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Gaining Insight with a Market Intelligence System Webinar on August 27, 2009 from 5pm to 5:30pm
The Wave of the Future: Understanding the Present Webinar on August 20, 2009 from 5pm to 7pm

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Foresight in the Time of Simplicity, Complexity and Chaos Webinar at Internet

August 13, 2009 from 5pm to 7pm

Date: August 13, 2009 Time: 5 to 7 PM CDT Fee: None We live and work in an environment laced with complex systems. While there are many definitions of complexity, some characteristics of complex systems of interest to us most, like the ones creat...

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Foresight in the Time of Simplicity, Complexity and Chaos Webinar on August 13, 2009 from 5pm to 7pm
Market Intelligence System Webinar on August 6, 2009 from 5pm to 6pm
The Wave of the Future: Understanding the Present Webinar on August 20, 2009 from 5pm to 7pm

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Widgets, Folksonomies, Mashups and Syndication: An Introduction to Web 2.0 Webinar at Internet

July 23, 2009 from 5pm to 6:30pm

What do these terms mean and are they important to me? How can tools with names like Twitter, Delicious, Facebook, Wiki, Blog, Vlog, TalkShoe and Ning provide serious advances in business and personal productivity, creativity and innovation? Can't...

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Which country are you based in?: USA

What sort of market research are you involved in?: Futurist and innovation consultant. I am the president and co-founder of Glocal Vantage Inc. (GVI)

I have been a technologist and technology manager in the semiconductor industry (IBM), internal entrepreneur (IBM), cultural change agent (IBM), and consultant (Technology Futures and Glocal Vantage). With 49 years of professional experience, I'm still excited about learning, and sharing what I am learning.

I am the founder, past president, and member of the board of the Central Texas Chapter of the World Future Society. I am a member of the advisory boards of the Marketing Research Association and ACC’s Center for Community-based and Nonprofit Organizations. I am also involved with Texas Forums and Extreme Democracy. I am the creator and director of the Insights – Intelligence – Innovation Collaborative (In3C).

I am a fan of web 2.0 technologies and have applied them to my own work, and to create market intelligence systems for clients. I am excited to see their application in democracy. In addition to complexity, the future and innovation, I also study media ecology.

Website:: http://incollaboration.ning.com

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Go to GVI and In3C for more information about Paul and examples of his thinking and writing. And you can follow Paul on Twitter and join his Twibe on the future. You can also network with him on Facebook , LinkedIn and SlideShare. Paul is a member of Innovating Innovation, We Are Teachers, Innovation Community, Classroom 2.0, Changeblogger Network, Integrating Technology for Instruction and Learning and Spaces of Interaction.

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Substitution Analysis of Market/Marketing Research Methods and Media

This a summary of a substitution analysis done of the market/marketing research technology with a forecast for the future.

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Posted on June 28, 2009 at 9:06pm —

The Numerati

This is a well researched and written book about the application of mathematics to almost everything we do.. The author is reporting on trends in the workplace, shopping, politics, journalism, terrorism, health care, and relationships. He does not advocate nor does he attack the trends he’s reporting on.

The book could have been subtitled, “We Are Numbers”.

I found myself deeply disturbed by some of the trends he describes. It’s not only the invasion of privacy that concerns me, but the “wrong… Continue

Posted on June 28, 2009 at 8:53pm —

It's Your Move

This is a presentation I did for the MRA a few years ago. You can find a video version here.

It's Your Move

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Posted on April 16, 2009 at 7:48pm —

A Market Intelligence System

While there is considerable debate as to what constitutes intelligence in humans and about the various types of intelligence that have been discovered, there is little debate as to what constitutes intelligence in and for the systems humans build. Intelligence is any form of information that improves decision making. An intelligence system is an organized way to collect and create intelligence.

Information exists in a spectrum from noise to wisdom. How can noise be information? It’s just inform… Continue

Posted on April 16, 2009 at 7:27pm —

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