Jump to content

Paul Saffo: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 9: Line 9:
Quoted at [[UC Berkeley]] for his statement on [[Wikipedia]]:
Quoted at [[UC Berkeley]] for his statement on [[Wikipedia]]:
"Wikipedia is a researcher's dream."
"Wikipedia is a researcher's dream."

Taught a course at Stanford University in the spring of 2006 on "Forecasting the Future of Engineering." Part of a series of foresight courses at the school.


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 10:04, 3 December 2006

File:Bill joy and paul saffo.jpg
Bill Joy (left) with Paul Saffo (right).

Paul Saffo is a technology forecaster. He is the Roy Amara Fellow at the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto, California. He is also a board member of the Long Now Foundation. He has degrees from Harvard College, Cambridge University, and Stanford University.

Saffo was a McKinsey Judge for the Harvard Business Review in 1997, and was named a "Global Leader for Tomorrow" by the World Economic Forum in the same year.

Saffo, is referred to as a "futurist." He is frequently quoted in leading publications on issues ranging from high technology to global lifestyles. Saffo has over 2 decades experience exploring long term technological change and its impact on society.

Quoted at UC Berkeley for his statement on Wikipedia: "Wikipedia is a researcher's dream."

Taught a course at Stanford University in the spring of 2006 on "Forecasting the Future of Engineering." Part of a series of foresight courses at the school.