Experts
Paul Saffo
Technology Forecaster / Essayist
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Big Think Interview With Paul Saffo
A conversation with the technology forecaster and essayist. Read More
July 22, 2009 | In Business & Economics
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Sowing the Seeds of Retrenchment
Companies need to get better at explaining to employees the intrinsic risks of their jobs, according to forecaster and essayist Paul Saffo. Read More
July 22, 2009 | In Business & Economics
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The Rise of the Productive Consumer
Paul Saffo analyses the shift in power from producers in the industrial economy, to marketers in the consumer economy. He predicts that new “economic actors” who create and consume simultaneously will be more powerful than manufacturers and advertisers. Read More
July 22, 2009 | In Business & Economics
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Above All, Be Honest with Your Customer
Forecaster and essayist Paul Saffo encourages customer service departments to only make promises they can keep. Read More
July 22, 2009 | In Business & Economics
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The Counter-Cultural Executive
To avoid missing opportunities in a down market, Paul Saffo advises business leaders to focus less on what their company is doing wrong, more on what it can do differently. Read More
July 22, 2009 | In Business & Economics
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Build It and Cost Savings Will Come
Paul Saffo says technology shouldn’t be exploited to just cut costs or do old things more efficiently, it should be a catalyst for doing new things in entirely different ways. Read More
July 22, 2009 | In Business & Economics
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Panic is Never a Viable Strategy in Business
Paul Saffo’s recommendation to companies conserving cash: don’t confuse the short-term financial crisis with long-term trends. Read More
July 22, 2009 | In Business & Economics
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The Future of Technologies that Don’t Yet Exist
Paul Saffo analyzes the historic patterns of technology innovation and adoption, and predicts their impact on entrepreneurship. Read More
July 22, 2009 | In Business & Economics
Paul Saffo is a forecaster and essayist with over two decades experience exploring long-term technological change and its practical impact on business and society. He teaches at Stanford University and is a Visiting Scholar in the Stanford Media X research network.
He was the founding chairman of the Samsung Science Board and serves on a variety of other boards including the Long Now Foundation, the Singapore National Research Foundation Science Advisory Board, and the Pax Group. He has served as an advisor and Forum Fellow to the World Economic Forum since 1997.
He is a columnist for ABCNews.com, and his essays have appeared in numerous publications including The Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Wired, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, The New York Times, and the Washington Post. He is a Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, and holds degrees from Harvard College, Cambridge University and Stanford University.
