Activists: How passion will change our world and impact of terrorism.
Futurist Topics - Future Trends
Radical political forces, activism, terrorism and single issues. Carbon trading? Global warming? Environment? Discrimination and social justice? Democracy what kind of system is best? Are other systems of government more appropriate in some emerging economies? Different systems of democracy. How democracy could work for a global government based loosely around the UN / United Nations. Should the majority global population have power to alter how the global village is run on ...
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The Future of Business - Videos
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News that is going to change our business world - large number of future related videos by Dr. Patrick Dixon. Click for more.
Future of Books & Publishing
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"Future of paper and printed media in an online world" - Video
Many have predicted the death of books in a digital age, but the fact is that more book titles are published today than ever, with increasing numbers sold online.
Article by Dr Patrick Dixon in 1998
The Future of the European Union
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Try to imagine what historians will write about Europe in the year 2100. Did integration succeeed in preventing a Third World War - as was the hope of the founders of the European Union? How stable was the Union after expansion to include many former Eastern bloc nations? What was the outcome of major showdowns between The Federal States of Europe and America through 2020-2030? How did the Union cope with massive influx of foreign nationals? What happened to national parliaments, laws, markets, languages and cultures? Major challenges to the future of Europe lie ahead. If the great experiment succeeds, it will create an economic, political and military force to pose real challenges to the United States, with its enlargement to 25 countries and a population approaching 500 million.
The Future of the Coffee Industry
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A Future of Coffee Industry presentation by Dr Patrick Dixon for the European Coffee Federation posed huge questions about the future of coffee as a consumer product in a world increasingly concerned about values, ethics and image.
Clash of Cultures
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"Greatest force in nations, markets, business: TRIBALISM"
Lunchtime Plenary Speech by Dr Patrick Dixon, for Fortune event New York November 7th 2001, close to Ground Zero. Dr Dixon has been ranked as one of the 20 most influential business thinkers alive today (Thinkers50 - 2005 survey) and is author of Building a Better Business.
Growing Reaction Against Globalisation
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Reactions against globalisation will threaten international trade and economic growt. Expect calls to grow for trade barriers in some nations, with retaliation by others. Despite these things, expect huge growth in volume and value of imported or exported goods and services, especially between emerging economies such as India or China.
Another Tsunami? Pictures, videos, facts, maps, tables
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Tsunamis in the past, Tsunami facts, history, pictures, charts and photos, Tsunami sattellite images, Tsunami videos, what is a Tsunami and how are Tsunamis caused? How lives can be saved in future. We never know when a major earthqake will happen. Tsunami waves travel very fast, and it is impossible to provide warnings for those very close to the earthquake zone which generates the wave.
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The swing against "free love"
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Married couples in future can expect adultery to be a normal part of their lives. Commitment should be based on mutual needs rather than romantic love. Those are the views of Professor Carol Smart of Leeds University.
(Archive material - published feature Daily Telepgraph in 1996).
Newspapers Future - online threat? Futurist Q&A
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Q via http://www.twitter.com/patrickdixon on future of newspapers, magazines and traditional print media. Impact of online news channels, Twitter and other web media on newspaper readership, circulation, subscription and advertising revenues. Growth of newspaper readership in India and other emerging economies with fall in developed economies. Niche markets for magazines. Comment by keynote conference speaker and Futurist Patrick Dixon in response to questions via Twitter.
War on Terrorism
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Living with Fear and Uncertainty in a Changing World of Terrorism
Violent tribalism and terrorism will be fed by globalization and injustice
Most terrorism attacks on America will be against corporations and citizens
In less than half an hour our world was changed.
True Impact of World Trade Centre Pictures
Never before have five men armed with razor blades and pocket knives demonstrated such power. Never before have ordinary men and women realized just how easy it is for a single act of terrorism to destroy the confidence of a nation as well as the corner of a great city. And confidence is everything. The terrorist events themselves in biological terms were pin-pricks - with very few deaths in relation to the entire population of America. But the psychological impact of terrorism on that day will be felt for more than a generation.
The Real Cost of Divorce
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Divorce so often means broken promises, wrecked relationships and broken children. However the real answer to human happiness is not fiddling about with new laws, but teaching people how to stay in love. We need to encourage better partner choice, stronger relationships, and early access to expert help, bringing practical compassion not judgement. Ten years ago any politician that talked about "family values" was ridiculed as a right wing extremist. Now everyone is doing it. John Major and Tony Blair both see family life as centre stage, without which society will perish.
The Truth about the War with Iraq
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We can debate the morality and chaotic aftermath of the 2003 Iraq War, and miss the bigger picture, which is far wider than the post 9/11 war against terror, or the current crisis among Palestinians and Israelis, or the situation in Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, or the convulsions in the UN and the EU, or US global dominance and accusations of aggressive imperialism.
Article Written May 2003.
Asian currency crisis: speed of globalisation
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What is globalisation? For the first time in history almost the entire world population lives in a global capitalist system with the aim of free movement of goods and services. The drive for globalisation is economic growth and prosperity, especially for poorer nations whose economies have often been the most restrictive in the past.
Drumcree - Good Friday agreement - 10th April 1998
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Drumcree - Orange Order - the Future
Tribalism in Ulster and Europe
RealVideo Presentation.
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Cost of Free Love
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Free sex and broken relationships are costing us a fortune - up to £9 billion a year. For that you could pay for a quarter of the health service or 5,000 primary schools.
Article written in 1998.
Future of Church and Society
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The Future of the Church and Society.
Interview with Dr Patrick Dixon by Jordon Cooper (2003) - "The Ooze" online Christian magazine, which has 50,000 visitors a day.
Cyberchurch - feature
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Churches are grabbing cyberspace and using web pages to promote the Christian. The internet is perhaps the largest single library in the world of Christian resources with over six million references to Christianity plus thousands of hours of worship and ministry audio and video, not including many live Web TV broadcasts every week and continuous radio station feeds. And every few months the library doubles in size.
Cyberchurch - what Christians are doing on the net
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Many people who have read the book "Cyberchurch" (P. Dixon, publ. Kingsway) are asking for more: lists of interesting or helpful sites for those wishing to track what churches, Christian organisations and individuals are doing on the net. Here are some listed by Prime Time America and other groups. Inclusion of a site on this list should not be taken in any way whatever as an endorsement for the contents of the site. All sites below were family-friendly and valid as of 13 March 1998.
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Democracy: is democracy always best form of government?
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Democratic models of government may not always be best. Risks from trying to impose a Western developed nation model on rest of world. Need to respect different political traditions, forms of government and cultural differences. Seeking to impose democratic system can be seen as form of cultural imperialism.Read more: Democracy: is democracy always best form of government?
Rural India: impact of urban migration
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Expect massive urban migration to cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Madras, Bangalore and expansion of slum dwellings in megacities. At the same time expect rapid infrastructure investment with new roads, power, water and electricity supplies – as these cities expand. Depopulation of rural areas. Keynote conference speaker Patrick Dixon at Stein Am Rhein Leadership Summit – questions and answers facilitated by Professor Prabhu Guptara.
