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Visionary Cheat Sheet: Get Ahead Now With This Future Roadmap!

BY Ben Paynter
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Business thinkers still pondering what sort of social, economic and cultural shakeups will define 2010 are officially behind. That's because Fast Company's own contributor, ultra-wonk and professional futurist Richard Watson just ...READ»

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What’s in Store at the Mall?

BY Kevin Dugan
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"Rolling out identical retail formats is history," says Richard Watson in Retail Therapy. Federated's recent acquisition of May Company will help prove Watson right. Real estate developers are excited by the fact that 68 of the ...READ»

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Are Newspapers Becoming Ancient Relics?

BY Lynne d Johnson
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Fast Company Innovation Resource Columnist Richard Watson writes: "If newspapers were invented tomorrow they would be hailed as a miracle innovation. They are cheap, paper thin, easy to annotate and don't use batteries. You can read ...READ»

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Money No More

BY Kevin Ohannessian
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It is an interesting strategy, make purchasing with credit cards easier. Of course, I get visions of Minority Report and other science fiction. But it is a logical progression. It would provide more ease of use for customers, and ...READ»

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Trendspotter Trail Mix

BY Fast Company Staff
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For years, Richard Watson has been collecting treasure troves of pop culture trends under banners like "Brainfruit" and "What's Next." Eclectic assortments of witty speculation and hard data, his lists are trendspotter trail mix - ...READ»

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Innovation Exploration

BY Heath Row
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Fast Company recently welcomed Richard Watson as a contributor to our new innovation resource center. Just yesterday, when his most recent column about evolutionary approaches to innovation went live on fastcompany.com, he also ...READ»

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The Future of Work

BY Lynne d Johnson
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The future of work could become child's play, says Innovation RC Columnist Richard Watson in his latest column, "The Future of Work." He continues: "People divide their lives into work and play. But a clever few realize that if you ...READ»

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A Newsletter You Can Use

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 92

Innovation Station contributor Richard Watson just released a new edition of his online newsletter BrainMail. The delightfully lo-fi site offers a wide range of quick hits -- some which will stick, and some that might not. Regardless ...READ»

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Now, <em>That's</em> Entertainment Technology

BY Chris Dannen
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When media and tech collide, the consumer wins. Prepare for a media world of unimaginable freedom and endless choices.READ»

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Garage Shop Innovation

BY Lynne d Johnson
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Too much experience, too much familiarity, or too much money can kill innovation fast, observes Richard Watson in his latest Innovation Resource Center Column. That's why game-changing ideas tend to come from a lone inventor or two ...READ»

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FC Now BlogJam 2005

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 74

FC Now's second anniversary is but a week away, and already, about 65 Fast Company readers have responded to our call to action to participate in our annual collaborative blogging project. Volunteers include Resource Center ...READ»

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FC Now BlogJam 2005

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 72

FC Now's second anniversary is next week, and we've lined up about 75 Fast Company as guest hosts to participate in our annual collaborative blogging project. Volunteers include Resource Center contributors Margaret Heffernan, Tim ...READ»

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Five Trends That Will Transform Society

BY Richard Watson
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Author Richard Watson examines emerging patterns and developments and society, politics, science and technology, media and entertainment, and other industries in his book Future Files: A History of the Next 50 Years -- and makes educated, and witty speculations as to where they might take us.READ»

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Fast Forward: Innovation Station

BY Richard Watson
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10 great ideas, tools, and thinkersREAD»

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The Future of Travel

BY Fast Company Staff
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The author William Gibson once said “the future is already here, it’s just unevenly distributed.” In the case of travel this is certainly true. The travel industry has experienced dramatic change post September 11, but it is ...READ»

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Why We'll Take Longer Baths in the Future

BY Richard Watson
Relevancy Score: 28

Prediction is a dangerous game -- the future is never a straight linear extrapolation from the present. Unexpected innovations and events will conspire to trip up the best-laid plans -- but it's better than not thinking about the future at all. Futurist Richard Watson explores the future and innovation in this, the first chapter of his latest book Future Files: A History of the Next 50 Years.READ»