Key Solutions

2020 visionaries: in a series of essays by some of today's brightest future thinkers, the futurist will showcase new ideas on the key issues of the next decade.
The Futurist; 1/1/2010; 1444 words; ...facing today. Other voices highlight an issue or dilemma that will grow as a major concern. All of these individuals offer solutions, and all are highly independent. Why is independence important? Look closely and you'll see signs that a global shift...

Decision making under pressure: from emergency rooms to space missions, many decision-making situations allow no room for error. An ER physician reflects on what went wrong as flight managers assessed the potential damage on the space shuttle Columbia.
The Futurist; 1/1/2010; 2160 words; ...management had no training-manual solution for the space shuttle Columbia...an initial consideration. Key lesson: Unique situations...contributed to the disaster. Key lesson: Data deficits, with...problem and to do nothing. Key lesson: Emotional denial frequently...the easier, more comfortable ...

24/7 Farmers' market.(EUROPE)(Regiomats fresh food vending machines)(Brief article)
Earth Island Journal; 1/1/2010; 1021 words; ...out to customers. The machine could provide producers with a solution to a long-standing problem: how to sell directly to customers...strategy is the farmers' market. But the vending machine has one key advantage over selling at the village square: It never closes...

Robust decision making: coping with uncertainty: predicting the future and then acting on our predictions leaves us vulnerable to surprises. So we need decisions that will work in a variety of potential situations.(Report)
The Futurist; 1/1/2010; 2100 words; ...multiple interpretations, and other ambiguities and can bring key bits of information to decision makers' attention at any point...inferences, formulate new hypotheses, and intuit potential solutions to seemingly intractable problems. Humans also possess various...

WorldFuture 2010: sustainable futures, strategies, and technologies.(Conference news)
The Futurist; 1/1/2010; 1240 words; ...nanotechnology, hydrogen energy, genomic research, and dozens of other key research areas. You'll catch a first-hand glimpse of the...Pew Internet and American Life Project. Explore real-world solutions for making your world more livable, your business more profitable...