Patrick Dixon

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Dr Patrick Dixon is a Futurist, Chairman of Global Change Ltd and has been ranked as one of the 20 most influential business thinkers alive today (Thinkers 50 2005). He advises many of the world's largest corporations on global trends, risk and opportunities. Author of 12 books, his website http://www.globalchange.com has had more than 10 million unique visitors and 400,000 videos have been watched. He is a well known conference speaker / keynote speaker and has spoken in 51 nations.

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Episodes of Patrick Dixon

    • Play Future of Education - High Schools and University - Patrick Dixon on Blip Patrick Dixon episodes on Blip

      Future of Education - High Schools and University

      http://www.globalchange.com Future of education, syllabus, curriculum, exams, tests, evaluation. Student performance and teaching methods in classroom. Girls outperforming boys, women in workplace, glass ceiling to promotion. Multiple careers. How to teach better in high schools and secondary schools. University learning and virtual learning. Conference keynote speaker and Futurist Dr Patrick Dixon for Emmanuel Schools Foundation Newcastle.

      • Release date
        Apr 1, 2010
      • Runtime
        02:55
    • Play Secret of Business Success: most important value in the world - Patrick Dixon on Blip Patrick Dixon episodes on Blip

      Secret of Business Success: most important value...

      http://www.globalchange.com Message of this video will change your life and strengthen your business. Building a Better Business by building a better world. Show how you make a difference in the lives of your customers, clients, consumers. Biggest ethical test for every culture and every nation: creating a better world, improving life for people. Core value to drive every political debate, underwrites all laws, basis of all team leadership – impossible to lead effectively for long without this...

      • Release date
        Apr 18, 2009
      • Runtime
        06:16
    • Play Corporate responsibility: how to persuade business leaders - Patrick Dixon on Blip Patrick Dixon episodes on Blip

      Corporate responsibility: how to persuade busine...

      http://www.globalchange.com Show how market share grows with strong corporate values. Proce business case and value of corporate and social responsibility, impact on bottom line profits, market share, brand strength, corporate image, war for talent, retention and recruitment. How emphasis on shareholder value is changing with realisation that focus on shareholder value is fast way to destroy it unless also focussed on customers, ethics, corporate values and so on. Why public mood is vital to b...

      • Release date
        Apr 18, 2009
      • Runtime
        00:54
    • Play Future of Newspapers – advertising and readership - Patrick Dixon on Blip Patrick Dixon episodes on Blip

      Future of Newspapers – advertising and readership

      http://www.globalchange.com Pressures on newspaper sales in America and Europe compared to huge growth in newspaper circulations in India and some other emerging markets. Impact of online news services and problems monetarising them. Demographic split of newspaper and magazine readers. Impact of online advertising on traditional advertising and marketing budgets. Futurist keynote conference speaker Patrick Dixon at Stein Am Rhein Leadership Summit – questions and answers facilitated by Profess...

      • Release date
        Apr 18, 2009
      • Runtime
        01:42
    • Play Social networks kill “real” relationships? - Patrick Dixon on Blip Patrick Dixon episodes on Blip

      Social networks kill “real” relationships?

      http://www.globalchange.com Most online social networking is with people who are known to their friends or colleagues in physical life. Impact of virtual communication on social gatherings. FaceBook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Plaxo, Bebo, YouTube are mainly communities of people who know each other. Why many people are physically present but mentally and emotionally absent. Impact of social networks on family life. Virtual relationships, video, videoconferencing, Skype, dating and Second Life. How re...

      • Release date
        Apr 18, 2009
      • Runtime
        02:07
    • Play Cultural Differences in View of Science and Progress - Patrick Dixon on Blip Patrick Dixon episodes on Blip

      Cultural Differences in View of Science and Prog...

      http://www.globalchange.com Huge cultural gap between different world views eg Taliban view or view in America of things like technology and science. Popular views of science, ethics and morality. The Yuk Factor in reactions to science by general public. How emotions affect decisions about scientific research. Influence of religions such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism on attitudes to scientific research – eg use of embryonic stem cells, human cloning for research, trans...

      • Release date
        Apr 18, 2009
      • Runtime
        01:26
    • Play Rural India: impact of urban migration - Patrick Dixon on Blip Patrick Dixon episodes on Blip

      Rural India: impact of urban migration

      http://www.globalchange.com Expect massive urban migration to cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Madras, Bangalore and expansion of slum dwellings in megacities. At the same time expect rapid infrastructure investment with new roads, power, water and electricity supplies – as these cities expand. Depopulation of rural areas. Keynote conference speaker Patrick Dixon at Stein Am Rhein Leadership Summit – questions and answers facilitated by Professor Prabhu Guptara.

      • Release date
        Apr 18, 2009
      • Runtime
        01:57
    • Play Could human race become extinct? Risk mutant virus (2 mins) - Patrick Dixon on Blip Patrick Dixon episodes on Blip

      Could human race become extinct? Risk mutant vir...

      http://www.globalchange.com Dying out of human race? Risks from mutant virus and plague. Expect major antiviral research including vaccine technology. Lessons from Sars and Bird Flu. Pharmaceutical company progress slow on antiviral medication. Virus jumps between species – animal to human. Health care impact of viral infections. Hospitals, doctors, nurses and other health care workers were under huge pressure during Sars outbreak. Keynote conference speaker Patrick Dixon at Stein Am Rhein Lea...

      • Release date
        Apr 17, 2009
      • Runtime
        01:55
    • Play Gene Tests for Insurance – Ethical and Legal Issues - Patrick Dixon on Blip Patrick Dixon episodes on Blip

      Gene Tests for Insurance – Ethical and Legal Iss...

      http://www.globalchange.com Why gene screening for insurance will be allowed to prevent fraud against life insurance companies. Over the counter gene testing kits create life insurance risks for underwriters because personal and private gene test results are not available to the insurer when assessing life insurance premiums. Keynote conference speaker Patrick Dixon at Stein Am Rhein Leadership Summit – questions and answers facilitated by Professor Prabhu Guptara.

      • Release date
        Apr 17, 2009
      • Runtime
        00:45
    • Play Ageing: How to stop getting old: Impact on Society - Patrick Dixon on Blip Patrick Dixon episodes on Blip

      Ageing: How to stop getting old: Impact on Society

      http://www.globalchange.com scientific research into ageing. Can we stop getting old? Pharmaceutical company anti-ageing products. Market research into anti-aging. Longevity trends and why life expectancy will be a major issue for banks, pension companies and insurance companies. Demographic trends and length of life, and health care trends. Relationship between wealth and life expectancy. Why government actuarial life tables are incorrect. Impact on retirement age, ageism, discrimination agai...

      • Release date
        Apr 17, 2009
      • Runtime
        07:12
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