Welcome to the June issue of The Exponential Executive.

In this Issue

	Jack Uldrich Speaks on the Future
	Get the Skinny on the Future
	Invest in the Future
	Think Outside the Box ... Way Outside!
	Unlearn the Future

In Other News

Over the past few months I have addressed a number of health care groups and associations. As such, I'm always staying abreast of the latest developments which will affect the field. This past month I have written about the future of health care; how Second Life is a now viable tool for the health care industry; and about how the rapidly emerging field of robotics is transforming health care not just one way but in multiple ways.

I have written a number of pieces for other industries as well. If you work in the energy or Internet industry, you might be interested in this piece. If your line of work is in the automotive or manufacturing sector, just click on the associated links; and if you're interested in how government might be able to do things more innovatively -- and less expensively -- in the future, I'd suggest this article.

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Jack Uldrich Speaks on the Future

If you haven't had the chance to read my latest book, Jump the Curve, but are interested in a quick overview; I invite you to watch this short, 10-minute video of me recently addressing a business audience. (Note: If you have young children and are interested in helping prepare them for a future of exponential change, I'd encourage you to watch at least the first minute.)

Get the Skinny on the Future

This past Friday as my daughter was leaving for school she asked if she could watch the “fat, chunky” movie this weekend. I gave her a perplexed look and replied that I’d never heard of it. I probed a little further and, although it took me a few moments to determine what she was talking about, I eventually understood that she wanted to know if she could watch an older VHS-format movie.

This incident, along with another where she recently gazed unknowingly at a vinyl record player which was for sale at a neighbor's garage sale, has gotten me to thinking about what else might seem “fat and chunky” to her in the future. Read on ...

Invest in the Future

Did you know that in the year 2025 there are expected to be one billion millionaires? Now, I know that a million dollars won't hold the same cache as it does today, but it sure beats the alternative of not being a millionaire. If you're interested in learning how to improve your odds of becoming a member of the seven-digit club, I invite you to read any or all of the articles I wrote this past month of the Motley Fool. The first is entitled "One Million Reasons to Invest in New Technologies," the second is "The Biggest Economic Opportunity of the Century ;" and the third is review of an excellent new book: "Get There Early." 

Think Outside the Box ... Way Outside!

Personally, I despise the saying “think outside the box” because it is so, well, "inside the box." Nevertheless, as a result of exponential advances in technology, people need to begin thinking about how different the future will be. To this end, I refer you to the graph to the right. If you are inclined to “think outside the box,” please think way outside the box—because this is where we will be living in the future.

Unlearn the Future

The future is unknowable. There are far too many variables for even the most foresighted individual or powerful supercomputer to accurately forecast what tomorrow—let alone next year or the next decade—will look like with any precision. This fact neither discounts the importance of forecasting, nor does it diminish the work that those individuals (myself included) try to do in discerning what the future might hold in store.

I would, however, submit that anyone inclined to think about the future needs to be open to the notion of unlearning, which I define as “the unique skill of jettisoning old knowledge in order to accomodate newer and more relevant information.” Read on ...