February 2015
Money... by Keith Haring. #latergram http://instagram.com/p/ylfI1IpvT4/
@ErolKazan @simple @coinbase I thought this is the typical Finance Innovation model. Let start-ups prove the new, then buy em. #trophytech
Dark matter of the future of money.
Sweet bread and the magical elixir. http://instagram.com/p/ynajZWpvaL/
Hi @iBina48 ! How is the VT snow? Beautiful?
In the dark hole of biometric hacking. #haileris
Feeling very tenchi nage. Opposites, parts of whole. Pull back camera to see a broader picture.
Extremes are very creative.
RT @ComeHomeKevin: Kevin went missing. Please spread these fliers in your neighborhood. We will keep you updated.
image@phylogenomics oh no. I hope he's not eyeing @ComeHomeKevin !
I didn't think the LA sunset could get any more gorgeous, but add a mountain range silhouette and wow.
Context. Do you get it? Do you use it? #biases #worldviews #perspectives
White tulips and iris. It's how I prefer vday. http://instagram.com/p/zIhT50JvTn/
Poverty is a paradigm.
Been rereading Asimov's Foundation the past few days. I forgot about the religification of science. Fun reading for today's reality.
You don't become a futurist by calling yourself one and changing your LinkedIn title. Least of all, it's disrespectful to the professionals.
I've been saying this for over a year. @BBCWorld Could driverless cars own themselves? http://bbc.in/1FQKhqC @GreatDismal
If you make predictions, and you're not making a joke, you are not a futurist.
If all you talk about is Bitcoin and self-driving cars, you're not a futurist.
If you think technology will solve all our problems, you're not a futurist.
If you think exponential trend extrapolation is the way to "tell" the future, you are not a futurist.
If you've never heard of Casual Layered Analysis, you are not a futurist.
If you think your way is right and they are wrong, you are not a futurist.
If you think there's one future, you are definitely not a futurist. You also totally misunderstand the medium of the future.
Writing blog posts (or books) about the future, doesn't necessarily make you a futurist.
> @evanpro Society has an unclear understanding of the role/profession/title of futurist - mainly because many people incorrectly use it.
1. @LoriJadeMancell an understanding and distinction of the medium of the future.
2. @LoriJadeMancell skilled experience and repertoire of futures methods (including alternate worldviews and systems models)
@Jamesbedell exactly. It's often misapplied. And also, we as humanity don't really understand the medium of the future.
3. @LoriJadeMancell the ability to drill into a subject while holding/understanding the big picture.
4. @LoriJadeMancell knowing your biases/societal training, and negating those biases
@LoriJadeMancell how do you describe/define the past? how do you describe/define the present?
@Jamesbedell ahahhah. predictions are red herrings of the future. the point of the future and foresight is not to predict.
@Jamesbedell I can both agree and disagree with you. The global present is possible to comprehend. And yet it is always changing.
@Jamesbedell you're assuming there is one future. ie. it is possible to predict the (one) future.
@Jamesbedell ok, thanks for clarifying. it seemed your last tweet was very single future focused. (most people think this)
@Jamesbedell I think the present *is* different for different people. We could do better to understand these conflicting/contradictory views
@Jamesbedell yes, there are. The journey or the destination? The specifics of how and who. We will "overcome the challenge" or die.
@Jamesbedell totally! Enjoyed our convo!
Call me Master. Master of the Future. http://instagram.com/p/zOViITpvY9/
@GetNadya1 where are the stars? ;)
@robertpmoran thanks!
Most people who look into the future see a mirror reflecting the world of their beliefs back to them.
@ninavizz sudafed?
@ninavizz no holds barred thai massage?
@Jamesbedell Thanks!
Loving user48736353001 's soundcloud collection.
One of the things I love about being a futurist, is going back & reading my scenarios from almost 5 years ago. Still plausible. Some alive.
Force of Nature. (I love coming across this playing card.) http://instagram.com/p/zat-a1JvTG/
Rainy Sunday, domestic bliss, drinking coffee, making risotto and reading Asimov.
Don Norman = Hari Seldon?
Rainy day, French new wave.
Consumed copious quantities of academic papers today. Still hungry for more.
.@dearsarah you can only either TOTALLY AGREE or be MORTAL ENEMIES. Most humans lack capacity for complex emotional dialog.
@dearsarah ps. let's hang again soon.
@dearsarah I totally agree! Better emotional interaction through technology is my groove baby! ;)
Sunny day, I continue consuming the dreamy french new wave. Never enough Stereolab.
How you'll send flowers in the future: http://youtu.be/rOJOpSWsm4w #frenchnewave #futureofmoney #intentcasting #futureofwearables #hummingbird
Oh sure, coyote. Just go sauntering through the front yard. #mountainliving
Heya @AdmiralLeviathn looking for your current email addy. Could you DM me? Thanks!
@rakeshlobster @BrianNorgard @far33d companies love silos to retain control/their momentum/match making.
@AdmiralLeviathn thanks!
I know what movies are on the weekend plan. #RIP
