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		<title>Craig Rispin &#8211; Futurist</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw Craig Rispin (http://www.futuretrendsgroup.com/) in Auckland today and found him an interesting speaker. I had never heard of a Futurist before (you can do a Degree in it) so here is the web definition from good old Wikipedia:
&#8220;Futurists, or futurologists, are those who speculate about the future.&#8221;
Craig didn&#8217;t tell us too much about the future, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I saw Craig Rispin (<a href="http://www.futuretrendsgroup.com/">http://www.futuretrendsgroup.com/</a>) in Auckland today and found him an interesting speaker. I had never heard of a Futurist before (you can do a Degree in it) so here is the web definition from good old Wikipedia:</p>
<blockquote><p><em><strong>&#8220;Futurists</strong>, or <strong>futurologists</strong>, are those who speculate about the future.&#8221;</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Craig didn&#8217;t tell us too much about the future, but spoke about current trends and technology to improve productivity.  I really liked what Google have implemented which are power naps (good old Winston Churchill won a war with these).  A website called Pzizz.com offers mp3 downloads of soundtracks that guide you through these naps.</p>
<p>There is research out there which proves that having a 15 minute power nap in the day can improve productivity by 30%. 30% is a huge amount, and Google thinks so too, so now Google workers can plug into Pziss downloads, get the mp3 they want and nap in these specially built &#8220;power nap pods&#8221; that look like giant eggs.</p>
<p>I have downloaded the two free 15 minute mp3&#8217;s from the Pzizz.com website, one is for a quick energizer nap, the other you play before you go to sleep. Both are excellent. I can&#8217;t say if my productivity has improved as yet (don&#8217;t judge it by my blog posts!) but I do feel pretty good when I use them. They are like a guided meditation.</p>
<p> News story about pods here &#8211; <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-557752/Business-giants-install-power-nap-pods-boost-productivity-workforce.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-557752/Business-giants-install-power-nap-pods-boost-productivity-workforce.html</a></p>
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