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Futurist Friday: Inventing the Edge-y Workplace

One of the themes I explore in TrendsWatch 2016 is the way cultural, economic and technological forces rapidly transforming the way we work. Our infrastructure, for the most part, …

Futurist Friday: Marie Kondo, meet Brad the Toaster

I just listened to an NPR interview with Japanese decluttering guru Marie Kondo, talking about her new book “Spark Joy.” Her approach to simplifying and organizing life has …

Monday Musing: Social Impact Bonds

Monday musings are my way of sharing “brain blorts”: brief, off-the-cuff thoughts about something I have read recently, both to help clarify my thinking an in the hopes of …

Monday Musing: Prequel to a Museum

Monday musings are my way of sharing “brain blorts”: brief, off-the-cuff thoughts about something I have read recently, both to help clarify my thinking an in the hopes of …

Research Roundup: SurveyingThe Employment Landscape

 With today’s post, ACLS Public Fellow (and CFM Futurist-in-Training) Dr. Nicole Ivy launches a new occasional feature on the blog: a roundup of recent research relevant to her work and (we …

Tax Exempt Status: Revocations and Reinstatements

The vast majority of tax-exempt status revocations happened after enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006. Prior to this new act, there was no filing requirement for organizations …

Revisiting the Future of Museums in the New Gilded Age

I recently reread a 2011 post by my former colleague Erik Ledbetter on the effect the “New Gilded Age” may have on museums. He wrote “The decline of the middle class and …

Wordless Wednesday: Winking at the Future

#MikeWinkelmann #GaussianHarvest #SustainableTech #FutureFiction Follow the link in the photo caption to the associated story. You can find more glimpses of the future (and links) on …

Futurist Friday: Economic “Ifs”

The Economist just released the 2015 edition of “The World If“– a companion to their annual compilation of predictions. I’m working through it today, and you can, …
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