At Future Point of View, we are tasked with looking into the future and predicting trends that will transform industry and society. We think we’re pretty good at what we do, however, there are unusual moments that not even we can account for, these are called “black swan" events. A [...]
Are You Data-Driven? Six Steps To Data Transformation Data: people will sell it like it’s a magic elixir, won’t they? It’s as if data is the ideal cure all for what ails’ ya. It’s been called the new oil, as if you can plop it on some [...]
D’Oh! 2016 Was Another Extraordinary Year for Cybersecurity. What Does It Mean for the Future? 2016 has been a curious year in the world as well as in cybersecurity. Historic breaches, hair-raising ransomware, IoT attacks, and even some election intrigue, this was a year to remember in [...]
Digital Deception: The Severe Problem Permeating Through Social Networking by Corey White I have a friend, who happens to be a friend in real life and on Facebook. She’s smart, accomplished, and has a high-profile job. She’s someone who I would in no way be surprised to find [...]
A billion dollars. It certainly has a nice ring to it. I’m sure it did to Dollar Shave Club co-founder and CEO Michael Dubin when he heard the number. A few weeks ago, health products juggernaut Unilever swooped in a scooped up Dollar Shave Club for a cool $1 [...]
Recent massive data dumps display the essential need for password hygiene The nearly irrelevant social site MySpace found itself on the collective tongues of the technology world this month. It wasn’t for a positive reason. No, the site is not making a comeback, unless you consider the sudden comeback [...]
Ransomware is messy, ugly, and not going away! Five steps you can take to protect yourself and your organization. Imagine you work at a busy hospital. You arrive at work to find what might be described as a waking nightmare. You sit down to start your day and realize that [...]
By Corey White A quick keyword search on Google reports that in the month of October the term “digital marketing” was searched 135,000 times. Pop “digital marketing” into the Google search bar and you will be returned 212,000,000 results. In short, the term “digital marketing” is about as warm as [...]
By Corey White Football coaches naturally seek big offensive linemen to protect their valuable quarterbacks and running backs - the bigger the better. A problem arises because these rather large offensive linemen can also be incredibly slow, making them vulnerable to speedy opponents. A similar dilemma in data collection is becoming increasingly [...]
By Corey White Disney is using technology to make The Magic Kingdom a little more magical, and this provides a glimpse into the possibilities of the Internet of Things (IoT). Earlier this year, Wired published an interesting article about a wearable device that controls the experience of every aspect of an attendee’s [...]