Robot Burger Bar | Momentum Machines

http://momentummachines.com/gallery/


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Cutting out housekeeping service - the new Ryan Air model of cost cutting

Cutting out or Removal and Segmentation - another example of TRIZ innovation?

http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/mobile/articles.aspx?articleid=9575


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Four African Teenage Girls Create a Pee-Powered Generator | Living on GOOD

TRIZ principal Turning lemons into lemonade
http://m.good.is/posts/four-african-teenage-girls-create-a-pee-powered-generator/?utm_campaign=goodtweet&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

(Source: https://twitter.com/GOOD/status/280570637188227073)


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SolarKiosk: Mobile Modular Power for Really Remote Areas | Business on GOOD

http://m.good.is/posts/solarkiosk-mobile-modular-power-for-really-remote-areas?utm_campaign=goodtweet&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

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Business Insider Ford's Futurist predicts

http://www.businessinsider.com/fords-biggest-trends-for-2013-2012-12?0=warroom

(Source: https://twitter.com/Theyear2030/status/277059091686387712)


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Replacing Doctors with Technology

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/12/04/technology-doctors-khosla/

(Source: https://twitter.com/Theyear2030/status/276691564686868481)


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THE FUTURIST Magazine Releases Its Top 10 Forecasts for 2013

https://www.wfs.org/blogs/ptucker/futurist-magazine-releases-its-top-10-forecasts-for-2013-and-beyond


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3D Printing and the Incremental Greening of Our Lives | Technology on GOOD

http://m.good.is/posts/3d-printing-and-the-incremental-greening-of-our-lives/

(Source: https://twitter.com/GOOD/status/274665372702097408)


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100 Urban Trends to watch

http://m.fastcoexist.com/?m=fastcoexist/node/1680902&url=http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680902/100-urban-trends-that-you-should-know-about


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Top 10 Hospitality Industry Trends for 2013 | By Robert A. Rauch

http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000392/4058659.html

(Source: https://twitter.com/EdgeHotelSchool/status/274140528587710464)


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Special Report - 20 Forecasts for 2013-2025

http://www.wfs.org/next25/

(Source: https://twitter.com/WorldFutureSoc/status/273521788787507200)


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Technomic identifies five U.K. restaurant trends for 2013

http://www.hospitality-industry.com/index.php/news/comments/technomic_identifies_five_u.k._restaurant_trends_for_2013/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_term=hospitality,+hotels,+restaurant&utm_content=Hospitality+news+and+resource+directory

(Source: https://twitter.com/EdgeHotelSchool/status/273370750449221632)


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Momentum Machines | The Next Industrial Revolution

http://momentummachines.com/#team


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The New San Francisco Restaurant Where The Food Is Cooked By Robots

http://elitedaily.com/elite/2012/san-francisco-restaurant-food-cooked-by-robots/


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From: Bruce Lloyd <info@shapingtomorrow.com>
Date: 13 November 2012 17:14:15 GMT
To: Dvw@gmx.co.uk
Subject: Trend Alert

Trend Alert	13 November 2012
The future of work The where, when, how, what and who of work and the workforce are experiencing changes the combined impacts of which will be significant for almost all organisations whatever their size, sector or markets. To compete effectively, organisations need to understand the scale of these changes and explore the implications of these trends impacting all aspects of the organisation from sales to operations and everything in between. Workers too need to chart their future careers by knowing the likely opportunities and risks presented by changing markets, industries and employment models.   What is changing? Major changes in both the nature and skills required of the workers and the dynamics in the global labour market are creating both uncertainty and opportunity. For decades work has been moving from developed to developing economies, this shift is starting to slow and in some cases reverse.  The rationale for locating manufacturing and service operations overseas is not as clear due to a number of factors including rising labour costs, less reliance on labour due to more automation, and rising transport costs.  For many industries and markets the risks are rising and the rewards are dwindling.  Research and statistics show service roles and manufacturing returning to advanced economies. Advances in technology are enabling the next wave of automation and changing the dynamics of using humans and machines to deliver services and produce products.  Virtualisation, telecommuting, and advances in robotics have reached a level of maturity which enables organisations to realise benefits from pursuing technological solutions.  It is changing both what tasks and roles humans now perform and influencing decisions about where to locate aspects of the organisation.  Sourcing skills from the global labour market is changing:  demand for skilled and unskilled labour as well of the cost and availability of labour is changing both in terms of location and numbers.  Companies that made strategic decisions only a couple of years ago to locate operations abroad due to labour costs and availability have found the rationale for their decision no longer exists.  Numbers of unemployed are rising, at the same time organisations report the inability to fill open positions indicating that skills available are not matching employer demand.  Depending on industry and geography this may be a temporary imbalance or indicative of fundamental changes in the labour market.  Many organisations are changing their training and recruitment strategies to ensure the skills they need will be available in the future. For those people about to enter the workforce or displaced workers, understanding the skills and capabilities that will be in demand can increase both job security and also income levels.  There are still large numbers of students focusing on skills and jobs that are declining in demand and large numbers of workers at risk in industries and roles that are becoming redundant.   Why is this important? Few things are more important than labour to an organisation when determining where to locate operations, deciding which markets to pursue for expansion or contraction, acquiring or selling all or part of a business and ensuring future success.   The quality of the workforce, the ability to service customers, and sales channels utilised are all directly related to and impacted by the workforce.  Failing to understand, anticipate and manage changes in the workforce and labour market can be costly to an organisation or it can deliver huge rewards. For example, moving customer service or manufacturing operations overseas, only to move them back again can be costly in terms of damage to a brand, the negative impact on productivity and hinder the ability to attract quality workers to an organisation.  Common reasons for reversing outsourcing and off-shoring decisions include labour availability, costs, and quality issues all of which are directly related to labour.  Understanding how the workforce and labour market dynamics are changing and then exploring the implications of issues such as outsourcing reduces the chances of making costly mistakes. It is about investing in what is so often described as a company's most important asset.	Author Elizabeth Rudd FutureNous   Buy Full Report     Feedback We hope this newsletter stirs your curiosity and provides new perspectives on emerging issues facing you. Please give us your feedback so that we can serve you better.   Ask We provide full and free coaching by telephone and via Skype on a 24*7 basis. Please contact us to arrange a suitable date and time when you can call us.

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Emergent Futures Tumblelog

http://emergentfutures.tumblr.com/post/28592033188/futuristgerd-via-what-happened-to-the-future

How Google is becoming an extension of your mind - CNET Mobile

http://m.cnet.com/news/how-google-is-becoming-an-extension-of-your-mind/57470853

Does dedicated innovation time work? « Scott Berkun

http://www.scottberkun.com/blog/2012/does-dedicated-time-work/

Sharing Vimeo Video

Please check out this video on vimeo http://vimeo.com/46304267

Sight [a Short Sci Fi Film]

http://www.singularityweblog.com/sight-a-short-sci-fi-film/

How Companies Will Googlefy Your Career - Michael Schrage - Harvard Business Review

http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/07/your_hireability_and_promotabi.html?awid=5120283700181978878-3271

Style on a budget is key in European hotels battle

http://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/idINL6E8IIFM020120726?irpc=932

Emergent Futures Tumblelog

http://emergentfutures.tumblr.com/post/27941109000/futurescope-artificial-jellyfish-created-from

Matt Mills: Image recognition that triggers augmented reality | Video on TED.com

http://www.ted.com/talks/matt_mills_image_recognition_that_triggers_augmented_reality.html

The Individual in a Networked World: Two Scenarios | World Future Society

http://www.wfs.org/futurist/july-august-2012-vol-46-no-4/individual-networked-world-two-scenarios

Emergent Futures Tumblelog

http://emergentfutures.tumblr.com/post/27287865708/futuristgerd-theeconomist-daily-chart

DARPA’s Robot Cheetah Can Outrace Humans; Be Glad It’s On Our Side | Geeks of Doom

http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/03/06/darpas-robot-cheetah-can-outrace-humans-be-glad-its-on-our-side/?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_25425

A Community's Twist on Genetic Tests - WSJ.com

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304441404577482883792957586.html?mod=ITP_pageone_1&utm_source=buffer&buffer_share=89bc3

PredPol a bit like Minority Report

http://www.predpol.com/

Here Come The Profits | The 2012 edition of Trends® Survey | By Robert Mandelbaum

http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000320/4056924.html

Four Seasons Hotel Toronto to Rebrand with Next Gen Self Serve Tech | News | Hospitality Magazine (HT)

http://hospitalitytechnology.edgl.com/news/Four-Seasons-Hotel-Toronto-to-Rebrand-with-Next-Gen-Self-Serve-Tech81205?rssid=Article81205&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Email hindering work

www.businessinsider.com/emailing-is-bad-for-your-health-2012-7

Hyatt

ehotelier.com/hospitality-news/item.php?id=23636_0_11_0_C&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ehotelier+%28eHotelier+Global+Hospitality+News%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Wired views on Tourisms future

www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2012/08/start/the-big-question-what-is-the-future-of-travel-and-tourism

Summary - Science Fair 2012: Project 8c8c0d417e5c79188c77b8e0826a073416cb7159-1332380287-14

https://sites.google.com/a/googlesciencefair.com/science-fair-2012-project-8c8c0d417e5c79188c77b8e0826a073416cb7159-1332380287-14/home

Cheap flights

www.tnooz.com/2012/07/13/news/cheapoair-sum-up-us-travel-trends-in-early-july-infographic?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Mm Hotels?

matadornetwork.com/trips/igloos-castles-sewage-pipes-and-survival-pods-the-worlds-10-weirdest-hotels

Audioboo from BT Lesley Gavin

http://audioboo.fm/boos/46654-interview-with-lesley-gavin-bt-futurologist

Faith Popcorn's eye on New York trending

http://www.slideshare.net/fpbrtrend/trendtrek-752012

Sleep rooms!

http://i.gadling.com/2012/06/30/five-hotels-with-unique-sleep-programs/

Olympic tourist effects

http://www.economist.com/node/21557776?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/the_rings_cycle

hotels for sale

http://mobile.bighospitality.co.uk/Business/UK-mid-market-hotel-sector-faces-further-consolidation-says-HVS-London

Innovation advice

http://www.openforum.com/articles/guy-kawasakis-5-innovation-tips?extlink=em-openf-SBdaily

Chinese tourists

http://www.tnooz.com/2012/07/02/news/behold-the-tech-savvy-young-and-affluent-chinese-traveller-coming-to-a-country-near-you/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

@davidvwood, 01/07/2012 20:18

David Wood (@davidvwood) 01/07/2012 20:18 In the future you will be able to choose your dreams. Tax sleep now 2 save a World from total slumber as everything taxable will be a dream.

Trends from Blade Runner

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18026277

Sustainability

http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680109/four-concepts-for-the-future-that-could-create-a-more-sustainable-world

Chinese tourist growth

http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?m_id=_rdm~Abn&w_id=7982&news_id=2002041

Marvel augments your comics' reality - CNET Mobile

http://m.cnet.com/news/marvel-augments-your-comics-reality/57394694

Mind uploading

http://www.worldscinet.com/ijmc/04/0401/S17938430120401.html

How To Be More Creative | Infographic

http://theultralinx.com/2012/06/creative-infographic.html

Article: Bring Your Hotel Room Home With You: Discover & Deliver Sources Hotel Furniture For Your Abode

Bring Your Hotel Room Home With You: Discover & Deliver Sources Hotel Furniture For Your Abode
http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/6/22/125449/115/hotels/Bring_Your_Hotel_Room_Home_With_You:_Discover_&_Deliver_Sources_Hotel_Furniture_For_Your_Abode

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LILY ALLEN - THE FEAR LYRICS

Memes and Brailling
http://www.metrolyrics.com/the-fear-lyrics-lily-allen.html

TREND HUNTER - #1 in Trends - Fashion Trends, Tech, Style, Design, Pop Culture and Marketing

http://www.trendhunter.com/#60

NY rooftop farm

http://sustainablecitiescollective.com/stephendelpercio/42800/nyc-s-urban-rooftop-farming-boom-continue-world-s-largest-bronx

Huffington Post article: Medical Tourism Tips For Americans Thinking Of Overseas Treatment

From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/01/medical-tourism-tips-advantages-disadvantages_n_1561408.html

Getting social in the Supermarket

http://m.pinterest.com/pin/199284352231669598/

How to improve hotels

http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000320/4056435.html

Robots keep students attention

http://m.good.is/post/can-mind-reading-robots-help-students-pay-attention/

Hotel chains improve standards in independent, boutique hotels

http://mobile.bighospitality.co.uk/Business/Hotel-chains-push-up-standards-in-independent-venues?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bighospitality%2Fnews+%28BigHospitality%3A+Latest+News%29

Hotels close to supermarkets with whole foods!

http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/post/2012/05/whole-foods-trader-joes-specialty-markets-hotel-guests/692368/1

Infographic : Hate to Wait: Why A Delay in Service May Cost You Local Shoppers

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Hate to Wait: Why A Delay in Service May Cost You Local Shoppers
http://milo.com/blog/hate-to-wait-why-a-delay-in-service-may-cost-you-local-shoppers/

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TED on things that make themselvès

Skylar Tibbits: Can we make things that make themselves? #TED : http://on.ted.com/C6wc

Bill Clinton at TED on rebuilding Rwanda

Bill Clinton on rebuilding Rwanda #TED : http://on.ted.com/C6wh

Course outline

[SimpleMind] Trend 2 Mind Map

Trend 2 Mind Map

Election prediction using sentiment mining

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9239077/Twitter-data-predicts-Boris-Johnson-victory.html

Relaxing and learning at the same time: new trend for travelers - NY Daily News

http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/relaxing-learning-time-trend-travelers-article-1.1068618?localLinksEnabled=false

Rudest Nations In The World French and Russians still the rudest, Chinese placed fifth - eTurboNews.com

http://www.eturbonews.com/28583/french-and-russians-still-rudest-chinese-placed-fifth

10 Tourism Trends

http://www.tourism-review.com/top-10-hospitality-industry-trends-news3212

Teaching new skills a new hotel differentiator

http://travel.usatoday.com/hotels/story/2012-04-16/Want-to-learn-to-play-chess-mix-a-drink-Check-into-a-hotel/54325172/1

Report on industry growth

http://www.ibisworld.com/mediacenter/pdf.aspx?file=Fastest+Growing+Industries.pdf

Hottest growth products in US

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/the-top-10-fastest-growing-us-industries-hint-think-hot-sauce/2012/04/17/gIQAqzZpNT_blog.html

Cater2me concept

http://m.techcrunch.com/2012/04/08/cater2-me-betakitchen/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&%23038;utm_campaign=Feed:+Techcrunch+(TechCrunch)

Infographic : A Year In The Wallet

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A Year In The Wallet
http://milo.com/blog/a-year-in-the-wallet-2/

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Big Data Changing the Business Frontier

Big Data Changing the Business Frontier
http://wikibon.org/blog/big-data-changing-the-business-frontier/

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This is from a Harvard article

http://hbr.org/2012/04/the-new-science-of-building-great-teams/ar/1?referral=00134

USA restaurant staff pay guide

http://rocunited.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ROCDinersGuide_6-1.pdf

6 Habits of Strategic Thinkers

http://www.inc.com/paul-schoemaker/6-Habits-of-Strategic-Thinkers.html

Heath Tea vs Coffee

http://inspirationfeed.com/inspiration/infographics/the-health-benefits-of-tea-vs-coffee-infographic/

Is tourism struggling?

http://m.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/the-morning-briefing-struggling-tourism-mass-cancellations-global-hotspots/24553

Big data use - I know, I think

http://gigaom.com/2012/03/11/10-ways-big-data-is-changing-everything/

Eco city China

http://m.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/first-residents-move-into-chinese-8220eco-city-8221/24410

How to Become the Engineers of Our Own Evolution | Science & Nature | Smithsonian Magazine

How to Become the Engineers of Our Own Evolution | Science & Nature | Smithsonian Magazine
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/How-to-Become-the-Engineers-of-Our-Own-Evolution.html?device=iphone

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HR using Big Data

http://www.forbes.com/sites/joshbersin/2012/02/29/how-bigdata-tools-helps-hr-understand-you/

Chaos

http://book.trendhunter.com/issue/42053/0

Emedical app Infographics

http://mashable.com/2012/03/12/mobile-health/

Problem solving

http://www.kurzweilai.net/stumped-by-a-problem-the-generic-parts-technique-technique-unsticks-you

Future advice

http://www.wfs.org/content/eye-storm-advice-future

Amadeus tries Futurism!

http://www.newmediatrendwatch.com/news/938-a-new-amadeus-report-outlines-the-future-of-travel

iPad in commerce!

http://mashable.com/2012/03/05/business-uses-ipad/

Ikea home - European design in feet and inches!!

http://ideaboxprefab.blogspot.com/?m=1

Service beats price

http://mobile.bighospitality.co.uk//Business/Service-remains-more-important-to-restaurant-diners-than-pricing/?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%2BDaily&c=o1xi1C/oJy9BAZj3GgKn%2BK77V1aggQev

Split Personality Hotel Room

@PopcornBrains tweeted:

Split Personality Hotel Room Decor Is Half Street Art, Half Blank Canvas [Pics] http://t.co/0Rk7p5BT

4 March 2012 23:00:06
http://twitter.com/PopcornBrains/status/176441919965106176

Social media crime solver!

http://mashable.com/2012/03/01/facebook-crimes/

life expectance of uk male

Compute 'life expectance of uk male' with the Wolfram|Alpha website or iPhone/iPad app.

DigiMo Cracks The Code: Mobile Payments With No Point Of Sale Changes

DigiMo Cracks The Code: Mobile Payments With No Point Of Sale Changes
http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/29/digimo-cracks-the-code-mobile-payments-with-no-point-of-sale-changes/

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Elon studies the future of

Elon studies the future of
http://www.elon.edu/e-net/Note.aspx?max=50&board_ids=5,58&id=958393

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Removing Google personal history

http://mashable.com/2012/02/29/take-control-over-google-privacy/

London Boutique selection offers

http://londonhotelsinsight.com/2009/05/18/london-shopping-part-2-where-to-stay/the-beaufort-london/

Water infographic

http://www.foodandtechconnect.com/site/2012/02/24/infographics-of-the-week-water-footprint-of-humanity/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foodtechconnect+%28Food%2BTech+Connect%29

Cutting the cost of solar power

http://www.kurzweilai.net/making-solar-power-competitive-with-coal

Clothes generate electricity

http://mashable.com/2012/02/24/power-felt/

Future Predictions: “The World in 2030″

Future Predictions: "The World in 2030″
http://futurepredictions.com/2012/02/future-predictions-the-world-in-2030/

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Article: Synthetic meat grown in Dutch lab

Synthetic meat grown in Dutch lab
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16972761

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Google Caught Tracking iPhone Users By Evading Safari’s Safeguards

Google Caught Tracking iPhone Users By Evading Safari's Safeguards
http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/iphone-news/google-caught-tracking-iphone-users-by-evading-safaris-safeguards/

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2012: The Year Analytics Means Business | Business Analytics

2012: The Year Analytics Means Business | Business Analytics

Campus-themed Internet memes go viral | Inside Higher Ed

Campus-themed Internet memes go viral | Inside Higher Ed

Consumers Plan to Travel More in 2012

Consumers Plan to Travel More in 2012 http://smf.is/1GkR8K (via @summify)

Sweden builds 18-story greenhouse

Sweden builds 18-story greenhouse http://smf.is/1Ggihj (via @summify)

Tech tool trends for restaurants

http://www.foodandtechconnect.com/site/2012/02/13/surveys-of-chefs-and-consumers-find-technology-use-but-more-info-is-needed-survey/

Vertical farm on the horizon

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/13/worlds-1st-plantagon-greenhouse-for-urban-farming-under-construction-in-sweden/

Article: 20 Ways The Recession Has Changed How Young Adults See The World

20 Ways The Recession Has Changed How Young Adults See The World
http://www.businessinsider.com/20-ways-the-recession-has-changed-how-young-adults-see-the-world-2012-2

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innovation and design | Duarte Blog

innovation and design | Duarte Blog
http://blog.duarte.com/2012/02/the-visual-thinking-revolution-is-here/innovation-and-design/

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2 Billion Jobs to Disappear by 2030

http://www.futuristspeaker.com/2012/02/2-billion-jobs-to-disappear-by-2030/

Vigilante consumer!

http://www.foodandtechconnect.com/site/2012/02/07/chemical-cuisine-app-makes-understanding-food-additives-easier/

Food safety and traceability video

http://rfid.net/applications/foodsafety

TRIZ - Composite materials?

http://m.smartplanet.com/blog/rethinking-healthcare/paralyzed-rats-walk-days-after-nerve-reattachment/7882

Zero Energy Homes

http://mashable.com/2012/02/08/zero-energy-home/

Try out chef restaurant

https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/drt/si?p=CAEYta-U-gQ&ut=AFAKxlQAAAAATzKmOf39qYRJQywIGcxkY3xzqIGnK97L

Prediction Provides Questions;... (blogs.gartner.com)

Prediction Provides Questions; Not Answers
http://blogs.gartner.com/rob-addy/2012/02/06/prediction-provides-questions-not-answers/

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TripAdvisor Survey Reveals Wi-Fi is Tops in U.S. While Turndown Service is Thing of the Past - MarketWatch

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tripadvisor-survey-reveals-wi-fi-is-tops-in-us-while-turndown-service-is-thing-of-the-past-2012-01-31?reflink=MW_news_stmp

@mashable, 06/02/2012 06:35

Pete Cashmore (@mashable) 06/02/2012 06:35 The Internet's responsible for 21% of economic growth in wealthy countries, reports @charlie_white - on.mash.to/yOaust

Craft Booze

http://m.good.is/post/why-craft-booze-is-booming/

Article: Bottom Line - Do you think the economy has turned the corner?

Bottom Line - Do you think the economy has turned the corner?
http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/03/10309691-do-you-think-the-economy-has-turned-the-corner

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I Know - Health spa market size

http://www.prweb.com/releases/health_spas_massage/acupuncture_anti-aging/prweb9161362.htm

TED: Homaro Cantu + Ben Roche: Cooking as alchemy - Homaro Cantu / Ben Roche (2011)

Check out this video.
http://showyou.com/v/h:-cPQZtBzJszeUj-t?u=avidday

I know - phones overtake personal computers

http://m.engadget.com/default/article.do?artUrl=http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/03/canalys-more-smartphones-than-pcs-shipped-in-2011/&category=classic&postPage=1

@mashable, 03/02/2012 20:03

Pete Cashmore (@mashable) 03/02/2012 20:03 Is This The Future of Touchscreen Tech? New Video Will Blow Your Mind - on.mash.to/zdXsea

Fungi Discovered In The Amazon Will Eat Your Plastic

Fungi Discovered In The Amazon Will Eat Your Plastic http://smf.is/1FrKvT (via @summify)

Some interactive economic charts

http://visual.ly/european-economic-data?view=true

@FaithPopcorn, 02/02/2012 16:19

Faith Popcorn (@FaithPopcorn) 02/02/2012 16:19 Just about to sit down with @BloombergTV and tell them all about #TheSheChange: bit.ly/SheChange

GM crops

http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nclimate1373.html

Tokyo restaurant has dieticians

http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/dieticians-tokyo-restaurant.html

trend setting cuisines and chefs for 2012 | News | The Food People

trend setting cuisines and chefs for 2012 | News | The Food People

Street Food | The Food People

Street Food | The Food People

Article: High-Powered Plasma Turns Garbage Into Gas

High-Powered Plasma Turns Garbage Into Gas
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2012/01/ff_trashblaster/

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Fwd: Google Alert - hotel trends

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From: Google Alerts <googlealerts-noreply@google.com>
Date: 30 January 2012 21:49:54 CET
To: thehospitalitybiz@gmail.com
Subject: Google Alert - hotel trends

News 10 new results for hotel trends

Hotel Development Trends 2012 Hotel News Resource The expectations of US hospitality executives have tempered, but the overwhelming majority remain bullish on the marketplace as investors look to pick up where they left off in 2011 – hunting for deals, according to the DLA Piper 2012 Hospitality ... See all stories on this topic »

Hotel Development Trends 2011 - Property Transactions Increased 62.8% over 2010 Hotel News Resource Total hotel property transactions in 2011 amounted to US$14.0 billion, compared to $8.6 billion in 2010, according to data from STR Analytics. This is a 62.8-percent increase over 2010. The average price per key in 2011 was US$200000, compared with ... See all stories on this topic » Hotel News Resource

Hotel managers labor to control labor. 4Hoteliers In aggregate, the participants in PKF Hospitality Research's (PKF-HR) 2011 Trends® in the Hotel Industry survey saw their rooms revenue (RevPAR) rise 5.3 percent, the result of a 6.2 percent increase in the number of rooms occupied and a 0.9 percent ... See all stories on this topic »

Trends in luxury ADR premiums Hotel News Now (blog) One indicator we watch to judge the health of the industry and the speed of a recovery is the average-daily-rate premium luxury hotels command over upper-upscale hotels. Traditionally, there is a clear bifurcation between hotels in different ... See all stories on this topic » Hotel News Now (blog)

What are the winning Whatcom wedding trends for 2012? Bellingham Herald "One of the big trends is the intimate, understated wedding like in our hotel living room overlooking the bay. "There might be a small, quick ceremony for less than 50, followed by champagne and desserts with a string quartet. See all stories on this topic » Bellingham Herald

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Provides 2012 Outlook MarketWatch (press release) "We expect that 2012 will be a very good year for the overall hotel industry, with the continuation of these positive trends. We're forecasting US industry RevPAR to increase between 6% and 8% over 2011. Our portfolio, comprised of high quality hotels ... See all stories on this topic »

CHECKING IN: Despite Volatility, Hotel Performance, Outlook Improving CoStar Group By Mark Heschmeyer Lodging demand trends continue on a solid recovery trajectory, despite heightened global macroeconomic risk stemming from European sovereign debt concerns and a slowdown in China, according to a bevy of reports that hit the market ... See all stories on this topic »

Mixed fortunes for UK hotel sector in 2011 as London-Provinces gap widens BigHospitality.co.uk "While the profit growth was more moderate than in 2010, it shows that hotels can buck the economic trends. "The 13.9 per cent increase in profitability levels achieved in 2010 was always going to be a hard act to follow, but London hoteliers have ... See all stories on this topic » BigHospitality.co.uk

Turkey is best in 2011 Hotel Performances Focus on Travel News MKG Hospitality's December and end-of-year hotel results are out for the Middle East & North African regions, showing clear-cut trends and a division in hotel performances. Turkey, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are easily the best performing markets. See all stories on this topic »

Room Key CEO Aims to Add More Hotels to Website Washington Post 30 (Bloomberg) -- John Davis, chief executive officer of Room Key, talks about the launch of and strategy for online hotel search engine Roomkey.com. Room Key is a venture owned by six hotel companies including Hyatt Hotels Corp. and Marriott ... See all stories on this topic »

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The Master List of Worldwide Hotel Openings in 2011 || HotelChatter

The Master List of Worldwide Hotel Openings in 2011 || HotelChatter

New York potential roof top farm land

http://grist.org/list/new-york-city-could-open-up-1200-acres-of-rooftops-for-farming/

Which economies have leaway?

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2012/01/daily-chart-11?fsrc=scn/tw/te/dc/waitingforthegreenlight

Social graphics

http://www.businessesgrow.com/2012/01/26/forget-demographics-its-all-about-the-socialgraphics/

Shift - manufacture to service

http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2012/01/the-shift-from-manufacturing-to-service-economy/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

@PopcornBrains, 26/01/2012 21:19

BrainReserve (@PopcornBrains) 26/01/2012 21:19 Does Tech-Savvy Beer Store Redefine The Man Cave?j.mp/AqGTgz

MOCOM 2020 - The Future of Mobile Media and Communication

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FScddkTMlTc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Afrographique

http://afrographique.tumblr.com/

Revealed: The FBI Wants to Monitor Social Media

Revealed: The FBI Wants to Monitor Social Media http://smf.is/1EV5cM (via @summify)

Skyscraper farms

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelnoer/2012/01/23/imagining-skyscraper-farms/

The Unstoppable Rise of AirBnB [INFOGRAPHIC] (via Mashable)

http://mashable.com/2012/01/26/airbnb-infographic/

Social media predicting crime

http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/minority-report-is-real-fbi-wants-to-use-social-networks-to-prevent-future-crime/

Vigilante consumer

http://www.kurzweilai.net/hactivists-retaliate-for-doj-takedown-of-file-sharing-site

Star Trek products!

http://mashable.com/2012/01/23/star-trek-medical-scanner/

Eating out in the UK - I know

http://www.hrzns.com/files/Horizons-QuickBite-Jan-2012.pdf

Tsunami and earthquake stimulate innovations

http://m.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-inspire-disaster-fighting-tools/12098

Power from waves

http://m.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jan/23/bicycle-pump-searaser-energy?cat=environment&type=article

@extremefuturist, 22/01/2012 04:07

XFF 2011 (@extremefuturist) 22/01/2012 04:07 Extreme Futurist Fest opening: bit.ly/zDA2XC #XFF

Hormone mimics exercise

http://www.gizmag.com/hormone-mimics-exercise/21150/

Wifi cuffs inks

http://mashable.com/2012/01/20/wi-fi-hotspot-cufflinks/

@PopcornBrains, 21/01/2012 00:58

BrainReserve (@PopcornBrains) 21/01/2012 00:58 Yesterday's Apple Event was awesome! Text books, iBooks Author, new iTunes U! We're smarter already: j.mp/vZ6Gyo

BBC News - CES 2012: Qooq, the tablet served up for cooks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/click_online/9675343.stm

Faith Popcorn update

http://faithpopcorn.com/ContentFiles/PDF/FPBR%20Predictions%202012.pdf

[Infographic] How travel marketers calculate ROI on social media and why the future is mobile

http://simpliflying.com/2012/infographic-how-travel-marketers-calculate-roi-on-social-media-and-why-the-future-is-mobile/

Master Innholders Conference 2012

Http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=jCOd2pd5L_8

Hyatt using IPad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgzhqhwnqwA&sns=em

The social echo chamber enormous Facebook study

http://mobile.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2012/01/online_echo_chambers_a_study_of_250_million_facebook_users_reveals_the_web_isn_t_as_polarized_as_we_thought_.single.html

Apple in education

Pete Cashmore (@mashable) 19/01/2012 23:34 Everything You Need to Know About the Apple for Education Talk - on.mash.to/xmig0Q

Mind altering technology

http://m.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/memoryedit/?utm_source=Contextly&utm_medium=RelatedLinks&utm_campaign=Previous

Clanning - a new begining?

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-09/07/david-rowan-dna

New recreational drugs

http://m.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/11/digital-narcotic-drugs/

On line doctor!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204124204577155162382326848.html

Microchipped rats lead the way that our brains will get programmed

http://mashable.com/2012/01/17/microchips-repair-brain-damage/

£25 computer is here!

http://www.kurzweilai.net/raspberry-pi-starts-manufacturing-an-arm-gnulinux-box-for-25

Icon toppling for Tesco

http://www.goodfuckingidea.com/268/

Advanced Robotic cooking now a reality

http://web.media.mit.edu/~marcelo/cornucopia/

Article: Mind-Reading Armbands - BodyWave Technology at CES 2012 is Mind-Control Without a Headset

Mind-Reading Armbands - BodyWave Technology at CES 2012 is Mind-Control Without a Headset
http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bodywave-technology-at-ces-2012

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Your top 10 predictions for 21... (bbc.co.uk)

Your top 10 predictions for 2112
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16536598

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INFOGRAPHIC: Generation Y, Emp... (allfacebook.com)

INFOGRAPHIC: Generation Y, Employment And Facebook
http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-generation-7-2012-01

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RunKeeper takes next step towa... (gigaom.com)

RunKeeper takes next step towards total health tracking
http://gigaom.com/mobile/runkeeper-takes-next-step-towards-total-health-tracking/

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5 Infographics For SMBs to Che... (smallbiztrends.com)

5 Infographics For SMBs to Check Out
http://smallbiztrends.com/2012/01/smb-infographics.html

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Top ten accommodation trends from boutique hotel experts

http://www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/article/Top-ten-accommodation-trends-from-boutique-hotel-experts/533028.aspx

The Rise of the New Groupthink

The Rise of the New Groupthink http://smf.is/1E4Vul (via @summify from @_GOOD_Biz, and @christianwig)

Your iPhone Was Built, In Part, By 13 Year-Olds Working 16 Hours A Day For 70 Cents An Hour - Icon Toppling

Your iPhone Was Built, In Part, By 13 Year-Olds Working 16 Hours A Day For 70 Cents An Hour http://smf.is/1E4Vug (via @summify from @dens)

Do We Need Doctors Or Algorith... (techcrunch.com)

Do We Need Doctors Or Algorithms?
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/10/doctors-or-algorithms/

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Surgical robots to provide ope... (nextbigfuture.com)

Surgical robots to provide open-source platform for medical robotics research
http://nextbigfuture.com/2012/01/surgical-robots-to-provide-open-source.html

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Timeu.se: Temporal dynamics of "study"

I've been using Timeu.se to explore how millions of people report spending their time.

Look what I discovered about "study" at http://timeu.se/855f590b

Visit http://timeu.se to start exploring!

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http://sdl.soc.cornell.edu

6 Incredible Examples Of How Twitter Predicts The Future

6 Incredible Examples Of How Twitter Predicts The Future http://smf.is/1DVaNT (via @summify from @Theyear2030)

Data science - a future hotel department?

http://mashable.com/2012/01/13/career-of-the-future-data-scientist-infographic/

Tweet your friends a smell!

http://mashable.com/2012/01/13/olly/

Article: CES Trend: Digital health gadgets galore

CES Trend: Digital health gadgets galore
http://gigaom.com/mobile/ces-trend-digital-health-gadgets-galore/

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NRA looking for innovative Restauranteurs.

http://www.restaurant.org/nra_news_blog/2012/01/national-restaurant-association-seeks-innovative-operators.cfm

One Simple Secret to a More Successful Business

One Simple Secret to a More Successful Business http://smf.is/1DM4hL (via @summify from @smallbiztrends)

Exercise without exercise.pdf

Ten 100-year predictions that came true

Ten 100-year predictions that came true http://smf.is/1DGCIr (via @summify from @elizterry)

This Is Generation Flux: Meet The Pioneers Of The New (And Chaotic) Frontier Of Business

This Is Generation Flux: Meet The Pioneers Of The New (And Chaotic) Frontier Of Business http://smf.is/1DGCIx (via @summify, @PopcornBrains)

Retail Rage - icon toppling

Retail Rage http://smf.is/1Ds9GK (via @summify from @HarvardBiz)

Analysts give travel trade predictions

http://www.tnooz.com/predictions2012

Sanwa Supply Rolls Out Micro Projector For iPhone 4/4S

From TechCrunch: http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/03/sanwa-iphone4-projector/

Tech trends to watch in 2012

http://mashable.com/2011/12/27/5-tech-trends-to-watch-in-2012/

Fwd: Shaping Tomorrow Newsletter

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From: Bruce Lloyd <info@shapingtomorrow.com>
Date: 4 January 2012 18:16:12 GMT
To: david.wood@gmx.co.uk
Subject: Shaping Tomorrow Newsletter

MOBILISING HEALTH APPS Mobile health apps are set to change the way individuals can look after their health, doctors can diagnose and monitor patients, and medical research can collect data and develop their research. As health apps go from 'dumb', i.e. use only aggregated or limited personal data to intelligent using personalised health records and genetic data, a revolution may be underway. Sheila Moorcroft, Research Director

SELECTED INSIGHTS		WHAT IS CHANGING?	WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
	Autonomous Transportation for the Year 2030  COMMENT	Autonomo is a fully autonomous vehicle designed for the year 2030 to overcome many of the major problems facing many of the world's major cities like Los Angeles face today. Its main sources of inspiration are drawn from biomimicry, sustainability, artificial intelligence and information technology	Its objectives are to alleviate congestion, maximize access through the already existing road network, improve energy efficiency and create a completely carbon neutral transportation option. It's said we can achieve all of this with minimal restructuring of the existing road infrastructure through the use of advanced smart technologies
	How 'open innovation' is evolving  COMMENT	Partnering with outsiders can help corporations save money by sharing research & development costs & capitalizing on inventions that are already being prototyped. In a Financial Times article, "Innovation Matchmakers" Louise Lucas reports that consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble hopes to triple its sales from such research collaborations to $3 billion by 2015.	Open innovation might make it tough to keep design secrets under wraps, naturally. But the practice might just prompt large companies to develop products and services faster to compete nimbly as corporations and smaller innovation firms increasingly team up. And large companies will also likely to continue to devise imaginative ways of managing the open innovation process itself.
	Education, disrupted: MIT to offer free, online courses to all  COMMENT	The disruption of higher education just got very interesting. It appears that the disruptors — private, online universities — are being disrupted at their own game. One of the pantheons of traditional on-site learning, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has announced it will be launching online courses that will be free and open to the world. And, in the process, plans to offer certificates	Perhaps this may be a turning point for introducing market forces to the spiraling upward costs of higher education — often called the "education bubble. It may also be a signal about the role of accreditation, and the deconstruction of degree programs as the core of university teaching.
	A roving eye: Home health monitoring with robotic systems  COMMENT	The most expensive way to deliver care is in a hospital – but discharging patients too soon can lead to complications and rehospitalizations. That's where robots can help – and sometimes a robot can be as simple as a video/audio system that can roll around under remote control, transmitting communications over a 4G cellular network.	Instead of having to drag kids back to the hospital for frequent office checks after surgery, Hiep Nguyen, a urologist/surgeon at Children's Hospital Boston, can call the family at home and do the check remotely.
	Any GSM Phone Vulnerable to Hijack Scams  COMMENT	Vulnerability in a widely used wireless technology could allow hackers to gain remote control of phones And instruct them to send text messages or make calls, according to an expert on mobile phone security.	They could use the vulnerability in the GSM network technology, which is used by billions of people in about 80 percent of the global mobile market, to make calls or send texts to expensive, premium phone and messaging services in scams.
	Engineers unleash car-seat identifier that reads your rear end  COMMENT	Cars of the future may use the driver's rear end as identity protection, through a system developed at Japan's Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology.	The system performs a precise measurement of the person's posterior, its contours and the way the person applies pressure on the seat. The developers say that in lab tests, the system was able to recognize people with 98 percent accuracy.
	Holographic 3-D looks tantalizingly closer in 2012  COMMENT	Applications like holographic TV have long been relegated as the next big thing in the distant future but a Leuven, Belgium-based R&D lab for nanoelectronics has come up with a process that might bring holographic images closer to realtime.	Imec hopes to construct the first, proof-of-concept moving structures by mid-2012. "Imec's vision is to design the ultimate 3D display: a holographic display with a 60° diffraction angle and a high-definition visual experience," they state.
	Kraft uses Intel technology in vending machine to target customers by age  COMMENT	In a clever mix of technology and marketing, Kraft Foods has teamed up with Intel to create a vending machine, called the iSample, that can dispense free pudding samples to adults only; it's intended target audience for its new product.	Thus, in addition to television, radio, animated billboards and Internet advertising, we will all likely soon be subjected to various machines studying our bodies and faces to discover clues about our gender, age, race, health and perhaps level of wealth based on our clothing, so that those that wish to sell us things can be more discriminating in their advertising.
	Fantastic futures? Technology and business in 2012  COMMENT	Although those of us following the Mayan long calendar may be heading into 2012 with some trepidation, for those taking a longer-term view here is our annual peek into what next year holds. 12 people from across the technology spectrum give their insights to what the next year will hold.	The consumerisation of IT continues apace with more and more of us bringing our own devices to work. Cloud computing seems to be almost ubiquitous and virtualisation no longer sounds like something to do with the transporter in Star Trek.
	The internet gets physical  COMMENT	Low-cost sensors, clever software and advancing computer firepower are opening the door to new uses in energy conservation, transportation, health care and food distribution. The consumer internet can be seen as the warm-up act for these technologies. This is the internet of things.	Sensor aware computing is rapidly coming to fruition and is affecting, or will affect, all industries.

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