We know that change has been a constant of human affairs, of course, but we also know that technology has amplified the pace and scale of change exponentially. It's interesting that Alvin Toffler's concept of "future shock" doesn't get talked about...

And it seems to be working. Here’s a Google search for “Romney” (click for larger): Before our Barack Obama won the presidency, he made sure we all valued Larry Page and his development of Google. Google has been so useful to me. Specimen ballots give...

He is the most learned politician of this generation. He is a historian forever intrigued by the future. (Many of his “suggested reading” items during my congressional tenure were futuristic thinkers such as Alvin Toffler.) These attributes provide...

McConnell has been director of technology and services in the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District for some time, although not as far back as 1960. On Tuesday, his presentation, modestly titled District Technology Plan took his audience on an Alvin...

Instead of a brilliant user interface to deal with technical complexity, there is the removal of functionality. However, simpler isn’t always better. In times past, we were all amazed how Apple would take

The UN wants a universal purchase tax put on all rich countries to feed the rest of the world. They were going to use global warming to do this, but that's not working out too well. And that brings me to Alvin. Alvin Toffler ( author of Future Shock),...