Imagine a world where you own nothing. No, this is not an aging baby boomer flashback of a John Lennon tune, it is the evolving economic and social reality of 'usership' that is set to transform markets, consumer behavior -- even retirement planning.

Since caves were our castles, consumption has...

Twinkies and the Hostess family of sweet treats that included Ding Dongs, Devil Dogs, Ring Dings and Ho Hos died this month. Bankrupt after eight decades of operation. Hostess produced an estimated 500 million Twinkies and 127 million loaves of Wonder Bread a year. These products have filled...

Not long ago we had to creatively generate data to inform strategy, planning, decisions and public policy. Today we are swimming in data. It's everywhere and being created by nearly everything. From mobile phone GPS signals, video from the corner camera, electricity use, traffic counts to seemingly infinite posts on...

Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed a bill Tuesday that made the state the third after Nevada and Florida to legally sanction self-driving vehicles. But, believe it or not, a seemingly unrelated announcement from Monday may hold greater implications for how autonomous vehicles can get out of beta...

A new study was released today that puts a question into the public's mind about previous, but popular, research on calorie restriction and longevity. Since the 1930s many leading researchers have hypothesized that a calorie-restricted diet may extend longevity. Simply put, eat less, live more. The work is...

Imagine cars driving themselves seamlessly and safely down the highway. Gone are traffic jams, crazy drivers, and commute-induced headaches. A vision of the future? Actually, no, this was the vision of the 1939 World's Fair and an idea that has come, come again, and now seems closer than...

According to the United Nations, more than 50 percent of the world's population now lives in urbanized areas. It is estimated that by 2030 nearly 60 percent of the world's population will become city dwellers. Without question urbanization is a major demographic driver shaping the future of nations,...

Are you happy? Have you noticed the number of companies that are no longer promising the best quality, experience or even the best price for a product or service as the reason to give them a try? Instead they appear to be offering something we used to think money couldn't...

With 4,000 passengers aboard, the Costa Concordia cruise liner ran aground off the coast of Italy. Thus far 21 people are missing and 11 are dead. This was a tragic accident, but perhaps it is evolving into something more than an isolated event of human error and physics...