The Future of Health Care: Futurist Mike Vidikan Tells "Speak Up and Stay Alive" author Pat Rullo

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What will health care look like in 2020, and beyond? That’s the topic futurist Michael Vidikan discusses with Pat Rullo, author of Speak Up and Stay Alive. In this podcast interview, Pat asks Michael: 1. First, let’s cut right to the chase — what do you see as the future of Health Care in the US? 2. Is the situation different abroad — say in countries that have socialized medicine? 3. How do you forecast Obamacare will change — especiallyClick here to listen to the podcast!

According to Dr. Andy Hines, (pictured right) a futurist and professor at the University of Houston who heads up the country’s largest foresight program, several early signs indicate trends that could result in dramatic changes in the future of the workplace. The reason is women. In fact, Hines points out that the year 2020 will mark the 100 year anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment which gave women the right to vote in the U.S. Women have comeClick here to listen to the podcast!

According to Dr. Andy Hines, (pictured right) several early signs indicate trends that could result in dramatic changes in the future of the workplace — and in the concept of work, in general. He’s a futurist and professor at the University of Houston who heads up the country’s largest foresight program, and one of his areas of expertise is the workforce, and changes in how people are working — and will be working — in the coming years. How canClick here to listen to the podcast!

What will the next generation of stay-at-home dads look like? How will the Millennials parent differently than their parents and grandparents? And how will the new American grandparents behave? How about the trends such as the future of gamification, the Slow Food Movement, cities of the future, and China’s Post-2000 generation? Those are but a few of the questions you’ll find answers to on the 1,400+ briefs that futurist Michael Vidikan offers on his dynamic website, FutureInFocus.com. A popular subscription-basedClick here to listen to the podcast!