Futurist Lab

Tumblr CEO David Karp speaks to Social@Ogilvy back in September...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:22 -0400

Tumblr CEO David Karp speaks to Social@Ogilvy back in September of 2012 (by Geoffrey Colon)

fastcompany: Yahoo has confirmed it is buying Tumblr for $1.1...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:58:41 -0400

Yahoo has confirmed it is buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion. “We promise not to screw it up,” Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wrote on her Tumblr blog.

Tumblr CEO David Karp reassured users in his own Tumblr post that the acquisition would not change his six-year-old site’s user experience or mission, but rather make it faster.

Updates here

david: “The great workplace dilemmas of our time…” New boss!

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:56:24 -0400

david:

“The great workplace dilemmas of our time…”

New boss!

thisistheverge: Fountain of youth: with Tumblr, can Yahoo buy a...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:55:23 -0400

thisistheverge:

Fountain of youth: with Tumblr, can Yahoo buy a new generation of users?

After a rash of acquisitions, it’s make or break for Yahoo’s young CEO

Robot rock…

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:10:17 -0400

Robot rock…

"I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones."

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:08:13 -0400

“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old...

fastcompany: “I focus best on Friday when it is sunny...

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:58:18 -0400

fastcompany:

“I focus best on Friday when it is sunny out.”
“Looks like classical music enhances my focus.”

Ever wondered just how focused (or not) you really are during the day? Melon could be your answer. This new headband measures your focus and then sends the results to your smartphone. The goal is to help you learn which environments and activities improve your focus. More info, and a demo video.

springwise: Roving agency ‘pops up’ for 48-hour projects at...

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:57:14 -0400

springwise:

Roving agency ‘pops up’ for 48-hour projects at client sites

We’ve seen virtually innumerable variations on the “pop-up” theme over the years, but recently we came across one we hadn’t seen before. Enter the Pop Up Agency, a group of six creative students who take residency at clients’ sites for 48 hours, deliver a concept or strategy, and then move on to their next destination. READ MORE…

Is Content the New Currency?

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:16:00 -0400

Think money is our main currency in business? Think again… There’s a lot of talk these days about...

Disruptive Innovation FM - Moore's Law

Wed, 01 May 2013 23:29:22 -0400

ibmblr: 13 of 242 frames from the world’s smallest movie.“A Boy...

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:58:33 -0400

ibmblr:

13 of 242 frames from the world’s smallest movie.

“A Boy And His Atom”
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"Is a social network without integrated analytics like a vehicle without a safety belt?"

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:58:06 -0400

“Is a social network without integrated analytics like a vehicle without a safety belt?”...

"… the socialization of boys regarding masculinity is often at the expense of women. I came to..."

Wed, 01 May 2013 19:57:35 -0400

“… the socialization of boys regarding masculinity is often at the expense of women. I came to...

Disruptive Innovation FM - Birthday

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:29:10 -0400

Disruptive Innovation FM - Bitcoin. A weekly show discussing...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:22:46 -0400

Disruptive Innovation FM - Bitcoin. A weekly show discussing business in the era of the start-up #DisruptiveInnovation Follow host Geoffrey Colon on Twitter @djgeoffe

Disruptive Innovation FM - Bitcoin

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:12:22 -0400

"A central component of Tumblr is visual content, which also plays well with aspirational brands...."

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:57:17 -0400

“A central component of Tumblr is visual content, which also plays well with aspirational...

photojojo: 3D printers are a revolutionary technology that...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:19:19 -0400

photojojo:

3D printers are a revolutionary technology that basically allows you to print objects from a computer based template.

Using photography, Ben Sandler imagined a future world where we could create whatever we needed from these handy 3D printers, check out the full series below.

Ben Sandler Imagines a World Where 3D Printers Can Make Anything

"The turn of the new millennium is when the automation of middle-class information processing tasks..."

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:16:45 -0400

“The turn of the new millennium is when the automation of middle-class information processing...

The business world is in need of more “Wiearchies”...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:46:47 -0400

The business world is in need of more “Wiearchies” and less “Hierarchies.” Enter the Creative Leader………The demand in modern business needs more agility and less rigid leadership styles.