Futurist (definition): (Twelve) Types of Futures Thinkingby: Acceleration Studies Foundation,Understanding the nature, common pitfalls, and limits of human inquiry can help us avoid classic traps and dogmas, including the false threats and promises of many of the most successful memeplexes in global culture, and allow us to see through scenarios which are more a reflection of … [Read more...] about Futurist definition
Impact of Globalisation on daily working life
by Frank Brüggemann 1 Introduction1.1 BackgroundA lot of companies expand their business into international markets. In most cases, the motive is a search for improved cost efficiency or looking for the chance to expand and achieve growth. Today, companies are able to respond rapidly to many foreign sales opportunities; this is made easier by technological, governmental, and … [Read more...] about Impact of Globalisation on daily working life
The evolutionary significance of spiritual development
by John Stewart Evolutionary adaptability Adaptability is of central importance to the evolutionary process. It is through adaptation that organisms are able to survive in changing environments, become better suited to their existing environment, or expand into new environments. In general, organisms that are more adaptable can be expected to be more successful in … [Read more...] about The evolutionary significance of spiritual development
The new Corinthians: How the Web is socialising journalism
by Milverton Wallace The new Corinthians: How the Web is socialising journalism Milverton Wallace The 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 … [Read more...] about The new Corinthians: How the Web is socialising journalism
Pro-active Meeting Assistants: Attention Please!
by Rutger Rienks, Anton Nijholt, Paulo Barthelmess Introduction Meetings are often inefficient. Starting with probably the first meeting ever held by humans, people have looked at techniques and protocols to enhance them. The development of technology to support meetings has therefore long been a subject of research. Meetings can nowadays be assisted by a wide variety … [Read more...] about Pro-active Meeting Assistants: Attention Please!