http://www.changeist.com/changeism/2010/9/22/fighting-for-a-dollar.html#comments82229:707010:comment/10919776Scott SmithMon, 29 Nov 2010 14:59:53 +0000http://www.changeist.com/changeism/2010/11/26/insight-artifacts-for-digesting-the-future.html#comments82229:707010:comment/10667252TimoSat, 27 Nov 2010 09:00:38 +0000http://www.changeist.com/changeism/2010/11/26/insight-artifacts-for-digesting-the-future.html#comments82229:707010:comment/10649337http://www.simon-bowen.com/?page_id=40

And, related to our films with BERG, what we're calling 'discursive design':
http://www.formakademisk.org/index.php/formakademisk/article/viewArticle/68]]>NainsiTue, 08 Jun 2010 09:43:40 +0000http://www.changeist.com/changeism/2009/12/18/netbooks-vs-e-readers-for-bop-education.html#comments82229:707010:comment/8650166