Strategic Foresight and Innovation

MIT Press | Free Access to Journal Content

MIT Press offers free access to their journals content until August 31st, 2021: https://direct.mit.edu/journals/pages/browse-by-title - via Greg Van Alstyne

Design Jam: TPL Voice Assistant

Toronto Public Library invites you to participate in a 2-hour hands-on online workshop to support Voice Tech Global's community project to build a voice assistant for TPL. Voice Tech Global is a volunteer-driven organization consisting of individuals interested in voice assistant technology.

Sat Mar 20, 2021
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
120 mins

If you are curious about chatbots and voice assistants this is your chance to get hands-on experience in designing them and take a look under the hood to see how they work. No experience is necessary for this event- it will include a tutorial and breakout group Design Jam.

Design Jam: TPL Voice Assistant Toronto Public Library invites you to participate in a 2-hour hands-on online workshop to support Voice Tech Global's community project to build a voice assistant for TPL. Voice Tech Global is a volunteer-driven organization consisting of individuals interested in voice assistant technology.

Shaping the New Normal: Youth Led Discussions For Enabling Caribbean Recovery & Resilience

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shaping-the-new-normal-youth-led-discussions-enabling-regional-recovery-tickets-115108817572

The Institute of Caribbean Studies has partnered with CARICOM, and Jamaica-based Caribbean Development Foresight Institute (CDFI) to host a virtual forum called "Shaping the New Normal: Youth Led Discussions For Enabling Caribbean Recovery & Resilience". The forum is on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 from 12-3 PM GMT-5 (Jamaica)/ 1-4 PM GMT-4 (Barbados).

This forum serves to discuss challenges facing the youth of the region, and post COVID recovery and resilience specifically in access to health (with a focus on mental health), education continuity and regeneration, and economic empowerment (access to jobs and entrepreneurial development). - via Greg Van Alstyne

SHAPING THE NEW NORMAL: YOUTH LED DISCUSSIONS ENABLING REGIONAL RECOVERY An event gathering youth voices in the Caribbean to discuss challenges in the region, and post COVID recovery and resilience

OCAD U's Strategic Foresight and Innovation (SFI) students win first and second prizes in the "Masters Individual Awards" and "Masters Alternative Media Awards" categories - and first prize in the "Masters Group Awards" prestigious competition at the Association of Professional Futurists (APF):

> https://www.apf.org/page/AwardWinners

Strongly Sustainable Business Model Group | How Business can THRIVE

Everyone is welcome to tune in to the next SSBMG 90 min presentation on Jan 14 - starting at 13h30 PST (UTC-7) / 16h30 EST, at the shared in-person video conference @ OCAD U, or remotely:

Remote attendance - http://meeting.SSBMG.com
In-person conference - Room RHB 322, OCAD University, 230 Richmond St West

This month our speaker is Morris Fedeli, doctoral researcher at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia, and practitioner with three decades of industry experience in helping organizations achieve success through the application of new emerging innovative business models and technologies.

Offering a unique Australasian perspective, with experience across three continents and degrees in mathematics, science, computing, business and project management, his research interest and passion lie in sustainable business innovation strategies for a prosperous society. Website at http://www.fedeli.nu

Hope to see you there! - via Peter Jones