My friend and fellow futurist Gerd Leonhard , who runs The Futures Agency (which I am part of), was recently in Sydney for a speaking engagement. We took the opportunity to record a series of conversations on the future. Here is our conversation on the future of money. Facebook credits are becoming an important alternative currency. MORE >>

A few years ago I posted about one of my favorite Steve Jobs' stories: . Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country. Throughout the campus every poster, every label on every drawer, was beautifully hand calligraphed. None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life ( my emphasis ). MORE >>

If you’re working remotely, finding ways to improve and streamline communications with your clients and team might seem like a never-ending chore, but with the right mix of tools, it’s possible to keep projects moving forward with ease. Here are ten tools that will help improve your communication. Shared to-do lists. Wunderlist. Reverb. MORE >>

In the past 12 hours, about ten friends (and counting) have sent me a copy of this ad on Facebook for a company called "AppSumo." I have nearly 5000 "friends" on Facebook, a problem I've written about in the past , but seeing this ad threw me. Also, apparently, I have the ability to turn this off in my Facebook settings. Now I have. I dunno. MORE >>

I recently ran a workshop on the future of business at the strategy offsite of one of the world’s largest professional services firm. During the evening I had a very interesting conversation with one of the regional directors about how professional service firms are tapping external networks. Not surprisingly there are cultural challenges. MORE >>