by David Phillips | Jan 9, 2014 | Technical, Featured
In his book, Futuring: The Exploration of the Future, author Edward Cornish spends time discussing several aspect of trends. In fact, it’s at the heart of his thoughts on futuring. Here’s some of his thoughts on why we need to understand how technological innovation...
by David Phillips | May 25, 2011 | Science, Video, Technical
Kevin Kelly is Executive Editor of Wired, the new bible of the techno-culture. Formerly Publisher and Editor of Whole Earth Review, he has been instrumental in helping launch a number of cultural innovations: The Hacker¢â‚¬â„¢s Conference; Cyberthon; the first...
by David Phillips | Apr 13, 2011 | Social Media, Technical
In the past few months, I have attempted to simplify my life. We live in such a consumption culture that life is very overwhelming. Letting go of the unnecessary is important, but difficult. And that does not even take into account the increasing popularity of social...
by David Phillips | Mar 28, 2011 | Change Theology, Formation
A couple of months ago, I was browsing an email I get three times a day from HARO (Help a Reporter Out). HARO is a email list that delivers respected reporters and journalists expert sources that can help them get the next great story. On this particular day, I...
by David Phillips | Jan 14, 2011 | Productivity, Culture, Books, Personal, Writing
In 1997, I worked for an IT company in Florida. We had some folks come in with a plan to design a pdf e-reader and wanted us to do some web work as part of their project. I wasn’t impressed then. Spring forward to the emergence of the amazon kindle. The biggest...