Interview: David Houle, The Shift Age

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Last week I posted a review of The Shift Age, by David Houle.  Since then, I had the good fortune of interviewing David about the book.

TCOB: David, your blog Evolution Shift has become an increasingly popular site in the blogosphere regarding a futurist’s look at where we’re headed.  Explain to the readers of The Corner Office blog what a futurist is.
David: Sure, my definition of a futurist is what I do, which is to act as a catalyst to get people to think about the future and then to facilitate the conversation about the future that …

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Book Review: The Shift Age

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

I’m a technology geek, I have to admit.  I take a look back at where we were 5 years ago.  High powered laptops were luxury items (heck, desktops were luxury items just 15 years ago), cell phones were a digital voice communication device that worked everywhere, so long as everywhere was near a major highway.

Compare that to where we are today.  Looking forward 5 years is exciting!  There is no one more in tune with the future than David Houle, a futurist nonetheless.

I stumbled upon David’s blog Evolution …

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