GBN : GBN Perspectives

GBN Perspectives

A fundamental principle of GBN's scenario planning and strategy practice is the inclusion of diverse perspectives from our network of visionary thinkers on how and why the global business environment is evolving.

GBN Perspectives is a quarterly interview series showcasing individual members of the GBN Network. Each in-depth conversation highlights a Network member's original ideas, opinions, and insights—as well as the experiences and influences that have shaped their personal and intellectual world.

Subscribe to GBN bulletins, including the quarterly GBN Perspectives and the monthly GBN Book Club, edited by Stewart Brand. Download archived GBN Perspectives (formerly the GBN:Bulletin, 2008-2011) below.

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	GBN Perspectives: Fall 2012 In a world bursting with data and complexity and never enough time or tools to make sense of either, it’s a relief to find someone like Gong Szeto. An information designer who specializes in making maps and meaning out of overwhelming data sets and complex subject matter, GBN’s newest Network member helps companies and governments—and college students—find better ways to separate signal from noise through visual maps and interfaces. In this GBN interview, Szeto shares more about what he does, how he works, and why design is a critical skill for the 21st century.
	GBN Perspectives: Summer 2012 GBN Network member Jose Gomez-Marquez explores the spread of DIY technology innovation and bottom-up "making" around the world.
	GBN Perspectives: Spring 2012 GBN Network member and serial entrepreneur examines the rise of the "share" or "mesh" economy and its far-reaching implications for business,society, and the planet.
	GBN Bulletin: Fall 2011 Microfinance in Ecuador and Kenya; scenario training ala GBN; deviant globalization; inventor José Gomez Marquez; brand guru Chris Riley; the GBN Book Club and more...
	GBN Bulletin: Fall-Winter 2010 The futures of the Internet and Estonia; Ariely on irrationality; new GBNer Noah Raford's plans to crowdsource scenarios; Network member Aidan Eyakuze describes why Africa will surprise you; Stewart Brand's Book Club; and more...
	GBN Bulletin: Summer 2010 GBN-Rockefeller Foundation scenarios on technology and development; Andrew Blau considers media's future; Lynn Carruthers's visual practice; a Network roundtable on big surprises in the last decade--and the next, and more...
	GBN Bulletin: Fall 2009 Network interview with Rob Carlson on the exploding world of biotech; GBN cofounder Stewart Brand discusses the orgins and insights of his latest book, Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto;; GBN Book Club; and more...
	GBN Bulletin: Summer 2009 Pandemics, the Future of Central America, millennials on museums, from scenarios to innovation, an other-wordly interview with Esther Dyson, Stewart Brand's "Talk" Club, and more...
	GBN Bulletin: Winter 2009 Network interview with water expert Peter Gleick; also "Taking Advantage of Tumultuous Times"; GBN's new launch simulator; the futures of Amsterdam and Morocco; GBN Book Club; and more...
	GBN Bulletin: Fall 2008 The Fall 2008 GBN Bulletin features scenarios of the financial crisis and of East Africa; What is Art?; brain science and organizations; emerging industries, Network news, the GBN Book Club, and more...
	GBN Bulletin: Summer 2008 The Summer 2008 GBN Bulletin features the future of healthcare, AIDS, Chicago; Ferguson debates Schwartz; recessionary times; the millennials, the Colbert Report, Network News, the GBN Book Club, and more...
	GBN Bulletin: Winter 2008 The Winter 2008 GBN Bulletin features climate change; the future of music, digital China; Network news, the GBN Book Club, and more...

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Hirotaka Takeuchi

GBN Network

Strategy professor, Harvard Business School; former founding dean, Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo; coauthor, The Knowledge Creating Company, Can Japan Compete? and Extreme Toyota