Industries: Finance

Mar
22

The Disappearing Clouds

I’m in Hong Kong today to deliver the opening keynote presentation at SingTel’s 2012 CIO Days. One message I intend to deliver is that of the “disappearing word.” To better understand the future, I frequently advise my audiences to beware of descriptor phrases that will fade away in time. For example, we no longer say [...]

Apr
11

Future Forecast: Hazy with a Chance of Catastrophe

(Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from my forthcoming book, 20/20 Foresight: A Futurist Looks Ahead to the Ten Trends That Will Shape the World of 2020, that I am writing with the able assistance of fellow futurist Simon Anderson, host of www.futur1st.com. This chapter covers how unexpected events and “unknown” unknowns might adversely [...]

Jan
26

The Exponential Banker

I have two young children. As a way of imparting financial wisdom on them at an early age, I asked both of them after they lost their first tooth which they would rather receive from the tooth fairy: $1 per tooth or a penny for their first tooth and then double the amount for each [...]

Apr
13

The Exponential Banking Executive

(Editor’s note: The following article was recently written, along with Kendall Colman, for the Colorado Banking Association.) We both have young daughters. As a way of imparting financial wisdom on them at an early age, we asked both of them after they lost their first tooth which they would rather receive from the tooth fairy: [...]