Genius Now has a great link to a posting in What’s Next that highlights top trends by various categories. All of them seem pretty interesting to me, and I’m incorporating them into some current presentations.
Archive for October, 2005
Some Key Future Trends
Wednesday, October 26th, 2005Carnival Blogs
Wednesday, October 19th, 2005I’ve noted the Carnival of Tomorrow in an earlier post. Here is the most recent version. For an interesting dialogue on what blog carnivals are, check out this recent post by if:book. An interesting concept for Extension Professionals as blogs become more common. An interesting way to bring multi-discipline views together around specific topics or issues. A way to share "best of" posts in a unified way. A forum to bring together educators, researchers, and clientele around specific themes.
National Extension Update
Wednesday, October 19th, 2005FAQ’s in eXtension
Tuesday, October 18th, 2005Viruses for Cell Phones
Thursday, October 13th, 2005To cheer up those worried about flu viruses, here is a link about how viruses for cell phones might work. A trend to be aware of. Via How Stuff Works.
Locating Flu Shots
Wednesday, October 12th, 2005Blogs versus Wikis as Tools
Sunday, October 9th, 2005The Virtual Handshake (a good book too, but more on that later) has a quick read post and table on the differences between blogs and wikis.
Trends in Qualitative Research in Europe
Sunday, October 9th, 2005The state of qualitative research in Europe. Found via Political Theory Daily Review.
Wired Writes about Professional Futurists
Saturday, October 8th, 2005Wired News has a neat article on the profession of future studies becoming more formalized. The article makes me think more about how futurists can move from simply being associated with bold statements to leading a process of thinking through future possibilities and developing options and strategies. Futurists have a lot to offer, but continue to struggle to gain academic respectability.