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Current Meeting & Topic Schedule

Regular Meetings are Saturdays from 9:30-11:30 AM   Directions

Knights of Columbus Building - Meeting Room, 1114 American Blvd West, Bloomington, MN 

 

 

Chapter Board Meeting 

April  Wednesday 6:30 - 8:30 pm KoC 

Everyone Welcome

 

April 28, 2012

Social Political Education

Title:        Ten or Eleven ideas that can change your life

Speaker:  Brian K Toren

Abstract:  Ten ideas that can change your life (plus one other)

In this SIG we will discus several ideas in social environment economics (and some technical( that can affect your future. Topics Include:

• Our Wimpy Economy
*  Living Alone 
*  Privacy in Public
*  Information in the Cloud 
*  Foods That Last Forever 
*  The End of Nature

*  The rise of the "Nons"

After each topic, time will be used to list and discuss some positive and negative consequences of these ideas.

 

May 5, 2012

Future Studies

Title:             Preparing a Talk for the Futurists

Presenter:     David Keenan

Abstract:       This session will cover guidelines, recommendations, tools and tricks that I use to research and prepare presentations for the Futurists.

 

May 12, 2012

Economic Futures SIG

Title:          Black Swan Economics - N. Taleb 

Presenter:  G. Kubik

Abstract:      coming soon

 

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May 26, 2012

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June 9, 2012

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June 30, 2012

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July 28, 2012

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Aug 25, 2012

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Creativity Futures - How recent discoveries about how people are more or less creative, as discussed by Jonah Lehrer in his book 'Imagine: How Creativity Works' and what application of these ideas could mean for the future.  David Keenan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Topics Pending for 2012

Future schedule work in progress

Roundtable: Tech Breakthrough Forecasts for 2015-2020

See topics awaiting dates above.

 

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