In this audio interview, Paul Saffo details what he forecasts, how he forecasts, and the methods he applies to unearthing insights into the future. He speaks about topics such as the differential impact of the mortgage crisis, upcoming areas of residential blight, the dissolution of nation states, and how computers unlock the relationship between where you live and where you work. Over the course of the interview Saffo also discusses the history of recent scientific revolutions, the value of individual responses to global warming, the culture of interruption, how the United States will follow Japan's lead in robotic adoption, and the importance of responding to and embracing ambiguity.
Paul Saffo is a forecaster and strategist with more than two decades experience exploring long-term technological change and its impact on business and society. He is chairman of the Samsung Science Board, and serves on a variety of other boards and advisory panels, including the Stanford Advisory Council on Science, Technology and Society, and the Long Now Foundation. He is also a fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and has served as an advisor and forum fellow to the World Economic Forum. Saffo's essays have appeared in numerous publications, including Business 2.0, Fortune, The Harvard Business Review, and Wired. Saffo holds degrees from Harvard College, Cambridge University, and Stanford University.
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