Garry Golden

I just posted on Memebox FutureBlogger about a recent CERA forecast on the potential plateauing of US gasoline demand inthe next 10-15 years - possibly in 2010.
How can demand peak so soon?
Because sustained high energy prices are forcing the auto industry to increase efficiencies and move beyond the combustion engine as we electrify the industry […]

It is official!
I will be leading efforts to launch a future of energy blog within the Memebox network on Monday, August 18th!!
“The Energy Roadmap” will be a forward-focused, globally oriented site exploring aspects related to the Energy Industry, Energy and Transportation, Energy and Design, and Energy and Society. I will be the lead writer […]

A personal/professional update since this blog has not been an accurate mirror of my freelance work world.
The spring and early summer have been quite fantastic (and busy) with several collaborative projects on the:

future of transportation infrastructure (TxDOT/University of Houston Futures Studies program)
future of financial services (Citigroup/FutureThink)
association leadership in 21st century (ASAE/ UK-based FastFuture)
future of […]

My resource notes for a radio interview on WORT (in beautiful Madison, WI) - looking at strategies to counter Peak Oil scenarios through the use of biologically derived energy. e.g. Algae/bacteria that produce biofuels or hydrogen
[First, an important question: Which is more likely to happen first - The ‘end’ of oil? Or the end […]

It is easy to set up a blog, but not easy to maintain an accurate web presence that reflects, or better yet - balances, one’s personal interests and professional services.
I have struggled to post on a regular basis, and to make those posts accessible to wider audiences. One of the downsides of working […]

For those readers who are in the New York area, I will be giving a talk on the future of energy this coming Saturday (February 16th)
The ‘Futures Salon’ Meetup(.com) is the local chapter of Futures Salons sponsored by John Smart and the Accelerating Foundation Studies.
Saturday, February 16, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Stone Creek Bar
140 E. 27th […]

What is the future of energy? The future of energy is about Asia, electrons, biology, nanoscale materials science and inter-dependence.  The great challenge for the energy industry seems to be meeting global demand while trying to overcome production and distribution challenges suitable for a planet of 6 to 9 billion […]

Of course I laughed at the quick exchanges and ‘ego’ jokes while Stephen Colbert interviewed Craig Venter (of human genome sequencing fame) on the Colbert Report. But my mouth dropped when Venter spoke very confidently about ‘microorganisms that produce hydrogen or biofuels’, and Colbert played right into this big, powerful idea that could […]

[Update on 1/21/08 -  Since writing this post, General Motors declared  that commercial autonomous vehicles are ‘closer than most people assume’; India won cheers and jeers with its $2,500 Nano ‘people’s car‘, and the web has been active in software oriented transportation solutions that tap GPS devices jumping off the shelf at Best Buy;  Peer […]

Last week Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, spent $8 billion to acquire Navteq, the world’s second largest maker of maps used in car-navigation devices and handhelds.
Is it time for us to reconsider the economic value of maps? Or, better yet, the value created in map-making?!
Read more below…

“The seemingly impossible is possible” - and then watch me shock the audience in the end… Hans Rosling is back!
TED 2007 has released its latest video of Hans Rosling’s (of Gapminder.org) visual journey / talk on global health and economic development. Nearly one year after his web-famous TED 2006 talk which highlighted […]

Understanding the future of technology is not about seeing ‘trends’ and fads. It is about comprehending real disruption around fundamental shifts in infrastructure and software architecture. That is where we expose and exploit the opportunities and uncertainties of transformational change. The semiconductor industry is poised for several ‘shifts’ – […]

While ‘user generated’ videos are getting all the buzz today— keep your eye on the digital map-making community and the growth around geolocation services. Someday soon (1-3 years) ‘map-making’ might be the next big thing!
In recent months the NY Times and Wall Street Journal have been running articles about the growing relevance of […]

I can now add Park Slope, Brooklyn to the list of great neighborhoods that I have been fortunate to call home…
Since growing up (and leaving) my home just blocks outside of Philadelphia in Upper Darby - I have lived in Madison, Wisconsin (James Madison Park & Willy Street), Kathmandu, Nepal (Swayambunath), Austin, Texas (South Austin/78704) […]

Watch this clip from the TED Conference of Blaise Aguera y Arcas - Architect of PhotoSynth
Or go directly to: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/129

I’ve been following Photosynth for a while now… and that demonstration just launched the product into the geek/design world blogosphere. It is buzzing on the web! Blaise and crew are doing […]

Interface is a hot topic in conversations related to the future of technology. The vision is often a world of technologies with more intuitive interfaces that create a more ‘human’ experience for the user.
Go deeper and the vision is to break down the barrier between the physical and digital (virtual) world- setting […]

I am inspired by GM’s bold push into the all electric motor age of vehicle design… I have been watching their reinvention of vehicle design and manufacturing since their ‘Autonomy’ concept car…
See recent images of Volt’s new fuel cell/battery chassis - via CNET
Continue below to check out my cheat sheet… it is […]

Looking down at the Earth – 2015
While delivering a keynote at the University of Wisconsin River Fall’s new University Center I asked a group of 200 students (and 20 staff) if they had ever seen a picture of the planet taken from space. All hands went up. Then I asked […]

More on terahertz…carbon transistors, Google’s ‘geo’ push, video telepresence, online video tools, WiMAX, OLEDs, MEMs, ‘chain link’ clothing (!), ‘black hole’ optical coatings, ultrahydrophobic coatings, etc…

Could the ‘next big thing’ in energy be micro-packets’ and power producing appliances sold on retail shelves?
In fifty years what ideas in the energy industry will be seen as revolutionary? Efforts to end our dependency on oil - or providing billions of people with access to electricity? Which of these ideas could […]