FutureCrafting: Technology to Craft Better Futures, Craft Better Selves

futurecrafting.profile.purple.500I am delighted to share that three years after Publicis Groupe acquired my social business consultancy, I am moving on to work on my second entrepreneurial venture and build FutureCrafting:

1) a global community of early adopters who are using technologies like quantification, gamification and augmentation to improve themselves and become their best self, in the areas of wellness and learning.

2) a crowd-powered insights and innovations consultancy that helps organizations and entrepreneurs create such technologies through insights databases, inspiration workshops, and innovation challenges.

If you use a device like Jawbone Up to track your activity and sleep, an app like DuoLingo to learn a new language, or a toy like Lego Mindstorm to help your kids learn while they play, FutureCrafting is for you. At this stage, you can register at FutureCrafting to enter the queue to receive an invite.

When we launch the full platform in two weeks, you will be able to create a profile and link it to your social networking profiles; indicate what goal you are trying to achieve (“running a marathon”) and what technologies you are using (“Jawbone Up” device and “Moves” app); then connect with other community members who have the same goals or technologies and share stories. questions and tips.

If you are an organization or entrepreneur working on technologies like like quantification, gamification and augmentation for wellness or learning, write to me to understand how we can help you in research, innovation and adoption through through insights databases, inspiration workshops, and innovation challenges.

I am starting with a project with THNK in Amsterdam to curate their next two innovation challenges over the next six months: Future of Healthy Living with Philips and Future of Early Learning with Lego Foundation. I’ll also be doing a series of expert interviews with researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs who are exploring how to use technology for healthy living and early learning, so do write to me if you know someone I can interview.

And, do wish me luck.


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