Archive for June 12, 2012


How or why did you become a futurist?


Uldrich – By accident. In 2003, I wrote a book on nanotechnology (The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business). As I came to better understand how nanotechnology was going to transform everything from agriculture, computers, education, energy, and health care to manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and transportation, I was called upon by business leaders and organizations to serve as a “futurist” for their companies and industries. Read More>>>>

Change agent, global futurist, keynote speaker, and “chief unlearning officer” Jack Uldrich speaks on the topic of unlearning.

Jack Uldrich is a renowned global futurist, independent scholar, sought-after business speaker, and best-selling author. His books include the best-selling, The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business, and the award-winning books, Into the Unknown: Leadership Lessons from Lewis & Clark’s Daring Westward Expedition and Jump the Curve: 50 Essential Strategies to Help Your Company Stay Ahead of Emerging Technologies. He is also the author of Green Investing: A Guide to Making Money through Environment-Friendly Stocks. His most recent works (2011) include Higher Unlearning: 39 Post-Requisite Lessons for Achieving a Successful Future and Unlearning 101: 101 Lessons in Thinking Inside-Out the Box.

Dr. Daniel Hillel and The Future of Farming

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This 1971 photo provided by The World Food Prize Foundation shows Dr. Daniel Hillel introducing drip irrigation in Japan. Hillel, who is credited with developing drip irrigation methods that conserve water while allowing food to be grown in some of the world’s driest climates, was named the winner of the World Food Prize.

The 2012 World Food Prize will be awarded to Dr. Daniel Hillel for conceiving and implementing a radically new mode of bringing water to crops i­­n arid and dry land regions – known as “micro-irrigation.”

Dr. Hillel’s pioneering scientific work in Israel revolutionized food production, first in the Middle East, and then in other regions around the world over the past five decades. His work laid the foundation for maximizing efficient water usage in agriculture, increasing crop yields, and minimizing environmental degradation.

“Micro-irrigation.”

Dr. Daniel Hillel:  Inspiring Future Generations



Along with his international field and development work, Dr. Hillel embarked on a career in academia as a researcher and professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the University of Massachusetts, Columbia University and other major research centers worldwide. He has written or edited over 20 books on soil and water science; his seminal textbooks have been translated into 12 languages. He has published more than 300 scientific papers, research reports, and practical manuals, and authored books for the general public on the vital role of soil and water in healthy agro-ecosystems. Dr. Hillel has demonstrated the synergistic linkages across food production, water management, and soil science. His achievements have been and will continue to be essential to extending the Green Revolution and confronting the many global challenges in fighting hunger and poverty into the next century.