SELF-TRACKING – THE NEXT ‘BIG THING’?
By Jesper Knudsen Self-tracking of our bodies has become a trend now spanning the world. It has the potential to become ‘The Next Big Thing’ on the internet, according to an internet psychologist, who...
View ArticleA mad businessman
Appetiser by Jesper Knudsen Among other things, Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen is world famous for a straw that can turn dirty water into clean water while you’re drinking through it. He has con...
View ArticleWelcome to the age of wood
By Klaus Æ. Mogensen Wood is one of the most-used raw materials we have. It is used to produce paper, furniture, boats, houses, fences, fuel and much else. Wood is popular for good reasons. It is...
View ArticleWhy medium-sized cities will prevail in the future
Appetiser by Sally Khallash There is a lot of focus on New York, London, Shanghai and Tokyo. Consumers, politicians, companies and researchers all dwell on the power and attraction from these 1st tier...
View ArticleSausage rolls & the world’s largest economy
By Jesper Knudsen Product piracy is much criticised, particularly by manufacturers of the original shoes, caps, DVDs, belts, soft drinks, bags – even iPads and iPhones – that are copied and sold in...
View ArticleSex and the Single Robot
Appetiser by Klaus Æ. Mogensen Sex robots have become a reality, and in places all over the world many (men) prefer electronic romance to the flesh-and-blood kind. But when will robot sex become...
View ArticleTHE PETER PRINCIPLE
(Yes, your boss is an idiot) By Morten Grønborg Speaking of bureaucracy, we herewith supply a helping hand to those of you who think your boss is incompetent and that you yourself would be much better...
View ArticleArchitecture on a global scale
By Klaus Æ. Mogensen We are well on our w ay to transforming the Earth, making it less habit able for human beings. Hence, we need to develop methods to make the planet more future proof, and it may be...
View ArticleIn defense of bureaucracy
By Jesper Knudsen Bureaucracy has an undeserved bad reputation in an age when all the world’s organisational thinkers talk about change, innovation and network. So thinks the British sociologist Paul...
View ArticleThe bicycle – the future means of transportation
Appetiser by Klaus Æ. Mogensen Once upon a time, the bicycle was considered a means of transportation for children and the poor – people who for some reason didn’t have the option of driving a car....
View ArticleThe world’s largest city laboratory?
Teaser from SCENARIO 03:2013 by Morten Grønborg Can Roskilde Festival, populated as it is by half-drunken, carefree youths, inspire city planners and politicians to create the cities of the future? The...
View ArticleTHE NEW HACKERS – Ikea is under attack
Teaser from SCENARIO 03:2013 by Jesper Knudsen IKEA is right now under attack from hackers all over the world. This sounds more ominous than it really is. The case isn’t one of freedom fighters from...
View ArticleWOBO
Free article from SCENARIO 04:2013 by Sabrina Melina Andersen The idea of incorporating sustainability and social responsibility into design philosophy is far from new. It was for example expressed in...
View ArticleHEY, PUPPY – YOU ARE A CLONE …
Appetiser from SCENARIO 04:2013 by Isak Ladegaard Commercial cloning of dogs is on the rise. Read the report from South Korea, where a commercial research institute as the first in the world offers to...
View ArticleHomo Digitalis
Appetiser from SCENARIO 04:2013 by Morten Grønborg Digital Man resembles mankind as it has always looked – full of opinions and contradictions, possibilities and limitations. The digital age is simply...
View Article“IS ACCELERATION IN REALITY JUST AN ILLUSION?”
By Anders Bjerre and Klaus Æ. Mogensen We hear all the time that things change faster today than before, and acceleration is often mentioned as a megatrend – one of the broad, certain, long-term...
View ArticleAUTOMATION AUTOMATION AUTOMATION
Free article from SCENARIO 04:2013 by Klaus Æ. Mogensen Before, the mantra for businessmen was location, location, location. Today, it is automation, automation, automation. Robots, computers and other...
View ArticleSocial steganography
– the art of suggestion Free article from SCENARIO 05:2013 by Jesper Knudsen When Margaret Thatcher died earlier this year, many Brits took to the streets to celebrate; a gesture that some considered...
View ArticleFuture … tattoos
Free article from SCENARIO 05:2013 by Morten Grønborg In his famous 1908 essay on architecture, “Ornament and Crime”, Austrian architect Adolf Loos agitated against the at the time ubiquitous ornaments...
View ArticleThe media world 2030
Appetiser from SCENARIO 05:2013 by Klaus Æ. Mogensen The media world has been radically transformed over the last 15-20 years. We can look forward to equally great changes towards 2030. Read more about...
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