<!DOCTYPE html><html data-reactroot=""><head><title data-react-helmet="true">Past Events | Minnesota Futurists (Minneapolis, MN) | Meetup</title><meta data-react-helmet="true" name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" name="verify-v1" content="h5EhuAEkLFlZmMxwpH5wnRaoDEmqYCCEUE+FLcrRNvE="/><meta data-react-helmet="true" name="robots" content="index, follow"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" name="description" content="Past Events for Minnesota Futurists in Minneapolis, MN. A Meetup group with over 881 Members."/><meta data-react-helmet="true" name="keywords" content="past events,Minnesota Futurists,Minneapolis, MN,Tech,Members,group,club,event,community,local,networking,meet,sharing,"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="fb:app_id" content="2403839689"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="og:site_name" content="Meetup"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="og:type" content="article"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="og:title" content="Past Events | Minnesota Futurists (Minneapolis, MN)"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="og:description" content="Past Events for Minnesota Futurists in Minneapolis, MN. A Meetup group with over 881 Members."/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="og:url" content="
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="og:image" content="
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="al:android:app_name" content="Meetup"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="al:android:package" content="com.meetup"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="al:ios:app_store_id" content="375990038"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="al:ios:app_name" content="Meetup"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="al:web:should_fallback" content="true"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="al:android:url" content="meetup://MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="al:ios:url" content="meetup://MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="al:web:url" content="
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="twitter:site" content="@meetup"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="twitter:image" content="
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="twitter:description" content="Past Events for Minnesota Futurists in Minneapolis, MN. A Meetup group with over 881 Members."/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="twitter:app:id:iphone" content="375990038"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="twitter:app:name:iphone" content="Meetup"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="twitter:app:id:ipad" content="375990038"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="twitter:app:name:ipad" content="Meetup"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="twitter:app:id:googleplay" content="com.meetup"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="twitter:app:name:googleplay" content="Meetup"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="geo.position" content="44.88;-93.37"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="geo.placename" content="Minneapolis, MN, US"/><meta data-react-helmet="true" property="geo.region" content="US"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="shortcut icon" href="/mu_static/en-US/a68780390bd4c53c3a45256d4f52178c.ico"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/mu_static/en-US/5a55b7f35a300adf7c619ca2aadb8057.png"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="shortcut icon" sizes="128x128" href="/mu_static/en-US/512245dadf4d8d757ff7af54e4a71ccc.png"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/mu_static/en-US/6936f687745aa1cb83cc9851eaff533d.png"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/mu_static/en-US/4a5b63d00361c4ba9e6628e8712db3a5.png"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="shortcut icon" sizes="196x196" href="/mu_static/en-US/0ad412c1fea44adf6b473a3f107fd076.png"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="image_src" href="/
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="alternate" hrefLang="en" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="alternate" hrefLang="de-DE" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="alternate" hrefLang="en-AU" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/en-AU/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="alternate" hrefLang="es" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/es/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="alternate" hrefLang="es-ES" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/es-ES/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="alternate" hrefLang="fr-FR" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/fr-FR/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="alternate" hrefLang="it-IT" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/it-IT/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="alternate" hrefLang="ja-JP" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/ja-JP/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="alternate" hrefLang="ko-KR" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/ko-KR/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="alternate" hrefLang="nl-NL" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="alternate" hrefLang="pt-BR" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/pt-BR/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="alternate" hrefLang="pl-PL" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/pl-PL/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="alternate" hrefLang="ru-RU" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/ru-RU/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="alternate" hrefLang="th-TH" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/th-TH/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="alternate" hrefLang="tr-TR" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/tr-TR/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="alternate" hrefLang="x-default" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><link data-react-helmet="true" rel="canonical" href="/
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/past/"/><script data-react-helmet="true" type="text/javascript" src="
https://cdn.polyfill.io/v2/polyfill.min.js?features=default-3.6,fetch,Intl,Intl.~locale.en-US,Array.prototype.find,Array.prototype.includes,Object.values&flags=gated"></script><script data-react-helmet="true" type="text/javascript">window.NREUM||(NREUM={}),__nr_require=function(t,n,e){function r(e){if(!n[e]){var o=n[e]={exports:{}};t[e][0].call(o.exports,function(n){var o=t[e][1][n];return r(o||n)},o,o.exports)}return n[e].exports}if("function"==typeof __nr_require)return __nr_require;for(var o=0;o<e.length;o++)r(e[o]);return r}({1:[function(t,n,e){function r(t){try{s.console&&console.log(t)}catch(n){}}var o,i=t("ee"),a=t(15),s={};try{o=localStorage.getItem("__nr_flags").split(","),console&&"function"==typeof console.log&&(s.console=!0,o.indexOf("dev")!==-1&&(s.dev=!0),o.indexOf("nr_dev")!==-1&&(s.nrDev=!0))}catch(c){}s.nrDev&&i.on("internal-error",function(t){r(t.stack)}),s.dev&&i.on("fn-err",function(t,n,e){r(e.stack)}),s.dev&&(r("NR AGENT IN DEVELOPMENT MODE"),r("flags: "+a(s,function(t,n){return t}).join(", ")))},{}],2:[function(t,n,e){function r(t,n,e,r,o){try{d?d-=1:i("err",[o||new UncaughtException(t,n,e)])}catch(s){try{i("ierr",[s,c.now(),!0])}catch(u){}}return"function"==typeof f&&f.apply(this,a(arguments))}function UncaughtException(t,n,e){this.message=t||"Uncaught error with no additional information",this.sourceURL=n,this.line=e}function o(t){i("err",[t,c.now()])}var i=t("handle"),a=t(16),s=t("ee"),c=t("loader"),f=window.onerror,u=!1,d=0;c.features.err=!0,t(1),window.onerror=r;try{throw new Error}catch(l){"stack"in l&&(t(8),t(7),"addEventListener"in window&&t(5),c.xhrWrappable&&t(9),u=!0)}s.on("fn-start",function(t,n,e){u&&(d+=1)}),s.on("fn-err",function(t,n,e){u&&(this.thrown=!0,o(e))}),s.on("fn-end",function(){u&&!this.thrown&&d>0&&(d-=1)}),s.on("internal-error",function(t){i("ierr",[t,c.now(),!0])})},{}],3:[function(t,n,e){t("loader").features.ins=!0},{}],4:[function(t,n,e){function r(t){}if(window.performance&&window.performance.timing&&window.performance.getEntriesByType){var o=t("ee"),i=t("handle"),a=t(8),s=t(7),c="learResourceTimings",f="addEventListener",u="resourcetimingbufferfull",d="bstResource",l="resource",p="-start",h="-end",m="fn"+p,w="fn"+h,v="bstTimer",y="pushState",g=t("loader");g.features.stn=!0,t(6);var b=NREUM.o.EV;o.on(m,function(t,n){var e=t[0];e instanceof b&&(this.bstStart=g.now())}),o.on(w,function(t,n){var e=t[0];e instanceof b&&i("bst",[e,n,this.bstStart,g.now()])}),a.on(m,function(t,n,e){this.bstStart=g.now(),this.bstType=e}),a.on(w,function(t,n){i(v,[n,this.bstStart,g.now(),this.bstType])}),s.on(m,function(){this.bstStart=g.now()}),s.on(w,function(t,n){i(v,[n,this.bstStart,g.now(),"requestAnimationFrame"])}),o.on(y+p,function(t){this.time=g.now(),this.startPath=location.pathname+location.hash}),o.on(y+h,function(t){i("bstHist",[location.pathname+location.hash,this.startPath,this.time])}),f in window.performance&&(window.performance["c"+c]?window.performance[f](u,function(t){i(d,[window.performance.getEntriesByType(l)]),window.performance["c"+c]()},!1):window.performance[f]("webkit"+u,function(t){i(d,[window.performance.getEntriesByType(l)]),window.performance["webkitC"+c]()},!1)),document[f]("scroll",r,{passive:!0}),document[f]("keypress",r,!1),document[f]("click",r,!1)}},{}],5:[function(t,n,e){function r(t){for(var n=t;n&&!n.hasOwnProperty(u);)n=Object.getPrototypeOf(n);n&&o(n)}function o(t){s.inPlace(t,[u,d],"-",i)}function i(t,n){return t[1]}var a=t("ee").get("events"),s=t(18)(a,!0),c=t("gos"),f=XMLHttpRequest,u="addEventListener",d="removeEventListener";n.exports=a,"getPrototypeOf"in Object?(r(document),r(window),r(f.prototype)):f.prototype.hasOwnProperty(u)&&(o(window),o(f.prototype)),a.on(u+"-start",function(t,n){var e=t[1],r=c(e,"nr@wrapped",function(){function t(){if("function"==typeof e.handleEvent)return e.handleEvent.apply(e,arguments)}var n={object:t,"function":e}[typeof e];return n?s(n,"fn-",null,n.name||"anonymous"):e});this.wrapped=t[1]=r}),a.on(d+"-start",function(t){t[1]=this.wrapped||t[1]})},{}],6:[function(t,n,e){var r=t("ee").get("history"),o=t(18)(r);n.exports=r,o.inPlace(window.history,["pushState","replaceState"],"-")},{}],7:[function(t,n,e){var r=t("ee").get("raf"),o=t(18)(r),i="equestAnimationFrame";n.exports=r,o.inPlace(window,["r"+i,"mozR"+i,"webkitR"+i,"msR"+i],"raf-"),r.on("raf-start",function(t){t[0]=o(t[0],"fn-")})},{}],8:[function(t,n,e){function r(t,n,e){t[0]=a(t[0],"fn-",null,e)}function o(t,n,e){this.method=e,this.timerDuration="number"==typeof t[1]?t[1]:0,t[0]=a(t[0],"fn-",this,e)}var i=t("ee").get("timer"),a=t(18)(i),s="setTimeout",c="setInterval",f="clearTimeout",u="-start",d="-";n.exports=i,a.inPlace(window,[s,"setImmediate"],s+d),a.inPlace(window,[c],c+d),a.inPlace(window,[f,"clearImmediate"],f+d),i.on(c+u,r),i.on(s+u,o)},{}],9:[function(t,n,e){function r(t,n){d.inPlace(n,["onreadystatechange"],"fn-",s)}function o(){var t=this,n=u.context(t);t.readyState>3&&!n.resolved&&(n.resolved=!0,u.emit("xhr-resolved",[],t)),d.inPlace(t,w,"fn-",s)}function i(t){v.push(t),h&&(g=-g,b.data=g)}function a(){for(var t=0;t<v.length;t++)r([],v[t]);v.length&&(v=[])}function s(t,n){return n}function c(t,n){for(var e in t)n[e]=t[e];return n}t(5);var f=t("ee"),u=f.get("xhr"),d=t(18)(u),l=NREUM.o,p=l.XHR,h=l.MO,m="readystatechange",w=["onload","onerror","onabort","onloadstart","onloadend","onprogress","ontimeout"],v=[];n.exports=u;var y=window.XMLHttpRequest=function(t){var n=new p(t);try{u.emit("new-xhr",[n],n),n.addEventListener(m,o,!1)}catch(e){try{u.emit("internal-error",[e])}catch(r){}}return n};if(c(p,y),y.prototype=p.prototype,d.inPlace(y.prototype,["open","send"],"-xhr-",s),u.on("send-xhr-start",function(t,n){r(t,n),i(n)}),u.on("open-xhr-start",r),h){var g=1,b=document.createTextNode(g);new h(a).observe(b,{characterData:!0})}else f.on("fn-end",function(t){t[0]&&t[0].type===m||a()})},{}],10:[function(t,n,e){function r(t){var n=this.params,e=this.metrics;if(!this.ended){this.ended=!0;for(var r=0;r<d;r++)t.removeEventListener(u[r],this.listener,!1);if(!n.aborted){if(e.duration=a.now()-this.startTime,4===t.readyState){n.status=t.status;var i=o(t,this.lastSize);if(i&&(e.rxSize=i),this.sameOrigin){var c=t.getResponseHeader("X-NewRelic-App-Data");c&&(n.cat=c.split(", ").pop())}}else n.status=0;e.cbTime=this.cbTime,f.emit("xhr-done",[t],t),s("xhr",[n,e,this.startTime])}}}function o(t,n){var e=t.responseType;if("json"===e&&null!==n)return n;var r="arraybuffer"===e||"blob"===e||"json"===e?t.response:t.responseText;return h(r)}function i(t,n){var e=c(n),r=t.params;r.host=e.hostname+":"+e.port,r.pathname=e.pathname,t.sameOrigin=e.sameOrigin}var a=t("loader");if(a.xhrWrappable){var s=t("handle"),c=t(11),f=t("ee"),u=["load","error","abort","timeout"],d=u.length,l=t("id"),p=t(14),h=t(13),m=window.XMLHttpRequest;a.features.xhr=!0,t(9),f.on("new-xhr",function(t){var n=this;n.totalCbs=0,n.called=0,n.cbTime=0,n.end=r,n.ended=!1,n.xhrGuids={},n.lastSize=null,p&&(p>34||p<10)||window.opera||t.addEventListener("progress",function(t){n.lastSize=t.loaded},!1)}),f.on("open-xhr-start",function(t){this.params={method:t[0]},i(this,t[1]),this.metrics={}}),f.on("open-xhr-end",function(t,n){"loader_config"in NREUM&&"xpid"in NREUM.loader_config&&this.sameOrigin&&n.setRequestHeader("X-NewRelic-ID",NREUM.loader_config.xpid)}),f.on("send-xhr-start",function(t,n){var e=this.metrics,r=t[0],o=this;if(e&&r){var i=h(r);i&&(e.txSize=i)}this.startTime=a.now(),this.listener=function(t){try{"abort"===t.type&&(o.params.aborted=!0),("load"!==t.type||o.called===o.totalCbs&&(o.onloadCalled||"function"!=typeof n.onload))&&o.end(n)}catch(e){try{f.emit("internal-error",[e])}catch(r){}}};for(var s=0;s<d;s++)n.addEventListener(u[s],this.listener,!1)}),f.on("xhr-cb-time",function(t,n,e){this.cbTime+=t,n?this.onloadCalled=!0:this.called+=1,this.called!==this.totalCbs||!this.onloadCalled&&"function"==typeof e.onload||this.end(e)}),f.on("xhr-load-added",function(t,n){var e=""+l(t)+!!n;this.xhrGuids&&!this.xhrGuids[e]&&(this.xhrGuids[e]=!0,this.totalCbs+=1)}),f.on("xhr-load-removed",function(t,n){var e=""+l(t)+!!n;this.xhrGuids&&this.xhrGuids[e]&&(delete this.xhrGuids[e],this.totalCbs-=1)}),f.on("addEventListener-end",function(t,n){n instanceof m&&"load"===t[0]&&f.emit("xhr-load-added",[t[1],t[2]],n)}),f.on("removeEventListener-end",function(t,n){n instanceof m&&"load"===t[0]&&f.emit("xhr-load-removed",[t[1],t[2]],n)}),f.on("fn-start",function(t,n,e){n instanceof m&&("onload"===e&&(this.onload=!0),("load"===(t[0]&&t[0].type)||this.onload)&&(this.xhrCbStart=a.now()))}),f.on("fn-end",function(t,n){this.xhrCbStart&&f.emit("xhr-cb-time",[a.now()-this.xhrCbStart,this.onload,n],n)})}},{}],11:[function(t,n,e){n.exports=function(t){var n=document.createElement("a"),e=window.location,r={};n.href=t,r.port=n.port;var o=n.href.split("://");!r.port&&o[1]&&(r.port=o[1].split("/")[0].split("@").pop().split(":")[1]),r.port&&"0"!==r.port||(r.port="https"===o[0]?"443":"80"),r.hostname=n.hostname||e.hostname,r.pathname=n.pathname,r.protocol=o[0],"/"!==r.pathname.charAt(0)&&(r.pathname="/"+r.pathname);var i=!n.protocol||":"===n.protocol||n.protocol===e.protocol,a=n.hostname===document.domain&&n.port===e.port;return r.sameOrigin=i&&(!n.hostname||a),r}},{}],12:[function(t,n,e){function r(){}function o(t,n,e){return function(){return i(t,[f.now()].concat(s(arguments)),n?null:this,e),n?void 0:this}}var i=t("handle"),a=t(15),s=t(16),c=t("ee").get("tracer"),f=t("loader"),u=NREUM;"undefined"==typeof window.newrelic&&(newrelic=u);var d=["setPageViewName","setCustomAttribute","setErrorHandler","finished","addToTrace","inlineHit","addRelease"],l="api-",p=l+"ixn-";a(d,function(t,n){u[n]=o(l+n,!0,"api")}),u.addPageAction=o(l+"addPageAction",!0),u.setCurrentRouteName=o(l+"routeName",!0),n.exports=newrelic,u.interaction=function(){return(new r).get()};var h=r.prototype={createTracer:function(t,n){var e={},r=this,o="function"==typeof n;return i(p+"tracer",[f.now(),t,e],r),function(){if(c.emit((o?"":"no-")+"fn-start",[f.now(),r,o],e),o)try{return n.apply(this,arguments)}finally{c.emit("fn-end",[f.now()],e)}}}};a("setName,setAttribute,save,ignore,onEnd,getContext,end,get".split(","),function(t,n){h[n]=o(p+n)}),newrelic.noticeError=function(t){"string"==typeof t&&(t=new Error(t)),i("err",[t,f.now()])}},{}],13:[function(t,n,e){n.exports=function(t){if("string"==typeof t&&t.length)return t.length;if("object"==typeof t){if("undefined"!=typeof ArrayBuffer&&t instanceof ArrayBuffer&&t.byteLength)return t.byteLength;if("undefined"!=typeof Blob&&t instanceof Blob&&t.size)return t.size;if(!("undefined"!=typeof FormData&&t instanceof FormData))try{return JSON.stringify(t).length}catch(n){return}}}},{}],14:[function(t,n,e){var r=0,o=navigator.userAgent.match(/Firefox[/s](d+.d+)/);o&&(r=+o[1]),n.exports=r},{}],15:[function(t,n,e){function r(t,n){var e=[],r="",i=0;for(r in t)o.call(t,r)&&(e[i]=n(r,t[r]),i+=1);return e}var o=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;n.exports=r},{}],16:[function(t,n,e){function r(t,n,e){n||(n=0),"undefined"==typeof e&&(e=t?t.length:0);for(var r=-1,o=e-n||0,i=Array(o<0?0:o);++r<o;)i[r]=t[n+r];return i}n.exports=r},{}],17:[function(t,n,e){n.exports={exists:"undefined"!=typeof window.performance&&window.performance.timing&&"undefined"!=typeof window.performance.timing.navigationStart}},{}],18:[function(t,n,e){function r(t){return!(t&&t instanceof Function&&t.apply&&!t[a])}var o=t("ee"),i=t(16),a="nr@original",s=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty,c=!1;n.exports=function(t,n){function e(t,n,e,o){function nrWrapper(){var r,a,s,c;try{a=this,r=i(arguments),s="function"==typeof e?e(r,a):e||{}}catch(f){l([f,"",[r,a,o],s])}u(n+"start",[r,a,o],s);try{return c=t.apply(a,r)}catch(d){throw u(n+"err",[r,a,d],s),d}finally{u(n+"end",[r,a,c],s)}}return r(t)?t:(n||(n=""),nrWrapper[a]=t,d(t,nrWrapper),nrWrapper)}function f(t,n,o,i){o||(o="");var a,s,c,f="-"===o.charAt(0);for(c=0;c<n.length;c++)s=n[c],a=t[s],r(a)||(t[s]=e(a,f?s+o:o,i,s))}function u(e,r,o){if(!c||n){var i=c;c=!0;try{t.emit(e,r,o,n)}catch(a){l([a,e,r,o])}c=i}}function d(t,n){if(Object.defineProperty&&Object.keys)try{var e=Object.keys(t);return e.forEach(function(e){Object.defineProperty(n,e,{get:function(){return t[e]},set:function(n){return t[e]=n,n}})}),n}catch(r){l([r])}for(var o in t)s.call(t,o)&&(n[o]=t[o]);return n}function l(n){try{t.emit("internal-error",n)}catch(e){}}return t||(t=o),e.inPlace=f,e.flag=a,e}},{}],ee:[function(t,n,e){function r(){}function o(t){function n(t){return t&&t instanceof r?t:t?c(t,s,i):i()}function e(e,r,o,i){if(!l.aborted||i){t&&t(e,r,o);for(var a=n(o),s=h(e),c=s.length,f=0;f<c;f++)s[f].apply(a,r);var d=u[y[e]];return d&&d.push([g,e,r,a]),a}}function p(t,n){v[t]=h(t).concat(n)}function h(t){return v[t]||[]}function m(t){return d[t]=d[t]||o(e)}function w(t,n){f(t,function(t,e){n=n||"feature",y[e]=n,n in u||(u[n]=[])})}var v={},y={},g={on:p,emit:e,get:m,listeners:h,context:n,buffer:w,abort:a,aborted:!1};return g}function i(){return new r}function a(){(u.api||u.feature)&&(l.aborted=!0,u=l.backlog={})}var s="nr@context",c=t("gos"),f=t(15),u={},d={},l=n.exports=o();l.backlog=u},{}],gos:[function(t,n,e){function r(t,n,e){if(o.call(t,n))return t[n];var r=e();if(Object.defineProperty&&Object.keys)try{return Object.defineProperty(t,n,{value:r,writable:!0,enumerable:!1}),r}catch(i){}return t[n]=r,r}var o=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;n.exports=r},{}],handle:[function(t,n,e){function r(t,n,e,r){o.buffer([t],r),o.emit(t,n,e)}var o=t("ee").get("handle");n.exports=r,r.ee=o},{}],id:[function(t,n,e){function r(t){var n=typeof t;return!t||"object"!==n&&"function"!==n?-1:t===window?0:a(t,i,function(){return o++})}var o=1,i="nr@id",a=t("gos");n.exports=r},{}],loader:[function(t,n,e){function r(){if(!x++){var t=b.info=NREUM.info,n=l.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];if(setTimeout(u.abort,3e4),!(t&&t.licenseKey&&t.applicationID&&n))return u.abort();f(y,function(n,e){t[n]||(t[n]=e)}),c("mark",["onload",a()+b.offset],null,"api");var e=l.createElement("script");e.src="https://"+t.agent,n.parentNode.insertBefore(e,n)}}function o(){"complete"===l.readyState&&i()}function i(){c("mark",["domContent",a()+b.offset],null,"api")}function a(){return E.exists&&performance.now?Math.round(performance.now()):(s=Math.max((new Date).getTime(),s))-b.offset}var s=(new Date).getTime(),c=t("handle"),f=t(15),u=t("ee"),d=window,l=d.document,p="addEventListener",h="attachEvent",m=d.XMLHttpRequest,w=m&&m.prototype;NREUM.o={ST:setTimeout,CT:clearTimeout,XHR:m,REQ:d.Request,EV:d.Event,PR:d.Promise,MO:d.MutationObserver};var v=""+location,y={beacon:"bam.nr-data.net",errorBeacon:"bam.nr-data.net",agent:"js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-1026.min.js"},g=m&&w&&w[p]&&!/CriOS/.test(navigator.userAgent),b=n.exports={offset:s,now:a,origin:v,features:{},xhrWrappable:g};t(12),l[p]?(l[p]("DOMContentLoaded",i,!1),d[p]("load",r,!1)):(l[h]("onreadystatechange",o),d[h]("onload",r)),c("mark",["firstbyte",s],null,"api");var x=0,E=t(17)},{}]},{},["loader",2,10,4,3]);
m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m);
profitwell('user_email', '');</script></div></div><script>window.APP_RUNTIME={"baseUrl":"","assetPublicPath":"/mu_static/en-US/","escapedState":"{"api":{"inFlight":[],"headers":{"type":"headers","ref":"headers","value":null,"meta":{"server":"36f3dd76c6c7","requestId":"cc721bdf-e64a-4a68-b20b-407f1598a27e","flags":{"facebook_login_active":true,"feature_microtargets_MUP-16377":true,"nwp_event_template_MUP-16782":false,"wework-announce":false},"facebookAuthUrl":"
https://www.facebook.com/v2.6/dialog/oauth?client_id=2403839689&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.meetup.com%2Fties%2Ffacebook%2F&scope=email%2Cuser_friends","googleAuthUrl":"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth?access_type=offline&client_id=855636443875-pmqkjkrj33pvp0t1ghecgp4f3l746856.apps.googleusercontent.com&redirect_uri=https://secure.meetup.com/ties/google/&response_type=code&scope=profile%20email","endpoint":"noop","statusCode":204},"query":{"type":"headers","endpoint":"noop","params":{},"meta":{"metaRequestHeaders":["unread-notifications","unread-messages","admin-privileges","tos-query","facebook-auth-url","google-auth-url"],"method":"get"},"flags":["facebook_login_active","feature_microtargets_MUP-16377","nwp_event_template_MUP-16782","wework-announce"],"ref":"headers"}},"group":{"type":"group","ref":"group","value":{"id":8569342,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/","urlname":"MN-Futurists","description":"<p><span><strong>COME TO THE NEXT MEETING OF THE MINNESOTA FUTURISTS</strong></span></p>\\n<p><span><strong><span>Its not that we know the future but we are interested in learning about current trends and how they may develop going forward.</span></strong></span></p>\\n<p><span><strong><span>What is your life going to be like 10, 20, 30 years from now? What is possible, probable and preferable? How should you prepare? What will be the effects of trends that are developing now on your employment, your family, your health, and your community? How will advances in science and technology effect economics, politics, culture, business, geopolitics and more. What are the challenges and opportunities?</span></strong></span></p>\\n<p><span><strong><span>These are the areas that are explored at meetings of Minnesota Futurists. If you interested in how the world is developing and what that might mean for the future sign up for our Meetup and you will receive notices of up-coming meetings. </span></strong></span></p>\\n<p><strong><b>GENERAL AREAS OF FOCUS: Science and Technology | Sociology | Demographics | Economics | World Affairs | Ecology and the Environment | Genetics, Medicine and Health Care | Wealth and Power | Energy | Automation and Robotics | Transhumanism</b></strong></p>\\n<p><span><strong><span> <br></span></strong></span></p>\\n<p><strong><img width=\\"305\\" height=\\"204\\" src=\\"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/event_269077902.jpeg\\"></strong></p>\\n<p> <span><strong>Who Attends Meetings?</strong> Individuals attend from a variety of backgrounds, interests, and demographics. We are thinking people who seek a better future for ourselves, our families and society. </span></p>\\n<p> <span><strong>IMPORTANT NOTE:</strong> If you look at past meetings you will see that it shows that between 1-6 people sign up for most meetings. In actuality, between 12 and 20 people attend virtually every Saturday morning. </span></p>\\n<p><strong>• Sign up for our MeetUp and you will receive notices of up-coming meetings</strong></p>\\n<p><strong>• Regular Meetings: Saturdays, 9:30-11:30 AM </strong><strong>Knights of Columbus Building - 1114 American Blvd West, Bloomington, MN 55420</strong></p>\\n<p><span><strong>Among the emerging technologies in which we are interested and have focused are:</strong> </span><span><strong>[1]</strong> electric, hydrogen fuel cell and driverless car technology, </span><span><strong>[2]</strong> clean-renewable alternative energy, </span><span><strong>[3]</strong> innovative farming techniques, </span><span><strong>[4]</strong> desalinization and purification of water, </span><span><strong>[5]</strong> nanotechnology, </span><span><strong>[6]</strong> 3D printing, </span><span><strong>[7]</strong> virtual and enhanced reality, </span><span><strong>[8]</strong> digital medicine, </span><span><strong>[9]</strong> neuroscience, </span><span><strong>[10]</strong> human-machine-cloud interfaces, </span><span><strong>[11] </strong>synthetic biology, genomics, genetic engineering, biotechnology and biomedical engineering </span><span><strong>[12]</strong> automation-robotics-artificial intelligence </span><span><strong>[13]</strong> big data analysis coupled with \\"the internet of things\\" and more </span><span><strong>[14]</strong> drone technology </span><span><strong>[15]</strong> holographic technology </span><span><strong>[16]</strong> Computer technology <strong>[17]</strong> Graphene and Material Science and much more. </span></p>\\n<span><p><strong>Who are MN Futurists?</strong> Established in 1969, Minnesota Futurists is the oldest existing chapter of The World Future Society. We are a group of curious people interested in understanding the evolution and state of current social, cultural, economic, geopolitical, scientific and technological trends and phenomena, and then considering [1] the probability of those trends or phenomena persisting, accelerating, or regressing, [2] the probable and possible implications if they do, and [3] the future we prefer along with strategies and tactics for moving toward it. </p></span>\\n<p><span> <br></span></p>\\n<p><strong><em> <br></em></strong></p>\\n<p><span> <br></span></p>","created":1369080423000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"US","localized_country_name":"USA","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","state":"MN","join_mode":"open","visibility":"public","lat":44.88,"lon":-93.37,"members":881,"organizer":{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","bio":"","photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"}},"who":"Members","group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"},"timezone":"US/Central","next_event":{"id":"cqvwznyxqbdc","name":"Alt-Futures of Persistent (planetCSR) Conversations","yes_rsvp_count":4,"time":1548516600000,"utc_offset":-21600000},"category":{"id":34,"name":"Tech","shortname":"tech","sort_name":"Tech"},"leads":10,"self":{"status":"none"},"city_link":"
https://www.meetup.com/cities/us/mn/minneapolis/","topics":[{"id":87,"name":"Nanotech","urlkey":"nanotech","lang":"en_US"},{"id":429,"name":"Futurology","urlkey":"future","lang":"en_US"},{"id":109595,"name":"Biotechnology","urlkey":"biotechnology","lang":"en_US"},{"id":434,"name":"singularity","urlkey":"singularity","lang":"en_US"},{"id":456,"name":"Artificial Intelligence","urlkey":"ai","lang":"en_US"},{"id":682,"name":"Robotics","urlkey":"robotics","lang":"en_US"},{"id":1954,"name":"Innovation","urlkey":"innovation","lang":"en_US"},{"id":2234,"name":"Transhumanism","urlkey":"transhumanism","lang":"en_US"},{"id":6960,"name":"Neuroscience","urlkey":"neuroscience","lang":"en_US"},{"id":7203,"name":"Education & Technology","urlkey":"edtech","lang":"en_US"},{"id":9696,"name":"New Technology","urlkey":"newtech","lang":"en_US"},{"id":9862,"name":"Anti-Aging","urlkey":"antiaging","lang":"en_US"},{"id":16216,"name":"Mobile Technology","urlkey":"mobile-technology","lang":"en_US"},{"id":23357,"name":"Technological Singularity","urlkey":"technological-singularity","lang":"en_US"}],"nomination_acceptable":false,"plain_text_description":"COME TO THE NEXT MEETING OF THE MINNESOTA FUTURISTS\\n\\nIts not that we know the future but we are interested in learning about current trends and how they may develop going forward.\\n\\nWhat is your life going to be like 10, 20, 30 years from now? What is possible, probable and preferable? How should you prepare? What will be the effects of trends that are developing now on your employment, your family, your health, and your community? How will advances in science and technology effect economics, politics, culture, business, geopolitics and more. What are the challenges and opportunities?\\n\\nThese are the areas that are explored at meetings of Minnesota Futurists. If you interested in how the world is developing and what that might mean for the future sign up for our Meetup and you will receive notices of up-coming meetings.\\n\\nGENERAL AREAS OF FOCUS: Science and Technology | Sociology | Demographics | Economics | World Affairs | Ecology and the Environment | Genetics, Medicine and Health Care | Wealth and Power | Energy | Automation and Robotics | Transhumanism\\n\\nWho Attends Meetings? Individuals attend from a variety of backgrounds, interests, and demographics. We are thinking people who seek a better future for ourselves, our families and society.\\n\\nIMPORTANT NOTE: If you look at past meetings you will see that it shows that between 1-6 people sign up for most meetings. In actuality, between 12 and 20 people attend virtually every Saturday morning.\\n\\n• Sign up for our MeetUp and you will receive notices of up-coming meetings\\n\\n• Regular Meetings: Saturdays, 9:30-11:30 AM Knights of Columbus Building - 1114 American Blvd West, Bloomington, MN 55420\\n\\nAmong the emerging technologies in which we are interested and have focused are: [1] electric, hydrogen fuel cell and driverless car technology, [2] clean-renewable alternative energy, [3] innovative farming techniques, [4] desalinization and purification of water, [5] nanotechnology, [6] 3D printing, [7] virtual and enhanced reality, [8] digital medicine, [9] neuroscience, [10] human-machine-cloud interfaces, [11] synthetic biology, genomics, genetic engineering, biotechnology and biomedical engineering [12] automation-robotics-artificial intelligence [13] big data analysis coupled with \\"the internet of things\\" and more [14] drone technology [15] holographic technology [16] Computer technology [17] Graphene and Material Science and much more.\\n\\nWho are MN Futurists? Established in 1969, Minnesota Futurists is the oldest existing chapter of The World Future Society. We are a group of curious people interested in understanding the evolution and state of current social, cultural, economic, geopolitical, scientific and technological trends and phenomena, and then considering [1] the probability of those trends or phenomena persisting, accelerating, or regressing, [2] the probable and possible implications if they do, and [3] the future we prefer along with strategies and tactics for moving toward it.","plain_text_no_images_description":"COME TO THE NEXT MEETING OF THE MINNESOTA FUTURISTS\\n\\nIts not that we know the future but we are interested in learning about current trends and how they may develop going forward.\\n\\nWhat is your life going to be like 10, 20, 30 years from now? What is possible, probable and preferable? How should you prepare? What will be the effects of trends that are developing now on your employment, your family, your health, and your community? How will advances in science and technology effect economics, politics, culture, business, geopolitics and more. What are the challenges and opportunities?\\n\\nThese are the areas that are explored at meetings of Minnesota Futurists. If you interested in how the world is developing and what that might mean for the future sign up for our Meetup and you will receive notices of up-coming meetings.\\n\\nGENERAL AREAS OF FOCUS: Science and Technology | Sociology | Demographics | Economics | World Affairs | Ecology and the Environment | Genetics, Medicine and Health Care | Wealth and Power | Energy | Automation and Robotics | Transhumanism\\n\\nWho Attends Meetings? Individuals attend from a variety of backgrounds, interests, and demographics. We are thinking people who seek a better future for ourselves, our families and society.\\n\\nIMPORTANT NOTE: If you look at past meetings you will see that it shows that between 1-6 people sign up for most meetings. In actuality, between 12 and 20 people attend virtually every Saturday morning.\\n\\n• Sign up for our MeetUp and you will receive notices of up-coming meetings\\n\\n• Regular Meetings: Saturdays, 9:30-11:30 AM Knights of Columbus Building - 1114 American Blvd West, Bloomington, MN 55420\\n\\nAmong the emerging technologies in which we are interested and have focused are: [1] electric, hydrogen fuel cell and driverless car technology, [2] clean-renewable alternative energy, [3] innovative farming techniques, [4] desalinization and purification of water, [5] nanotechnology, [6] 3D printing, [7] virtual and enhanced reality, [8] digital medicine, [9] neuroscience, [10] human-machine-cloud interfaces, [11] synthetic biology, genomics, genetic engineering, biotechnology and biomedical engineering [12] automation-robotics-artificial intelligence [13] big data analysis coupled with \\"the internet of things\\" and more [14] drone technology [15] holographic technology [16] Computer technology [17] Graphene and Material Science and much more.\\n\\nWho are MN Futurists? Established in 1969, Minnesota Futurists is the oldest existing chapter of The World Future Society. We are a group of curious people interested in understanding the evolution and state of current social, cultural, economic, geopolitical, scientific and technological trends and phenomena, and then considering [1] the probability of those trends or phenomena persisting, accelerating, or regressing, [2] the probable and possible implications if they do, and [3] the future we prefer along with strategies and tactics for moving toward it.","other_services":{},"join_info":{"questions_req":false,"photo_req":false,"questions":[{"id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}]},"member_sample":[{"id":104963722,"name":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (LCDR-USNR, R.","bio":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (EcoFuturist-UI) :: THINK Globally and InterACT Indigenously but LEARN Locally ... Know Your EcoTrekUSA Watershed Impact Zones @
http://pinterest.com/rjburkhart3/\\nTweet: @KEarthSea or @WatershedMarsha","status":"active","joined":1375440346000,"city":"Saint Paul","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.85,"lon":-93.15,"photo":{"id":264941995,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/highres_264941995.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/member_264941995.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/thumb_264941995.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514809169000,"created":1375440369000,"updated":1489001415000,"role":"event_organizer","group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?","answer":"Crafting \\"No Child Left Inside\\" #ThinkLets for adaptive outdoor recreation Eco-Challenges! Co-creating GPSurvey Watershed Orientation Kits (WOK)"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?","answer":"Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA) with Futurist Joel Barker's \\"Implications Wheel\\" protocols. Expanding GlobalBrain SmartMemes via Wikipedia \\"Futures techniques\\""}],"intro":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (EcoFuturist-UI) :: LEARN Locally but InterACT Regionally and THINK Globally ... Know Your Watershed Impact Zones @
http://pinterest.com/rjburkhart3/ \\r\\nTweet: @WatershedMarsha / @KEarthSea","link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/104963722/"},"other_services":{"facebook":{"identifier":"https://www.facebook.com/goeventuring.watershedmarshal","url":"https://www.facebook.com/goeventuring.watershedmarshal"},"linkedin":{"identifier":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/geowizard","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/geowizard"},"twitter":{"identifier":"@WatershedMarsha","url":"http://twitter.com/WatershedMarsha/"}}},{"id":4358834,"name":"Greg G","status":"active","joined":1181838368000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":45,"lon":-93.38,"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514761336000,"created":1447036659000,"updated":1447036664000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/4358834/"}},{"id":8688169,"name":"Eric H.","status":"active","joined":1232157732000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.91,"lon":-93.32,"photo":{"id":177483832,"photo_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/e/f/8/member_177483832.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/e/f/8/thumb_177483832.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514721775000,"created":1369630088000,"updated":1403976561000,"role":"coorganizer","group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?","answer":"general understanding of & ability to read science & math, extensive reading in futurics & about how thinking works - both natural & artificial"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?","answer":"Those discussed by Ray Kurzweil + eugenics/dysgenics, geopolitics, survival, applying big data to science"}],"intro":"Former scientist, computer programer.","link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/8688169/"}},{"id":221332695,"name":"Brian R.","status":"active","joined":1486160489000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.94,"lon":-93.22,"photo":{"id":273400397,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/d/c/d/highres_273400397.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/d/c/d/member_273400397.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/d/c/d/thumb_273400397.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514677138000,"created":1488294885000,"updated":1514675376000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/221332695/"}},{"id":190008196,"name":"Tilly","status":"active","joined":1437078525000,"city":"Saint Paul","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.96,"lon":-93.05,"photo":{"id":264104827,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/f/1/b/highres_264104827.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/f/1/b/member_264104827.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/f/1/b/thumb_264104827.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514656946000,"created":1514656946000,"updated":1514656946000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/190008196/"}},{"id":138424442,"name":"jason","bio":"Just a normal guy, living in Bloomington. I love to meet new people and have great conversations.","status":"active","joined":1395456103000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.82,"lon":-93.34,"photo":{"id":187224142,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/highres_187224142.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/member_187224142.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/thumb_187224142.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"title":"President MN Futurists Society","status":"active","visited":1514623902000,"created":1396063171000,"updated":1469159808000,"role":"coorganizer","group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?","answer":"I'm an intellectual who has spent much time studying things such as Biogentrology, calorie restriction diet, superoxide dismutase, and cryogenics."},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?","answer":"Medical advancements and life extension. Human technological interfaces."}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/138424442/"}},{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","status":"active","joined":1248298172000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.88,"lon":-93.37,"photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"title":"Member","status":"active","visited":1514620043000,"created":1369080423000,"updated":1371577412000,"role":"organizer","group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?","answer":"Capital Markets and Economics"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?","answer":"Virtually everything"}],"intro":"I am a curious person who likes to learn new things.","link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/10032285/"}},{"id":2136564,"name":"George","bio":"Strategic Futurist","status":"active","joined":1113409977000,"city":"Saint Paul","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.85,"lon":-93.15,"photo":{"id":242624975,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/f/a/f/highres_242624975.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/f/a/f/member_242624975.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/f/a/f/thumb_242624975.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"title":"Board Member","status":"active","visited":1514598302000,"created":1369580093000,"updated":1490100996000,"role":"coorganizer","group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?","answer":"George Kubik is President of the Anticipatory Futures Group, LLC in Minnesota. He is a former Strategic Futurist and Assistant Regional Director for Strategic Planning with the federal government. He has a PhD in Organizational Leadership and Policy Development (Futures Research and Systems) from the University of Minnesota. George is Co-President of the Minnesota Chapter of the World Future Society and has published numerous papers for international organizations and professional journals in the areas of futures studies, post-modern systems theory, and innovation futures. George is a consultant and frequent presenter for federal, state, and local agencies, and private corporations, in the areas of futures research, systems thinking, advanced technologies, and innovation."},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?","answer":"Transdisciplinary-anticipatory behaviors in complex human, organizational, and environmental systems. "}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/2136564/"}},{"id":186804199,"name":"Jared","status":"active","joined":1430493366000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.87,"lon":-93.34,"photo":{"id":273423052,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/e/c/highres_273423052.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/e/c/member_273423052.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/e/c/thumb_273423052.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514591289000,"created":1436232139000,"updated":1514772677000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/186804199/"}},{"id":12889896,"name":"Doug M","status":"active","joined":1283530855000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.84,"lon":-93.28,"photo":{"id":110925052,"photo_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/f/f/c/member_110925052.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/f/f/c/thumb_110925052.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514574078000,"created":1394153030000,"updated":1394153030000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/12889896/"}},{"id":175391902,"name":"Charles H.","status":"active","joined":1412437802000,"city":"Charlottesville","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"VA","lat":38.04,"lon":-78.52,"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514557912000,"created":1514523478000,"updated":1514523478000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/175391902/"}},{"id":118755822,"name":"Dan R.","bio":"I'm a software developer with a history of full-stack development on large, database-driven projects.\\nMy personal project is bridging the gap between quantum and classical logic computing.\\nI love Python.","status":"active","joined":1383689657000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.97,"lon":-93.28,"photo":{"id":242714901,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/3/5/highres_242714901.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/3/5/member_242714901.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/3/5/thumb_242714901.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514499343000,"created":1454543280000,"updated":1454543280000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/118755822/"},"other_services":{"facebook":{"identifier":"https://www.facebook.com/app_scoped_user_id/4205575/","url":"https://www.facebook.com/app_scoped_user_id/4205575/"}}},{"id":205116724,"name":"Bob-RJ B.","bio":"Earth-Sea Keeping (Eco-Futures) Leadership Learning Collaboratory navigator who \\nadvocates PRiMOhana Intergenerational Knowledge Transfer (IKT) \\nGoogle Earth \\"GlobalBrain Glyph\\" honors NASA-NOAA Indigenous Nations Climate Change Working Group Leaders","status":"active","joined":1463211598000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.94,"lon":-93.22,"photo":{"id":263840928,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/highres_263840928.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/member_263840928.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/thumb_263840928.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514485969000,"created":1463211673000,"updated":1500134977000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?","answer":"See current LinkedIn Profile:
https://goo.gl/57ETPj"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?","answer":"#MentorshipART #Mindmapping: Time / Talent / Tools / Techniques / Attitude / Aptitude / Ability / Agility / Accountability / Awareness ..."}],"intro":"LEARN LocALLY but InterACT Regionally and THINK GlobALLY ... Mind mapping thinkLets (SmartMemes) using Inspiration & Wikiinks Apps\\r\\n\\r\\nSee #GlobalBrain sampler:
http://goo.gl/mc5PTH","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/205116724/"},"other_services":{"facebook":{"identifier":"https://www.facebook.com/app_scoped_user_id/1614493262203211/","url":"https://www.facebook.com/app_scoped_user_id/1614493262203211/"},"flickr":{"identifier":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/EcoTrekUSA/","url":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/EcoTrekUSA/"},"twitter":{"identifier":"@WatershedMarsha","url":"http://twitter.com/WatershedMarsha/"}}},{"id":57616652,"name":"de D.","status":"active","joined":1344341612000,"city":"San Francisco","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"CA","lat":37.78,"lon":-122.44,"photo":{"id":153517642,"photo_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/3/0/a/member_153517642.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/3/0/a/thumb_153517642.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514414716000,"created":1514414716000,"updated":1514414716000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/57616652/"},"other_services":{"twitter":{"identifier":"@guich82","url":"http://twitter.com/guich82/"}}},{"id":190647829,"name":"Jonathan B.","bio":"I am going to change the world.","status":"active","joined":1438271823000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.9,"lon":-93.34,"photo":{"id":248377022,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/0/9/e/highres_248377022.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/0/9/e/member_248377022.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/0/9/e/thumb_248377022.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514314051000,"created":1438271874000,"updated":1438271874000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/190647829/"}},{"id":239735330,"name":"Nader H.","status":"active","joined":1508965212000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.98,"lon":-93.27,"photo":{"id":271854778,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/d/5/f/a/highres_271854778.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/d/5/f/a/member_271854778.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/d/5/f/a/thumb_271854778.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514308257000,"created":1509740070000,"updated":1509740070000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/239735330/"}},{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","status":"active","joined":1369497301000,"city":"Burnsville","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.77,"lon":-93.28,"photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"title":"Treasurer","status":"active","visited":1514139178000,"created":1369498696000,"updated":1490100806000,"role":"coorganizer","group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?","answer":"I've worked in the computer business for many years and have been retired since the 1990s."},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?","answer":"Computers, AI, nanotech, alternative energy sources."}],"intro":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/94979792/"}},{"id":9300550,"name":"Bill H.","status":"active","joined":1239136068000,"city":"Excelsior","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.9,"lon":-93.57,"photo":{"id":269295058,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/d/2/highres_269295058.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/d/2/member_269295058.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/d/2/thumb_269295058.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514138965000,"created":1513198043000,"updated":1513198043000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/9300550/"}},{"id":90848782,"name":"Darryl J. H.","status":"active","joined":1366923732000,"city":"Chicago","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"IL","lat":41.88,"lon":-87.64,"photo":{"id":173525122,"photo_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/1/4/0/2/member_173525122.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/1/4/0/2/thumb_173525122.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514037424000,"created":1473500499000,"updated":1473500499000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/90848782/"}},{"id":218587528,"name":"Ravi T.","status":"active","joined":1482506386000,"city":"Saint Paul","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.84,"lon":-93.16,"photo":{"id":262748589,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/1/8/d/highres_262748589.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/1/8/d/member_262748589.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/1/8/d/thumb_262748589.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1513988120000,"created":1510528134000,"updated":1510528134000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/218587528/"}}],"photo_sample":[{"id":467098618,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/4/f/a/highres_467098618.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/4/f/a/600_467098618.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/4/f/a/thumb_467098618.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/photos/28419554/467098618/","created":1514040638000,"updated":1514040653000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"caption":"Global Brain Ethics i4CQuest NeuroScape NaviGation Chartering","member":{"id":0,"name":"Former member"},"photo_album":{"id":28419554,"title":"No meeting 30 December","photo_count":3}},{"id":467096993,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/e/a/1/highres_467096993.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/e/a/1/600_467096993.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/e/a/1/thumb_467096993.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/photos/28419554/467096993/","created":1514033198000,"updated":1514033210000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"caption":"New Pinterest Boards:
https://pin.it/jnahoepw4l3laz","member":{"id":0,"name":"Former member"},"photo_album":{"id":28419554,"title":"No meeting 30 December","photo_count":3}},{"id":467096872,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/e/2/8/highres_467096872.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/e/2/8/600_467096872.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/e/2/8/thumb_467096872.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/photos/28419554/467096872/","created":1514032523000,"updated":1514032536000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"caption":"ANTICipatory Organization A-Team Attributes ...","member":{"id":0,"name":"Former member"},"photo_album":{"id":28419554,"title":"No meeting 30 December","photo_count":3}},{"id":467096233,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/a/9/highres_467096233.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/a/9/600_467096233.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/a/9/thumb_467096233.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/photos/28419434/467096233/","created":1514027351000,"updated":1514027367000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"caption":"NeuroScape NaviGation R&D Update ... ","member":{"id":0,"name":"Former member"},"photo_album":{"id":28419434,"title":"No meeting on 23 December","photo_count":5}},{"id":467096172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/6/c/highres_467096172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/6/c/600_467096172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/6/c/thumb_467096172.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/photos/28419434/467096172/","created":1514026956000,"updated":1514026974000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"caption":"AI-Bot Performance Problem Solving Techniques ... ","member":{"id":0,"name":"Former member"},"photo_album":{"id":28419434,"title":"No meeting on 23 December","photo_count":5}},{"id":467096103,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/2/7/highres_467096103.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/2/7/600_467096103.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/2/7/thumb_467096103.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/photos/28419434/467096103/","created":1514026412000,"updated":1514026416000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"caption":"Recent AppStore Updates ","member":{"id":0,"name":"Former member"},"photo_album":{"id":28419434,"title":"No meeting on 23 December","photo_count":5}},{"id":467096095,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/1/f/highres_467096095.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/1/f/600_467096095.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/1/f/thumb_467096095.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/photos/28419434/467096095/","created":1514026340000,"updated":1514026343000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"caption":"Apple-iOS (Mobile Device) AppStore Updates (Sat-AM)","member":{"id":0,"name":"Former member"},"photo_album":{"id":28419434,"title":"No meeting on 23 December","photo_count":5}},{"id":467095864,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/a/3/8/highres_467095864.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/a/3/8/600_467095864.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/a/3/8/thumb_467095864.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/photos/28419434/467095864/","created":1514024367000,"updated":1514024542000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"caption":"NYTImes Opinion by Cathy O’Neil (Nov 14, 2017)","member":{"id":0,"name":"Former member"},"photo_album":{"id":28419434,"title":"No meeting on 23 December","photo_count":5}}],"photo_count":314,"meta_category":{"id":292,"shortname":"tech","name":"Tech","sort_name":"Tech","photo":{"id":450131949,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/e/a/d/highres_450131949.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/e/a/d/600_450131949.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/e/a/d/thumb_450131949.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"category_ids":[34]},"duotoneUrl":{"small":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photo_api/event/rx300x400/dt24a601xbdb202/sg39bd489286/257076772.jpeg","large":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photo_api/event/rx1100x800/dt24a601xbdb202/sgf35e163ed2/257076772.jpeg"}},"meta":{"server":"4849d19d95fe","requestId":"4e297e03-e705-43ff-bedd-73f639a7797f","flags":{"feature_pro_group_home_branding_MUP-15206":true,"feature_app_banner_MUP-16415":true,"feature_new_group_event_home_MUP-16376":true,"feature_new_group_home_sharing_MUP-16516":true},"endpoint":"MN-Futurists","statusCode":200},"query":{"type":"group","endpoint":"MN-Futurists","params":{"fields":"category,city_link,join_info,leads,localized_location,membership_dues,member_sample,other_services,pending_members,photo_count,photo_sample,photo_gradient,plain_text_description,plain_text_no_images_description,profile,self,topics,nominated_member,nomination_acceptable"},"ref":"group","meta":{"flags":["feature_pro_group_home_branding_MUP-15206","feature_app_banner_MUP-16415","feature_new_group_event_home_MUP-16376","feature_new_group_home_sharing_MUP-16516"],"method":"get"}}},"events_MN-Futurists_past":{"ref":"events_MN-Futurists_past","value":[{"created":1512600067000,"duration":9000000,"id":"245708873","name":"No meeting 30 December","rsvp_sample":[{"id":1702498756,"created":1512600067000,"updated":1512600067000,"member":{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","bio":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Board Member","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1705056644,"created":1514499412000,"updated":1514499412000,"member":{"id":118755822,"name":"Dan R.","photo":{"id":242714901,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/3/5/highres_242714901.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/3/5/member_242714901.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/3/5/thumb_242714901.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1514647800000,"local_date":"2017-12-30","local_time":"09:30","updated":1514661346000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":2,"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/245708873/","description":"<p>• What we'll do<br/>No meeting</p> <p>• What to bring</p> <p><br/>• Important to know</p> ","visibility":"public","comment_count":9,"event_hosts":[{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","intro":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":0,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"• What we'll do\\nNo meeting\\n\\n• What to bring\\n\\n• Important to know"},{"created":1512599932000,"duration":50280000,"id":"245708852","name":"No meeting on 23 December","rsvp_sample":[{"id":1702498478,"created":1512599932000,"updated":1512599932000,"member":{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","bio":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Board Member","event_context":{"host":true}}}],"status":"past","time":1514043000000,"local_date":"2017-12-23","local_time":"09:30","updated":1514096116000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":1,"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/245708852/","description":"<p>• What we'll do<br/>No meeting</p> <p>• What to bring</p> <p><br/>• Important to know</p> ","visibility":"public","comment_count":5,"event_hosts":[{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","intro":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":0,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"• What we'll do\\nNo meeting\\n\\n• What to bring\\n\\n• Important to know"},{"created":1512308024000,"duration":9000000,"id":"245609834","name":"Big Data Analytics: Dynamic Changes - Huge Implications ","rsvp_limit":40,"rsvp_sample":[{"id":1701935788,"created":1512308024000,"updated":1512308024000,"member":{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","bio":"I am a curious person who likes to learn new things.","photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"organizer","title":"Member","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1701944869,"created":1512313807000,"updated":1512313807000,"member":{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","bio":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Treasurer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1702071871,"created":1512383142000,"updated":1512383142000,"member":{"id":104963722,"name":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (LCDR-USNR, R.","bio":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (EcoFuturist-UI) :: LEARN Locally but InterACT Regionally and THINK Globally ... Know Your Watershed Impact Zones @
http://pinterest.com/rjburkhart3/ \\r\\nTweet: @WatershedMarsha / @KEarthSea","photo":{"id":264941995,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/highres_264941995.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/member_264941995.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/thumb_264941995.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"event_organizer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1702079051,"created":1512388055000,"updated":1512388055000,"member":{"id":205116724,"name":"Bob-RJ B.","bio":"LEARN LocALLY but InterACT Regionally and THINK GlobALLY ... Mind mapping thinkLets (SmartMemes) using Inspiration & Wikiinks Apps\\r\\n\\r\\nSee #GlobalBrain sampler:
http://goo.gl/mc5PTH","photo":{"id":263840928,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/highres_263840928.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/member_263840928.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/thumb_263840928.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1702212273,"created":1512443630000,"updated":1512443630000,"member":{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","bio":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Board Member","event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1513438200000,"local_date":"2017-12-16","local_time":"09:30","updated":1513449783000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":18,"venue":{"id":13219052,"name":"Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall","lat":44.8597412109375,"lon":-93.29451751708984,"repinned":false,"address_1":"1114 American Blvd W","city":"Bloomington","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","zip":"55420","state":"MN"},"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/245609834/","description":"<p>Technically, there isn't a thing called big data analytics. Big data is really about the (INFO) structure of the data and data science and data strategy are the aspects that allow for analysis and implementation. These factors are what is needed to drive real growth in organizations. Big data was king a few years ago and now data science is!</p> <p>However, education and training of data/information/library scientists created some very real and dangerous aspects that many companies are now finding to be costing them a lot in terms of money and market windows. The average Fortune 500 spends $10 million or more annually on data science. Less than 10% are seeing business value from it. Data science, just like big data before it is not the answer. A new field of data strategy is emerging to fill in the gap and is still being defined. What we are seeing is really an evolutionary process taking place in less than a decade. What it looks like going forward is still up for debate but the problems are not. How does analytics around big data and data science survive especially when the practitioners are often the biggest obstacles.</p> <p>Come learn and think with a presentation by Edward Chenard,<br/>Chief Data Intelligence Officer, Cyberian Data ...</p> <p>Recent CYBerian-CDIO Blog Posts ... <a href=\\"
http://echenard.com/blog/\\" class=\\"linkified\\">
http://echenard.com/blog/</a></p> <p>Why Retail is Failing<br/>Analysis of Linkedin in Connection Data<br/>Changes on Echenard<br/>The Evolution of the Omnichannel Experience<br/>The Troubles of Personalization</p> ","how_to_find_us":"VISION – CoLABorate to devise a pragmatic understanding of alternative futures. MISSION – Provide a sustainable forum to research, discuss and share future impacts & implications. VALUES – Every group participant helps shape their own future. ","visibility":"public","featured_photo":{"id":466646275,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/6/6/a/3/highres_466646275.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/6/6/a/3/600_466646275.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/6/6/a/3/thumb_466646275.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"comment_count":6,"event_hosts":[{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","intro":"I am a curious person who likes to learn new things.","photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"organizer"}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":0,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"Technically, there isn't a thing called big data analytics. Big data is really about the (INFO) structure of the data and data science and data strategy are the aspects that allow for analysis and implementation. These factors are what is needed to drive real growth in organizations. Big data was king a few years ago and now data science is!\\n\\nHowever, education and training of data/information/library scientists created some very real and dangerous aspects that many companies are now finding to be costing them a lot in terms of money and market windows. The average Fortune 500 spends $10 million or more annually on data science. Less than 10% are seeing business value from it. Data science, just like big data before it is not the answer. A new field of data strategy is emerging to fill in the gap and is still being defined. What we are seeing is really an evolutionary process taking place in less than a decade. What it looks like going forward is still up for debate but the problems are not. How does analytics around big data and data science survive especially when the practitioners are often the biggest obstacles.\\n\\nCome learn and think with a presentation by Edward Chenard,\\nChief Data Intelligence Officer, Cyberian Data ...\\n\\nRecent CYBerian-CDIO Blog Posts ...
http://echenard.com/blog/\\n\\nWhy Retail is Failing\\nAnalysis of Linkedin in Connection Data\\nChanges on Echenard\\nThe Evolution of the Omnichannel Experience\\nThe Troubles of Personalization"},{"created":1512632704000,"duration":9000000,"id":"245721366","name":"Future Cities: Urban and Suburban landscapes in the 21st century and beyond.","rsvp_limit":40,"rsvp_sample":[{"id":1702554347,"created":1512632704000,"updated":1512633156000,"member":{"id":138424442,"name":"jason","photo":{"id":187224142,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/highres_187224142.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/member_187224142.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/thumb_187224142.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"President MN Futurists Society","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1702571297,"created":1512648292000,"updated":1512648297000,"member":{"id":104963722,"name":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (LCDR-USNR, R.","bio":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (EcoFuturist-UI) :: LEARN Locally but InterACT Regionally and THINK Globally ... Know Your Watershed Impact Zones @
http://pinterest.com/rjburkhart3/ \\r\\nTweet: @WatershedMarsha / @KEarthSea","photo":{"id":264941995,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/highres_264941995.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/member_264941995.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/thumb_264941995.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"event_organizer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1702573529,"created":1512649953000,"updated":1512649953000,"member":{"id":205116724,"name":"Bob-RJ B.","bio":"LEARN LocALLY but InterACT Regionally and THINK GlobALLY ... Mind mapping thinkLets (SmartMemes) using Inspiration & Wikiinks Apps\\r\\n\\r\\nSee #GlobalBrain sampler:
http://goo.gl/mc5PTH","photo":{"id":263840928,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/highres_263840928.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/member_263840928.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/thumb_263840928.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1702596182,"created":1512662617000,"updated":1512662617000,"member":{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","bio":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Treasurer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1702750859,"created":1512753843000,"updated":1512753843000,"member":{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","bio":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Board Member","event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1512833400000,"local_date":"2017-12-09","local_time":"09:30","updated":1512846049000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":18,"venue":{"id":13219052,"name":"Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall","lat":44.8597412109375,"lon":-93.29451751708984,"repinned":false,"address_1":"1114 American Blvd W","city":"Bloomington","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","zip":"55420","state":"MN"},"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/245721366/","description":"<p>During the next 15-25 years, our cities will be radically transformed. As innovative technologies impact & influence the urban landscape, city planners will design more green, walkable, family-friendly places. As our technology shifts so will our values and priorities.</p> <p>While many people will choose to live outside the cities, our suburbs will also be transformed. Come learn how suburbs might be transformed into a blended \\"hybrid\\" network of intelligent infrastructure. The children of the future may reflect on this era and wonder how we lived like this. Adults today can get a glimpse of that future world this Saturday at the MN Futurist's Society.</p> <p>Presentation and discussion topics include: Architecture, Urban sprawl, Communes, Water resource management, “Printed” buildings, Electric Micro Grids, and Intelligent Mass Transport.</p> <p>Jason Abbott, President MN Futurist's Society</p> <p>Learn more about AswanS BLOCKS (AIA-SDAT ANTICipatory STE9PS)<br/>via Wikipedia Futures Techniques [masked]): <a href=\\"
https://goo.gl/e8Zgz7\\" class=\\"linkified\\">
https://goo.gl/e8Zgz7</a></p> ","how_to_find_us":"VISION: Collaborate to devise a pragmatic understanding of alternative futures. MISSION: Provide a sustainable forum to research, discuss and share Alt-Futures impacts & implications. VALUES: Every group participant helps shape their own future.","visibility":"public","featured_photo":{"id":466733035,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/f/2/b/highres_466733035.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/f/2/b/600_466733035.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/f/2/b/thumb_466733035.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"comment_count":16,"event_hosts":[{"id":138424442,"name":"jason","intro":"","photo":{"id":187224142,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/highres_187224142.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/member_187224142.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/thumb_187224142.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"},{"id":205116724,"name":"Bob-RJ B.","intro":"LEARN LocALLY but InterACT Regionally and THINK GlobALLY ... Mind mapping thinkLets (SmartMemes) using Inspiration & Wikiinks Apps\\r\\n\\r\\nSee #GlobalBrain sampler:
http://goo.gl/mc5PTH","photo":{"id":263840928,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/highres_263840928.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/member_263840928.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/thumb_263840928.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"}}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":10,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"During the next 15-25 years, our cities will be radically transformed. As innovative technologies impact & influence the urban landscape, city planners will design more green, walkable, family-friendly places. As our technology shifts so will our values and priorities.\\n\\nWhile many people will choose to live outside the cities, our suburbs will also be transformed. Come learn how suburbs might be transformed into a blended \\"hybrid\\" network of intelligent infrastructure. The children of the future may reflect on this era and wonder how we lived like this. Adults today can get a glimpse of that future world this Saturday at the MN Futurist's Society.\\n\\nPresentation and discussion topics include: Architecture, Urban sprawl, Communes, Water resource management, “Printed” buildings, Electric Micro Grids, and Intelligent Mass Transport.\\n\\nJason Abbott, President MN Futurist's Society\\n\\nLearn more about AswanS BLOCKS (AIA-SDAT ANTICipatory STE9PS)\\nvia Wikipedia Futures Techniques (2007-27):
https://goo.gl/e8Zgz7"},{"created":1511737374000,"duration":9000000,"id":"245421470","name":"Personal Financial Future of Americans: Investing, Home ownership, Retirement.","rsvp_sample":[{"id":1700902757,"created":1511737375000,"updated":1511737530000,"member":{"id":138424442,"name":"jason","photo":{"id":187224142,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/highres_187224142.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/member_187224142.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/thumb_187224142.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"President MN Futurists Society","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1700909241,"created":1511740388000,"updated":1511740395000,"member":{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","bio":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Treasurer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1700971344,"created":1511777775000,"updated":1511777784000,"member":{"id":104963722,"name":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (LCDR-USNR, R.","bio":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (EcoFuturist-UI) :: LEARN Locally but InterACT Regionally and THINK Globally ... Know Your Watershed Impact Zones @
http://pinterest.com/rjburkhart3/ \\r\\nTweet: @WatershedMarsha / @KEarthSea","photo":{"id":264941995,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/highres_264941995.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/member_264941995.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/thumb_264941995.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"event_organizer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1700981066,"created":1511784337000,"updated":1511784337000,"member":{"id":205116724,"name":"Bob-RJ B.","bio":"LEARN LocALLY but InterACT Regionally and THINK GlobALLY ... Mind mapping thinkLets (SmartMemes) using Inspiration & Wikiinks Apps\\r\\n\\r\\nSee #GlobalBrain sampler:
http://goo.gl/mc5PTH","photo":{"id":263840928,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/highres_263840928.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/member_263840928.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/thumb_263840928.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1701117863,"created":1511839061000,"updated":1511839061000,"member":{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","bio":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Board Member","event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1512228600000,"local_date":"2017-12-02","local_time":"09:30","updated":1512241425000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":12,"venue":{"id":13219052,"name":"Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall","lat":44.8597412109375,"lon":-93.29451751708984,"repinned":false,"address_1":"1114 American Blvd W","city":"Bloomington","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","zip":"55420","state":"MN"},"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/245421470/","description":"<p>Your money and your future. Have I got your attention? Good, because your mind is the greatest asset you possess. Come this week and free your mind by developing a wealthy mindset. You will learn useful insights about money. We all spend it, and we all need it. It helps to shape our future and our destiny. Some are better at it than others. You will come away from this presentation with some effective strategies in shaping your own financial future. New faces are welcome, and I look forward to seeing you there.<br/>Jason Abbott, President MN Futurist's Society</p> <p>Existential Challenges to Humanity:<br/>To help guide selection of upcoming programs, please join our discussion threads: <a href=\\"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/messages/boards/forum/20589815\\" class=\\"linkified\\">
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/messages/boards/forum/20589815</a></p> <p>Please preview CoCreateY \\"Anticipatory Thinking\\" BLOCKS Diagrams via <a href=\\"
https://goo.gl/ur6XhU\\" class=\\"linkified\\">
https://goo.gl/ur6XhU</a><br/>-OR- <a href=\\"
http://minnesotafuturists.pbworks.com/w/page/122089209/Mn-Futurists-STE9PS01-DIKW\\" class=\\"linkified\\">
http://minnesotafuturists.pbworks.com/w/page/122089209/Mn-Futurists-STE9PS01-DIKW</a></p> <p>F1RST<br/>\\"Only the small secrets need to be protected. The big<br/>ones are kept secret by public incredulity.\\"<br/>—Marshall McCluhan \\"If both the past and the external world exist only in<br/>the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable—what then?\\"<br/>—George Orwell</p> ","how_to_find_us":"VISION – CoCurate a reasoned understanding of alternative futures. MISSION – Provide an inclusive forum to research, discuss and share future impacts & implications. VALUES – Every collaborator helps shape their own future. ","visibility":"public","featured_photo":{"id":466491707,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/9/f/b/highres_466491707.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/9/f/b/600_466491707.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/9/f/b/thumb_466491707.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"comment_count":9,"event_hosts":[{"id":138424442,"name":"jason","intro":"","photo":{"id":187224142,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/highres_187224142.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/member_187224142.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/thumb_187224142.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"},{"id":205116724,"name":"Bob-RJ B.","intro":"LEARN LocALLY but InterACT Regionally and THINK GlobALLY ... Mind mapping thinkLets (SmartMemes) using Inspiration & Wikiinks Apps\\r\\n\\r\\nSee #GlobalBrain sampler:
http://goo.gl/mc5PTH","photo":{"id":263840928,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/highres_263840928.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/member_263840928.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/thumb_263840928.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"}}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":2,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"Your money and your future. Have I got your attention? Good, because your mind is the greatest asset you possess. Come this week and free your mind by developing a wealthy mindset. You will learn useful insights about money. We all spend it, and we all need it. It helps to shape our future and our destiny. Some are better at it than others. You will come away from this presentation with some effective strategies in shaping your own financial future. New faces are welcome, and I look forward to seeing you there.\\nJason Abbott, President MN Futurist's Society\\n\\nExistential Challenges to Humanity:\\nTo help guide selection of upcoming programs, please join our discussion threads:
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/messages/boards/forum/20589815\\n\\nPlease preview CoCreateY \\"Anticipatory Thinking\\" BLOCKS Diagrams via
https://goo.gl/ur6XhU\\n-OR- http://minnesotafuturists.pbworks.com/w/page/122089209/Mn-Futurists-STE9PS01-DIKW\\n\\nF1RST\\n\\"Only the small secrets need to be protected. The big\\nones are kept secret by public incredulity.\\"\\n—Marshall McCluhan \\"If both the past and the external world exist only in\\nthe mind, and if the mind itself is controllable—what then?\\"\\n—George Orwell"},{"created":1511195240000,"duration":9000000,"id":"hfqbbpywqbmb","name":"Possible, Probable and Preferable Futures of A.I. - A Working Session","rsvp_sample":[{"id":1700031943,"created":1511196557000,"updated":1511196557000,"member":{"id":104963722,"name":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (LCDR-USNR, R.","bio":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (EcoFuturist-UI) :: LEARN Locally but InterACT Regionally and THINK Globally ... Know Your Watershed Impact Zones @
http://pinterest.com/rjburkhart3/ \\r\\nTweet: @WatershedMarsha / @KEarthSea","photo":{"id":264941995,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/highres_264941995.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/member_264941995.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/thumb_264941995.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"event_organizer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1700031944,"created":1511196557000,"updated":1511196557000,"member":{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","bio":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Board Member","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1700031945,"created":1511196557000,"updated":1511196557000,"member":{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","bio":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Treasurer","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1700260148,"created":1511310886000,"updated":1511310886000,"member":{"id":205116724,"name":"Bob-RJ B.","bio":"LEARN LocALLY but InterACT Regionally and THINK GlobALLY ... Mind mapping thinkLets (SmartMemes) using Inspiration & Wikiinks Apps\\r\\n\\r\\nSee #GlobalBrain sampler:
http://goo.gl/mc5PTH","photo":{"id":263840928,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/highres_263840928.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/member_263840928.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/thumb_263840928.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1700609453,"created":1511544826000,"updated":1511544826000,"member":{"id":63623342,"name":"Joe H.","photo":{"id":261239510,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/e/8/7/6/highres_261239510.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/e/8/7/6/member_261239510.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/e/8/7/6/thumb_261239510.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1511623800000,"local_date":"2017-11-25","local_time":"09:30","updated":1511635243000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":13,"venue":{"id":13219052,"name":"Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall","lat":44.8597412109375,"lon":-93.29451751708984,"repinned":false,"address_1":"1114 American Blvd W","city":"Bloomington","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","zip":"55420","state":"MN"},"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/245256485/","description":"<p>Assess Possible, Probable, Preferable and Undesirable Futures of Transforming Artificial Intelligence.</p> <p>Assume over the next 20-50 years, computers and networks continue developing the ability to act effectively while increasing their ability to reprogram themselves. Assume that they increasingly no longer need humans to enhance their functioning. If this imagined [and some say likely] future becomes reality, what are the possibilities? Which of these possibilities is most probable? What are the desirable and undesirable? How can we act as individuals to increase the probability of the positive and decrease the probability of the negative outcomes? AI has made tremendous advances over the last 20 years; but, what will happen if these trends advance at increasing rates over the next 20 years?</p> <p>Whether or not you attended the presentation last week by David Shuck [IBM A.I Developer], we encourage you to join with us in determining the future of AI. We will be using one of the tools from futures techniques to forecast the future of AI.</p> <p>Our Working Session will be led by Brian Toren and Hank Lederer.</p> ","how_to_find_us":"VISION – Contribute to a reasonable awareness of alternative futures. Mission – Provide an inclusive forum to research, discuss and share future impacts & implications. Values – Every person can help shape their own future.","visibility":"public","featured_photo":{"id":466360295,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/d/6/7/highres_466360295.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/d/6/7/600_466360295.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/d/6/7/thumb_466360295.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"comment_count":12,"event_hosts":[{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","intro":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"},{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","intro":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":5,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"Assess Possible, Probable, Preferable and Undesirable Futures of Transforming Artificial Intelligence.\\n\\nAssume over the next 20-50 years, computers and networks continue developing the ability to act effectively while increasing their ability to reprogram themselves. Assume that they increasingly no longer need humans to enhance their functioning. If this imagined [and some say likely] future becomes reality, what are the possibilities? Which of these possibilities is most probable? What are the desirable and undesirable? How can we act as individuals to increase the probability of the positive and decrease the probability of the negative outcomes? AI has made tremendous advances over the last 20 years; but, what will happen if these trends advance at increasing rates over the next 20 years?\\n\\nWhether or not you attended the presentation last week by David Shuck [IBM A.I Developer], we encourage you to join with us in determining the future of AI. We will be using one of the tools from futures techniques to forecast the future of AI.\\n\\nOur Working Session will be led by Brian Toren and Hank Lederer."},{"created":1509370741000,"duration":50400000,"id":"244651917","name":"Has Artificial Intelligence Arrived?","rsvp_limit":40,"rsvp_sample":[{"id":1696494150,"created":1509370741000,"updated":1509370741000,"member":{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","bio":"I am a curious person who likes to learn new things.","photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"organizer","title":"Member","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1696504875,"created":1509374654000,"updated":1509376821000,"member":{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","bio":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Treasurer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1696594499,"created":1509404639000,"updated":1509404639000,"member":{"id":214064769,"name":"Bob","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1696793234,"created":1509503562000,"updated":1509503562000,"member":{"id":219885931,"name":"Priti B.","photo":{"id":269850974,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/7/8/f/e/highres_269850974.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/7/8/f/e/member_269850974.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/7/8/f/e/thumb_269850974.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1697095192,"created":1509651683000,"updated":1509651696000,"member":{"id":138424442,"name":"jason","photo":{"id":187224142,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/highres_187224142.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/member_187224142.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/thumb_187224142.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"President MN Futurists Society","event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1511019000000,"local_date":"2017-11-18","local_time":"09:30","updated":1511072661000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":21,"venue":{"id":13219052,"name":"Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall","lat":44.8597412109375,"lon":-93.29451751708984,"repinned":false,"address_1":"1114 American Blvd W","city":"Bloomington","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","zip":"55420","state":"MN"},"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/244651917/","description":"<p>TOPIC: Has Artificial Intelligence Arrived?</p> <p><br/><i>Having heard David Shuck speak on this topic I can promise you new insights from a professional who has been involved in the development of AI since its infancy</i>. - Bob Kaufman, member and former president of MN Futurists</p> <p><br/>The potentials of \\"Artificial Intelligence\\" are seemingly limitless to include driver-less cars, medical diagnosis and surgery, computational capacities replacing human interaction, etc., etc., etc. Yet the potentials are countered by the following admonitions:</p> <p><i>\\" The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race. Once humans develop artificial intelligence, it will take off on its own and redesign itself at an ever-increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete and would be superseded.\\"</i> — Stephen Hawking.</p> <p>Dave will discuss the latest hardware and software changes that some say could end our existence. I will ask the critical thinking group to help answer the questions and ethical discussion about Artificial Intelligence. There are clear indications that AI will change our world, soon.</p> <p>SPEAKER: Dave Schuck, Formerly IBM Corporate Scientist, now retired. While in high school, I did research for Seymour Cray on a Defense systems computer, received a degree in Nuclear Physics, first scientist at 3M to automate a laboratory with a computer, helped develop the original PC for IBM and number of other marketing and technical tasks.</p> <p>There will be ample time for questions and discussion. If necessary the meeting can extend to 12 noon.</p> <p>First time attendees are free of charge. We request but not demand a $3 contribution from all others to pay for the coffee and rolls and the room.</p> ","how_to_find_us":"Here is a Great Chance to Learn About \\"AI\\" [Postive and Negative] From an Insider and A Terrific Speaker","visibility":"public","comment_count":11,"event_hosts":[{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","intro":"I am a curious person who likes to learn new things.","photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"organizer"}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":2,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"TOPIC: Has Artificial Intelligence Arrived?\\n\\nHaving heard David Shuck speak on this topic I can promise you new insights from a professional who has been involved in the development of AI since its infancy. - Bob Kaufman, member and former president of MN Futurists\\n\\nThe potentials of \\"Artificial Intelligence\\" are seemingly limitless to include driver-less cars, medical diagnosis and surgery, computational capacities replacing human interaction, etc., etc., etc. Yet the potentials are countered by the following admonitions:\\n\\n\\" The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race. Once humans develop artificial intelligence, it will take off on its own and redesign itself at an ever-increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete and would be superseded.\\" — Stephen Hawking.\\n\\nDave will discuss the latest hardware and software changes that some say could end our existence. I will ask the critical thinking group to help answer the questions and ethical discussion about Artificial Intelligence. There are clear indications that AI will change our world, soon.\\n\\nSPEAKER: Dave Schuck, Formerly IBM Corporate Scientist, now retired. While in high school, I did research for Seymour Cray on a Defense systems computer, received a degree in Nuclear Physics, first scientist at 3M to automate a laboratory with a computer, helped develop the original PC for IBM and number of other marketing and technical tasks.\\n\\nThere will be ample time for questions and discussion. If necessary the meeting can extend to 12 noon.\\n\\nFirst time attendees are free of charge. We request but not demand a $3 contribution from all others to pay for the coffee and rolls and the room."},{"created":1509822608000,"duration":7200000,"id":"244821303","name":"The Future of Millennials, The UN-Luckiest Generation?","rsvp_sample":[{"id":1697424394,"created":1509822608000,"updated":1509822639000,"member":{"id":138424442,"name":"jason","photo":{"id":187224142,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/highres_187224142.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/member_187224142.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/thumb_187224142.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"President MN Futurists Society","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1697427023,"created":1509823999000,"updated":1509823999000,"member":{"id":7481721,"name":"Troy","photo":{"id":28841552,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/2/5/0/highres_28841552.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/2/5/0/member_28841552.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/2/5/0/thumb_28841552.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1697433469,"created":1509827320000,"updated":1509827327000,"member":{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","bio":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Treasurer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1697434152,"created":1509827734000,"updated":1509827734000,"member":{"id":104963722,"name":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (LCDR-USNR, R.","bio":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (EcoFuturist-UI) :: LEARN Locally but InterACT Regionally and THINK Globally ... Know Your Watershed Impact Zones @
http://pinterest.com/rjburkhart3/ \\r\\nTweet: @WatershedMarsha / @KEarthSea","photo":{"id":264941995,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/highres_264941995.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/member_264941995.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/thumb_264941995.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"event_organizer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1697983999,"created":1510096368000,"updated":1510096368000,"member":{"id":119469952,"name":"Aaron W.","photo":{"id":158055762,"photo_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/d/9/2/member_158055762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/d/9/2/thumb_158055762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1510414200000,"local_date":"2017-11-11","local_time":"09:30","updated":1510426115000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":11,"venue":{"id":13219052,"name":"Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall","lat":44.8597412109375,"lon":-93.29451751708984,"repinned":false,"address_1":"1114 American Blvd W","city":"Bloomington","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","zip":"55420","state":"MN"},"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/244821303/","description":"<p>On Veterans Day, Simon Sinek will preview Millennials in general and futures of their next generation in particular. Come find out what challenges this generation faces and has to overcome. Learn why it's critical to the older generations that Millennials succeed. Step into the mindset of millennials to see how they view the world and what they value most.</p> <p>Discover misconceptions about this generation. Assuming millennials have some serious shortcomings, learn what they are and alternative solutions for their issues, barriers & challenges!</p> <p>Everyone either is or has a millennial in their life. Join us to learn something important and new. As a millennial myself, I look forward to hosting this presentation.</p> <p>Jason Abbott, President MN Futurist's Society</p> <p>\\"Children are the worlds most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.\\"</p> <p>-John F. Kennedy</p> ","visibility":"public","comment_count":16,"event_hosts":[{"id":138424442,"name":"jason","intro":"","photo":{"id":187224142,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/highres_187224142.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/member_187224142.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/thumb_187224142.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":2,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"On Veterans Day, Simon Sinek will preview Millennials in general and futures of their next generation in particular. Come find out what challenges this generation faces and has to overcome. Learn why it's critical to the older generations that Millennials succeed. Step into the mindset of millennials to see how they view the world and what they value most.\\n\\nDiscover misconceptions about this generation. Assuming millennials have some serious shortcomings, learn what they are and alternative solutions for their issues, barriers & challenges!\\n\\nEveryone either is or has a millennial in their life. Join us to learn something important and new. As a millennial myself, I look forward to hosting this presentation.\\n\\nJason Abbott, President MN Futurist's Society\\n\\n\\"Children are the worlds most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.\\"\\n\\n-John F. Kennedy"},{"created":1509315204000,"duration":9000000,"id":"244636014","name":"Future After Postcapitalism","rsvp_sample":[{"id":1696395793,"created":1509315204000,"updated":1509315204000,"member":{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","bio":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Treasurer","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1696395794,"created":1509315204000,"updated":1509315204000,"member":{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","bio":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Board Member","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1696399889,"created":1509317041000,"updated":1509317041000,"member":{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","bio":"I am a curious person who likes to learn new things.","photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"organizer","title":"Member","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1696697781,"created":1509462970000,"updated":1509462970000,"member":{"id":214064769,"name":"Bob","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1696802330,"created":1509509020000,"updated":1509509020000,"member":{"id":143014812,"name":"David G.","photo":{"id":192282212,"photo_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/e/4/member_192282212.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/e/4/thumb_192282212.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1509805800000,"local_date":"2017-11-04","local_time":"09:30","updated":1510145405000,"utc_offset":-18000000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":17,"venue":{"id":13219052,"name":"Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall","lat":44.8597412109375,"lon":-93.29451751708984,"repinned":false,"address_1":"1114 American Blvd W","city":"Bloomington","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","zip":"55420","state":"MN"},"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/244636014/","description":"<p> Last week Anthony Signorelli entertained us with a review of his book: “Speculations On Postcapitalism.” How digitization is disrupting everything we know about modern civilization.</p> <p>In the first of an anticipated four volumes on postcapitalism, he presented a dazzling and dizzying speculation on how the digitization of, well, everything will change: the way we, price products; travel; communicate; locate our businesses and homes, trade with other countries; even how the United States can become a true democracy. In other words a dramatic change in the capitalistic system and world culture as we know it.</p> <p>Digitization has the possibility of providing everything: food, clothing, communication, entertainment at no or very low cost. What are the implications of this brave new future.</p> <p>This week we plan on doing a repeat of a couple of weeks ago when we listed possible, probable, preferable, and not so preferable futures, using a futures wheel as a tool. This time we will take a look of what the future may hold for us in this brave new world where even money may not be necessary</p> <p>Join us this Saturday and help plan a preferred future according to postcapitalism.</p> <p>Brian Toren at the keyboard and Hank Lederer as moderator</p> ","visibility":"public","comment_count":19,"event_hosts":[{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","intro":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"},{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","intro":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":2,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"Last week Anthony Signorelli entertained us with a review of his book: “Speculations On Postcapitalism.” How digitization is disrupting everything we know about modern civilization.\\n\\nIn the first of an anticipated four volumes on postcapitalism, he presented a dazzling and dizzying speculation on how the digitization of, well, everything will change: the way we, price products; travel; communicate; locate our businesses and homes, trade with other countries; even how the United States can become a true democracy. In other words a dramatic change in the capitalistic system and world culture as we know it.\\n\\nDigitization has the possibility of providing everything: food, clothing, communication, entertainment at no or very low cost. What are the implications of this brave new future.\\n\\nThis week we plan on doing a repeat of a couple of weeks ago when we listed possible, probable, preferable, and not so preferable futures, using a futures wheel as a tool. This time we will take a look of what the future may hold for us in this brave new world where even money may not be necessary\\n\\nJoin us this Saturday and help plan a preferred future according to postcapitalism.\\n\\nBrian Toren at the keyboard and Hank Lederer as moderator"},{"created":1506709203000,"duration":9000000,"id":"243780728","name":"If Capitalism is Failing - Why and What Comes Next?","rsvp_limit":40,"rsvp_sample":[{"id":1691308478,"created":1506709257000,"updated":1506709257000,"member":{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","bio":"I am a curious person who likes to learn new things.","photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"organizer","title":"Member","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1691315088,"created":1506711695000,"updated":1506723569000,"member":{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","bio":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Treasurer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1691346427,"created":1506725482000,"updated":1506725482000,"member":{"id":10743671,"name":"Dale B.","photo":{"id":205543402,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/9/8/a/highres_205543402.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/9/8/a/member_205543402.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/9/8/a/thumb_205543402.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1691817836,"created":1506977222000,"updated":1506977259000,"member":{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","bio":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Board Member","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1691839696,"created":1506984450000,"updated":1506984450000,"member":{"id":104963722,"name":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (LCDR-USNR, R.","bio":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (EcoFuturist-UI) :: LEARN Locally but InterACT Regionally and THINK Globally ... Know Your Watershed Impact Zones @
http://pinterest.com/rjburkhart3/ \\r\\nTweet: @WatershedMarsha / @KEarthSea","photo":{"id":264941995,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/highres_264941995.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/member_264941995.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/thumb_264941995.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"event_organizer","event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1509201000000,"local_date":"2017-10-28","local_time":"09:30","updated":1509214349000,"utc_offset":-18000000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":31,"venue":{"id":13219052,"name":"Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall","lat":44.8597412109375,"lon":-93.29451751708984,"repinned":false,"address_1":"1114 American Blvd W","city":"Bloomington","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","zip":"55420","state":"MN"},"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/243780728/","description":"<p>No matter your age but especially if you are in your 20s or 30s, this presentation could be seminal to understanding what you may be living through over the next 50 to 80 years or more.</p> <p>Most people are so attached to the notion of capitalism as the best way to run a national and global economy that it is hard to imagine a post-capitalistic world; but this may be where we are headed.</p> <p>As successful as capitalism has been in transforming ingenuity into wealth, it may be reaching its limits of productivity and growth in an increasingly global, digitalized economy.</p> <p>In a world that is finite can growth be infinite?</p> <p>Will the self-interest of the individual, at the core of capitalism, lead to catastrophe in a world that is increasingly dealing with global problems requiring short-term self-sacrifice and cooperation to reach long-term sustainable solutions?</p> <p>The presenter will encourage you to think about the factors involved and begin to become part of the great imaginative and creative journey humanity will be on if capitalism fails or falters. Among his many publications, the speaker, Anthony Signorelli, has written a fantastic new book on this topic called \\"Speculations on Post-Capitalism\\".</p> <p>More information on the book is available at amazon.com or at his website <a href=\\"
http://PostCapFuture.com\\" class=\\"linkified\\">
http://PostCapFuture.com</a></p> <p>This is an important opportunity for you to make sense of the world as it changes ever more dynamically around you.</p> <p>Don't miss this opportunity and invite every one you know who might be interested in gaining unique insight into the economy we may be living in going forward.</p> <p>Attendance is FREE for first time attendees with a $3 donation recommended otherwise. Coffee and snacks will be served.</p> ","visibility":"public","comment_count":4,"event_hosts":[{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","intro":"I am a curious person who likes to learn new things.","photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"organizer"}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":6,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"No matter your age but especially if you are in your 20s or 30s, this presentation could be seminal to understanding what you may be living through over the next 50 to 80 years or more.\\n\\nMost people are so attached to the notion of capitalism as the best way to run a national and global economy that it is hard to imagine a post-capitalistic world; but this may be where we are headed.\\n\\nAs successful as capitalism has been in transforming ingenuity into wealth, it may be reaching its limits of productivity and growth in an increasingly global, digitalized economy.\\n\\nIn a world that is finite can growth be infinite?\\n\\nWill the self-interest of the individual, at the core of capitalism, lead to catastrophe in a world that is increasingly dealing with global problems requiring short-term self-sacrifice and cooperation to reach long-term sustainable solutions?\\n\\nThe presenter will encourage you to think about the factors involved and begin to become part of the great imaginative and creative journey humanity will be on if capitalism fails or falters. Among his many publications, the speaker, Anthony Signorelli, has written a fantastic new book on this topic called \\"Speculations on Post-Capitalism\\".\\n\\nMore information on the book is available at amazon.com or at his website
http://PostCapFuture.com\\n\\nThis is an important opportunity for you to make sense of the world as it changes ever more dynamically around you.\\n\\nDon't miss this opportunity and invite every one you know who might be interested in gaining unique insight into the economy we may be living in going forward.\\n\\nAttendance is FREE for first time attendees with a $3 donation recommended otherwise. Coffee and snacks will be served."}],"meta":{"server":"59b44589f5ee","requestId":"2685dda4-645d-4d05-9abd-d4b30fc96bfb","totalCount":"220","link":{"next":"
https://api.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events?desc=true&scroll=since%3A2017-10-28T08%3A30%3A00.000-05%3A00&page=10&status=past&fields=comment_count%2Cevent_hosts%2Cfeatured_photo%2Cplain_text_no_images_description%2Cseries%2Cself%2Crsvp_rules%2Crsvp_sample%2Cvenue"},"endpoint":"MN-Futurists/events","statusCode":200},"query":{"endpoint":"MN-Futurists/events","params":{"status":"past","desc":true,"fields":"comment_count,event_hosts,featured_photo,plain_text_no_images_description,series,self,rsvp_rules,rsvp_sample,venue","page":10},"ref":"events_MN-Futurists_past","meta":{"method":"get"}}}},"app":{"headers":{"type":"headers","value":null,"meta":{"server":"36f3dd76c6c7","requestId":"cc721bdf-e64a-4a68-b20b-407f1598a27e","flags":{"facebook_login_active":true,"feature_microtargets_MUP-16377":true,"nwp_event_template_MUP-16782":false,"wework-announce":false},"facebookAuthUrl":"https://www.facebook.com/v2.6/dialog/oauth?client_id=2403839689&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.meetup.com%2Fties%2Ffacebook%2F&scope=email%2Cuser_friends","googleAuthUrl":"https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth?access_type=offline&client_id=855636443875-pmqkjkrj33pvp0t1ghecgp4f3l746856.apps.googleusercontent.com&redirect_uri=https://secure.meetup.com/ties/google/&response_type=code&scope=profile%20email","endpoint":"noop","statusCode":204}},"group":{"type":"group","value":{"id":8569342,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/","urlname":"MN-Futurists","description":"<p><span><strong>COME TO THE NEXT MEETING OF THE MINNESOTA FUTURISTS</strong></span></p>\\n<p><span><strong><span>Its not that we know the future but we are interested in learning about current trends and how they may develop going forward.</span></strong></span></p>\\n<p><span><strong><span>What is your life going to be like 10, 20, 30 years from now? What is possible, probable and preferable? How should you prepare? What will be the effects of trends that are developing now on your employment, your family, your health, and your community? How will advances in science and technology effect economics, politics, culture, business, geopolitics and more. What are the challenges and opportunities?</span></strong></span></p>\\n<p><span><strong><span>These are the areas that are explored at meetings of Minnesota Futurists. If you interested in how the world is developing and what that might mean for the future sign up for our Meetup and you will receive notices of up-coming meetings. </span></strong></span></p>\\n<p><strong><b>GENERAL AREAS OF FOCUS: Science and Technology | Sociology | Demographics | Economics | World Affairs | Ecology and the Environment | Genetics, Medicine and Health Care | Wealth and Power | Energy | Automation and Robotics | Transhumanism</b></strong></p>\\n<p><span><strong><span> <br></span></strong></span></p>\\n<p><strong><img width=\\"305\\" height=\\"204\\" src=\\"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/event_269077902.jpeg\\"></strong></p>\\n<p> <span><strong>Who Attends Meetings?</strong> Individuals attend from a variety of backgrounds, interests, and demographics. We are thinking people who seek a better future for ourselves, our families and society. </span></p>\\n<p> <span><strong>IMPORTANT NOTE:</strong> If you look at past meetings you will see that it shows that between 1-6 people sign up for most meetings. In actuality, between 12 and 20 people attend virtually every Saturday morning. </span></p>\\n<p><strong>• Sign up for our MeetUp and you will receive notices of up-coming meetings</strong></p>\\n<p><strong>• Regular Meetings: Saturdays, 9:30-11:30 AM </strong><strong>Knights of Columbus Building - 1114 American Blvd West, Bloomington, MN 55420</strong></p>\\n<p><span><strong>Among the emerging technologies in which we are interested and have focused are:</strong> </span><span><strong>[1]</strong> electric, hydrogen fuel cell and driverless car technology, </span><span><strong>[2]</strong> clean-renewable alternative energy, </span><span><strong>[3]</strong> innovative farming techniques, </span><span><strong>[4]</strong> desalinization and purification of water, </span><span><strong>[5]</strong> nanotechnology, </span><span><strong>[6]</strong> 3D printing, </span><span><strong>[7]</strong> virtual and enhanced reality, </span><span><strong>[8]</strong> digital medicine, </span><span><strong>[9]</strong> neuroscience, </span><span><strong>[10]</strong> human-machine-cloud interfaces, </span><span><strong>[11] </strong>synthetic biology, genomics, genetic engineering, biotechnology and biomedical engineering </span><span><strong>[12]</strong> automation-robotics-artificial intelligence </span><span><strong>[13]</strong> big data analysis coupled with \\"the internet of things\\" and more </span><span><strong>[14]</strong> drone technology </span><span><strong>[15]</strong> holographic technology </span><span><strong>[16]</strong> Computer technology <strong>[17]</strong> Graphene and Material Science and much more. </span></p>\\n<span><p><strong>Who are MN Futurists?</strong> Established in 1969, Minnesota Futurists is the oldest existing chapter of The World Future Society. We are a group of curious people interested in understanding the evolution and state of current social, cultural, economic, geopolitical, scientific and technological trends and phenomena, and then considering [1] the probability of those trends or phenomena persisting, accelerating, or regressing, [2] the probable and possible implications if they do, and [3] the future we prefer along with strategies and tactics for moving toward it. </p></span>\\n<p><span> <br></span></p>\\n<p><strong><em> <br></em></strong></p>\\n<p><span> <br></span></p>","created":1369080423000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"US","localized_country_name":"USA","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","state":"MN","join_mode":"open","visibility":"public","lat":44.88,"lon":-93.37,"members":881,"organizer":{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","bio":"","photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"}},"who":"Members","group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"},"timezone":"US/Central","next_event":{"id":"cqvwznyxqbdc","name":"Alt-Futures of Persistent (planetCSR) Conversations","yes_rsvp_count":4,"time":1548516600000,"utc_offset":-21600000},"category":{"id":34,"name":"Tech","shortname":"tech","sort_name":"Tech"},"leads":10,"self":{"status":"none"},"city_link":"
https://www.meetup.com/cities/us/mn/minneapolis/","topics":[{"id":87,"name":"Nanotech","urlkey":"nanotech","lang":"en_US"},{"id":429,"name":"Futurology","urlkey":"future","lang":"en_US"},{"id":109595,"name":"Biotechnology","urlkey":"biotechnology","lang":"en_US"},{"id":434,"name":"singularity","urlkey":"singularity","lang":"en_US"},{"id":456,"name":"Artificial Intelligence","urlkey":"ai","lang":"en_US"},{"id":682,"name":"Robotics","urlkey":"robotics","lang":"en_US"},{"id":1954,"name":"Innovation","urlkey":"innovation","lang":"en_US"},{"id":2234,"name":"Transhumanism","urlkey":"transhumanism","lang":"en_US"},{"id":6960,"name":"Neuroscience","urlkey":"neuroscience","lang":"en_US"},{"id":7203,"name":"Education & Technology","urlkey":"edtech","lang":"en_US"},{"id":9696,"name":"New Technology","urlkey":"newtech","lang":"en_US"},{"id":9862,"name":"Anti-Aging","urlkey":"antiaging","lang":"en_US"},{"id":16216,"name":"Mobile Technology","urlkey":"mobile-technology","lang":"en_US"},{"id":23357,"name":"Technological Singularity","urlkey":"technological-singularity","lang":"en_US"}],"nomination_acceptable":false,"plain_text_description":"COME TO THE NEXT MEETING OF THE MINNESOTA FUTURISTS\\n\\nIts not that we know the future but we are interested in learning about current trends and how they may develop going forward.\\n\\nWhat is your life going to be like 10, 20, 30 years from now? What is possible, probable and preferable? How should you prepare? What will be the effects of trends that are developing now on your employment, your family, your health, and your community? How will advances in science and technology effect economics, politics, culture, business, geopolitics and more. What are the challenges and opportunities?\\n\\nThese are the areas that are explored at meetings of Minnesota Futurists. If you interested in how the world is developing and what that might mean for the future sign up for our Meetup and you will receive notices of up-coming meetings.\\n\\nGENERAL AREAS OF FOCUS: Science and Technology | Sociology | Demographics | Economics | World Affairs | Ecology and the Environment | Genetics, Medicine and Health Care | Wealth and Power | Energy | Automation and Robotics | Transhumanism\\n\\nWho Attends Meetings? Individuals attend from a variety of backgrounds, interests, and demographics. We are thinking people who seek a better future for ourselves, our families and society.\\n\\nIMPORTANT NOTE: If you look at past meetings you will see that it shows that between 1-6 people sign up for most meetings. In actuality, between 12 and 20 people attend virtually every Saturday morning.\\n\\n• Sign up for our MeetUp and you will receive notices of up-coming meetings\\n\\n• Regular Meetings: Saturdays, 9:30-11:30 AM Knights of Columbus Building - 1114 American Blvd West, Bloomington, MN 55420\\n\\nAmong the emerging technologies in which we are interested and have focused are: [1] electric, hydrogen fuel cell and driverless car technology, [2] clean-renewable alternative energy, [3] innovative farming techniques, [4] desalinization and purification of water, [5] nanotechnology, [6] 3D printing, [7] virtual and enhanced reality, [8] digital medicine, [9] neuroscience, [10] human-machine-cloud interfaces, [11] synthetic biology, genomics, genetic engineering, biotechnology and biomedical engineering [12] automation-robotics-artificial intelligence [13] big data analysis coupled with \\"the internet of things\\" and more [14] drone technology [15] holographic technology [16] Computer technology [17] Graphene and Material Science and much more.\\n\\nWho are MN Futurists? Established in 1969, Minnesota Futurists is the oldest existing chapter of The World Future Society. We are a group of curious people interested in understanding the evolution and state of current social, cultural, economic, geopolitical, scientific and technological trends and phenomena, and then considering [1] the probability of those trends or phenomena persisting, accelerating, or regressing, [2] the probable and possible implications if they do, and [3] the future we prefer along with strategies and tactics for moving toward it.","plain_text_no_images_description":"COME TO THE NEXT MEETING OF THE MINNESOTA FUTURISTS\\n\\nIts not that we know the future but we are interested in learning about current trends and how they may develop going forward.\\n\\nWhat is your life going to be like 10, 20, 30 years from now? What is possible, probable and preferable? How should you prepare? What will be the effects of trends that are developing now on your employment, your family, your health, and your community? How will advances in science and technology effect economics, politics, culture, business, geopolitics and more. What are the challenges and opportunities?\\n\\nThese are the areas that are explored at meetings of Minnesota Futurists. If you interested in how the world is developing and what that might mean for the future sign up for our Meetup and you will receive notices of up-coming meetings.\\n\\nGENERAL AREAS OF FOCUS: Science and Technology | Sociology | Demographics | Economics | World Affairs | Ecology and the Environment | Genetics, Medicine and Health Care | Wealth and Power | Energy | Automation and Robotics | Transhumanism\\n\\nWho Attends Meetings? Individuals attend from a variety of backgrounds, interests, and demographics. We are thinking people who seek a better future for ourselves, our families and society.\\n\\nIMPORTANT NOTE: If you look at past meetings you will see that it shows that between 1-6 people sign up for most meetings. In actuality, between 12 and 20 people attend virtually every Saturday morning.\\n\\n• Sign up for our MeetUp and you will receive notices of up-coming meetings\\n\\n• Regular Meetings: Saturdays, 9:30-11:30 AM Knights of Columbus Building - 1114 American Blvd West, Bloomington, MN 55420\\n\\nAmong the emerging technologies in which we are interested and have focused are: [1] electric, hydrogen fuel cell and driverless car technology, [2] clean-renewable alternative energy, [3] innovative farming techniques, [4] desalinization and purification of water, [5] nanotechnology, [6] 3D printing, [7] virtual and enhanced reality, [8] digital medicine, [9] neuroscience, [10] human-machine-cloud interfaces, [11] synthetic biology, genomics, genetic engineering, biotechnology and biomedical engineering [12] automation-robotics-artificial intelligence [13] big data analysis coupled with \\"the internet of things\\" and more [14] drone technology [15] holographic technology [16] Computer technology [17] Graphene and Material Science and much more.\\n\\nWho are MN Futurists? Established in 1969, Minnesota Futurists is the oldest existing chapter of The World Future Society. We are a group of curious people interested in understanding the evolution and state of current social, cultural, economic, geopolitical, scientific and technological trends and phenomena, and then considering [1] the probability of those trends or phenomena persisting, accelerating, or regressing, [2] the probable and possible implications if they do, and [3] the future we prefer along with strategies and tactics for moving toward it.","other_services":{},"join_info":{"questions_req":false,"photo_req":false,"questions":[{"id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}]},"member_sample":[{"id":104963722,"name":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (LCDR-USNR, R.","bio":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (EcoFuturist-UI) :: THINK Globally and InterACT Indigenously but LEARN Locally ... Know Your EcoTrekUSA Watershed Impact Zones @
http://pinterest.com/rjburkhart3/\\nTweet: @KEarthSea or @WatershedMarsha","status":"active","joined":1375440346000,"city":"Saint Paul","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.85,"lon":-93.15,"photo":{"id":264941995,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/highres_264941995.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/member_264941995.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/thumb_264941995.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514809169000,"created":1375440369000,"updated":1489001415000,"role":"event_organizer","group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?","answer":"Crafting \\"No Child Left Inside\\" #ThinkLets for adaptive outdoor recreation Eco-Challenges! Co-creating GPSurvey Watershed Orientation Kits (WOK)"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?","answer":"Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA) with Futurist Joel Barker's \\"Implications Wheel\\" protocols. Expanding GlobalBrain SmartMemes via Wikipedia \\"Futures techniques\\""}],"intro":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (EcoFuturist-UI) :: LEARN Locally but InterACT Regionally and THINK Globally ... Know Your Watershed Impact Zones @
http://pinterest.com/rjburkhart3/ \\r\\nTweet: @WatershedMarsha / @KEarthSea","link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/104963722/"},"other_services":{"facebook":{"identifier":"https://www.facebook.com/goeventuring.watershedmarshal","url":"https://www.facebook.com/goeventuring.watershedmarshal"},"linkedin":{"identifier":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/geowizard","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/geowizard"},"twitter":{"identifier":"@WatershedMarsha","url":"http://twitter.com/WatershedMarsha/"}}},{"id":4358834,"name":"Greg G","status":"active","joined":1181838368000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":45,"lon":-93.38,"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514761336000,"created":1447036659000,"updated":1447036664000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/4358834/"}},{"id":8688169,"name":"Eric H.","status":"active","joined":1232157732000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.91,"lon":-93.32,"photo":{"id":177483832,"photo_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/e/f/8/member_177483832.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/e/f/8/thumb_177483832.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514721775000,"created":1369630088000,"updated":1403976561000,"role":"coorganizer","group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?","answer":"general understanding of & ability to read science & math, extensive reading in futurics & about how thinking works - both natural & artificial"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?","answer":"Those discussed by Ray Kurzweil + eugenics/dysgenics, geopolitics, survival, applying big data to science"}],"intro":"Former scientist, computer programer.","link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/8688169/"}},{"id":221332695,"name":"Brian R.","status":"active","joined":1486160489000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.94,"lon":-93.22,"photo":{"id":273400397,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/d/c/d/highres_273400397.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/d/c/d/member_273400397.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/d/c/d/thumb_273400397.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514677138000,"created":1488294885000,"updated":1514675376000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/221332695/"}},{"id":190008196,"name":"Tilly","status":"active","joined":1437078525000,"city":"Saint Paul","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.96,"lon":-93.05,"photo":{"id":264104827,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/f/1/b/highres_264104827.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/f/1/b/member_264104827.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/f/1/b/thumb_264104827.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514656946000,"created":1514656946000,"updated":1514656946000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/190008196/"}},{"id":138424442,"name":"jason","bio":"Just a normal guy, living in Bloomington. I love to meet new people and have great conversations.","status":"active","joined":1395456103000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.82,"lon":-93.34,"photo":{"id":187224142,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/highres_187224142.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/member_187224142.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/thumb_187224142.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"title":"President MN Futurists Society","status":"active","visited":1514623902000,"created":1396063171000,"updated":1469159808000,"role":"coorganizer","group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?","answer":"I'm an intellectual who has spent much time studying things such as Biogentrology, calorie restriction diet, superoxide dismutase, and cryogenics."},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?","answer":"Medical advancements and life extension. Human technological interfaces."}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/138424442/"}},{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","status":"active","joined":1248298172000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.88,"lon":-93.37,"photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"title":"Member","status":"active","visited":1514620043000,"created":1369080423000,"updated":1371577412000,"role":"organizer","group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?","answer":"Capital Markets and Economics"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?","answer":"Virtually everything"}],"intro":"I am a curious person who likes to learn new things.","link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/10032285/"}},{"id":2136564,"name":"George","bio":"Strategic Futurist","status":"active","joined":1113409977000,"city":"Saint Paul","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.85,"lon":-93.15,"photo":{"id":242624975,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/f/a/f/highres_242624975.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/f/a/f/member_242624975.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/f/a/f/thumb_242624975.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"title":"Board Member","status":"active","visited":1514598302000,"created":1369580093000,"updated":1490100996000,"role":"coorganizer","group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?","answer":"George Kubik is President of the Anticipatory Futures Group, LLC in Minnesota. He is a former Strategic Futurist and Assistant Regional Director for Strategic Planning with the federal government. He has a PhD in Organizational Leadership and Policy Development (Futures Research and Systems) from the University of Minnesota. George is Co-President of the Minnesota Chapter of the World Future Society and has published numerous papers for international organizations and professional journals in the areas of futures studies, post-modern systems theory, and innovation futures. George is a consultant and frequent presenter for federal, state, and local agencies, and private corporations, in the areas of futures research, systems thinking, advanced technologies, and innovation."},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?","answer":"Transdisciplinary-anticipatory behaviors in complex human, organizational, and environmental systems. "}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/2136564/"}},{"id":186804199,"name":"Jared","status":"active","joined":1430493366000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.87,"lon":-93.34,"photo":{"id":273423052,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/e/c/highres_273423052.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/e/c/member_273423052.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/e/c/thumb_273423052.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514591289000,"created":1436232139000,"updated":1514772677000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/186804199/"}},{"id":12889896,"name":"Doug M","status":"active","joined":1283530855000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.84,"lon":-93.28,"photo":{"id":110925052,"photo_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/f/f/c/member_110925052.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/f/f/c/thumb_110925052.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514574078000,"created":1394153030000,"updated":1394153030000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/12889896/"}},{"id":175391902,"name":"Charles H.","status":"active","joined":1412437802000,"city":"Charlottesville","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"VA","lat":38.04,"lon":-78.52,"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514557912000,"created":1514523478000,"updated":1514523478000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/175391902/"}},{"id":118755822,"name":"Dan R.","bio":"I'm a software developer with a history of full-stack development on large, database-driven projects.\\nMy personal project is bridging the gap between quantum and classical logic computing.\\nI love Python.","status":"active","joined":1383689657000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.97,"lon":-93.28,"photo":{"id":242714901,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/3/5/highres_242714901.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/3/5/member_242714901.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/3/5/thumb_242714901.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514499343000,"created":1454543280000,"updated":1454543280000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/118755822/"},"other_services":{"facebook":{"identifier":"https://www.facebook.com/app_scoped_user_id/4205575/","url":"https://www.facebook.com/app_scoped_user_id/4205575/"}}},{"id":205116724,"name":"Bob-RJ B.","bio":"Earth-Sea Keeping (Eco-Futures) Leadership Learning Collaboratory navigator who \\nadvocates PRiMOhana Intergenerational Knowledge Transfer (IKT) \\nGoogle Earth \\"GlobalBrain Glyph\\" honors NASA-NOAA Indigenous Nations Climate Change Working Group Leaders","status":"active","joined":1463211598000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.94,"lon":-93.22,"photo":{"id":263840928,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/highres_263840928.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/member_263840928.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/thumb_263840928.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514485969000,"created":1463211673000,"updated":1500134977000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?","answer":"See current LinkedIn Profile:
https://goo.gl/57ETPj"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?","answer":"#MentorshipART #Mindmapping: Time / Talent / Tools / Techniques / Attitude / Aptitude / Ability / Agility / Accountability / Awareness ..."}],"intro":"LEARN LocALLY but InterACT Regionally and THINK GlobALLY ... Mind mapping thinkLets (SmartMemes) using Inspiration & Wikiinks Apps\\r\\n\\r\\nSee #GlobalBrain sampler:
http://goo.gl/mc5PTH","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/205116724/"},"other_services":{"facebook":{"identifier":"https://www.facebook.com/app_scoped_user_id/1614493262203211/","url":"https://www.facebook.com/app_scoped_user_id/1614493262203211/"},"flickr":{"identifier":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/EcoTrekUSA/","url":"http://www.flickr.com/photos/EcoTrekUSA/"},"twitter":{"identifier":"@WatershedMarsha","url":"http://twitter.com/WatershedMarsha/"}}},{"id":57616652,"name":"de D.","status":"active","joined":1344341612000,"city":"San Francisco","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"CA","lat":37.78,"lon":-122.44,"photo":{"id":153517642,"photo_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/3/0/a/member_153517642.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/3/0/a/thumb_153517642.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514414716000,"created":1514414716000,"updated":1514414716000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/57616652/"},"other_services":{"twitter":{"identifier":"@guich82","url":"http://twitter.com/guich82/"}}},{"id":190647829,"name":"Jonathan B.","bio":"I am going to change the world.","status":"active","joined":1438271823000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.9,"lon":-93.34,"photo":{"id":248377022,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/0/9/e/highres_248377022.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/0/9/e/member_248377022.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/9/0/9/e/thumb_248377022.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514314051000,"created":1438271874000,"updated":1438271874000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/190647829/"}},{"id":239735330,"name":"Nader H.","status":"active","joined":1508965212000,"city":"Minneapolis","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.98,"lon":-93.27,"photo":{"id":271854778,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/d/5/f/a/highres_271854778.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/d/5/f/a/member_271854778.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/d/5/f/a/thumb_271854778.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514308257000,"created":1509740070000,"updated":1509740070000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/239735330/"}},{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","status":"active","joined":1369497301000,"city":"Burnsville","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.77,"lon":-93.28,"photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"title":"Treasurer","status":"active","visited":1514139178000,"created":1369498696000,"updated":1490100806000,"role":"coorganizer","group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?","answer":"I've worked in the computer business for many years and have been retired since the 1990s."},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?","answer":"Computers, AI, nanotech, alternative energy sources."}],"intro":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/94979792/"}},{"id":9300550,"name":"Bill H.","status":"active","joined":1239136068000,"city":"Excelsior","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.9,"lon":-93.57,"photo":{"id":269295058,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/d/2/highres_269295058.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/d/2/member_269295058.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/d/2/thumb_269295058.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514138965000,"created":1513198043000,"updated":1513198043000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/9300550/"}},{"id":90848782,"name":"Darryl J. H.","status":"active","joined":1366923732000,"city":"Chicago","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"IL","lat":41.88,"lon":-87.64,"photo":{"id":173525122,"photo_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/1/4/0/2/member_173525122.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/1/4/0/2/thumb_173525122.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1514037424000,"created":1473500499000,"updated":1473500499000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/90848782/"}},{"id":218587528,"name":"Ravi T.","status":"active","joined":1482506386000,"city":"Saint Paul","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","state":"MN","lat":44.84,"lon":-93.16,"photo":{"id":262748589,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/1/8/d/highres_262748589.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/1/8/d/member_262748589.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/1/8/d/thumb_262748589.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_profile":{"status":"active","visited":1513988120000,"created":1510528134000,"updated":1510528134000,"group":{"id":8569342,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","name":"Minnesota Futurists","status":"active","who":"Members","members":881,"join_mode":"open","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","key_photo":{"id":257076772,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/highres_257076772.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/600_257076772.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/f/a/4/thumb_257076772.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"group_photo":{"id":269077902,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/highres_269077902.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/600_269077902.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/4/0/e/thumb_269077902.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"photo_gradient":{"id":8,"light_color":"bdb202","dark_color":"24a601","composite_color":"1B6100"}},"answers":[{"question_id":4506142,"question":"In what areas do you have expertise that might add to the expertise of the group when considering likely and alternative futures?"},{"question_id":4506132,"question":"What are specific areas of the future in which you are interested?"}],"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/members/218587528/"}}],"photo_sample":[{"id":467098618,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/4/f/a/highres_467098618.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/4/f/a/600_467098618.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/4/f/a/thumb_467098618.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/photos/28419554/467098618/","created":1514040638000,"updated":1514040653000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"caption":"Global Brain Ethics i4CQuest NeuroScape NaviGation Chartering","member":{"id":0,"name":"Former member"},"photo_album":{"id":28419554,"title":"No meeting 30 December","photo_count":3}},{"id":467096993,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/e/a/1/highres_467096993.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/e/a/1/600_467096993.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/e/a/1/thumb_467096993.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/photos/28419554/467096993/","created":1514033198000,"updated":1514033210000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"caption":"New Pinterest Boards:
https://pin.it/jnahoepw4l3laz","member":{"id":0,"name":"Former member"},"photo_album":{"id":28419554,"title":"No meeting 30 December","photo_count":3}},{"id":467096872,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/e/2/8/highres_467096872.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/e/2/8/600_467096872.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/e/2/8/thumb_467096872.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/photos/28419554/467096872/","created":1514032523000,"updated":1514032536000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"caption":"ANTICipatory Organization A-Team Attributes ...","member":{"id":0,"name":"Former member"},"photo_album":{"id":28419554,"title":"No meeting 30 December","photo_count":3}},{"id":467096233,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/a/9/highres_467096233.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/a/9/600_467096233.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/a/9/thumb_467096233.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/photos/28419434/467096233/","created":1514027351000,"updated":1514027367000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"caption":"NeuroScape NaviGation R&D Update ... ","member":{"id":0,"name":"Former member"},"photo_album":{"id":28419434,"title":"No meeting on 23 December","photo_count":5}},{"id":467096172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/6/c/highres_467096172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/6/c/600_467096172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/6/c/thumb_467096172.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/photos/28419434/467096172/","created":1514026956000,"updated":1514026974000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"caption":"AI-Bot Performance Problem Solving Techniques ... ","member":{"id":0,"name":"Former member"},"photo_album":{"id":28419434,"title":"No meeting on 23 December","photo_count":5}},{"id":467096103,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/2/7/highres_467096103.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/2/7/600_467096103.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/2/7/thumb_467096103.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/photos/28419434/467096103/","created":1514026412000,"updated":1514026416000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"caption":"Recent AppStore Updates ","member":{"id":0,"name":"Former member"},"photo_album":{"id":28419434,"title":"No meeting on 23 December","photo_count":5}},{"id":467096095,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/1/f/highres_467096095.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/1/f/600_467096095.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/b/1/f/thumb_467096095.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/photos/28419434/467096095/","created":1514026340000,"updated":1514026343000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"caption":"Apple-iOS (Mobile Device) AppStore Updates (Sat-AM)","member":{"id":0,"name":"Former member"},"photo_album":{"id":28419434,"title":"No meeting on 23 December","photo_count":5}},{"id":467095864,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/a/3/8/highres_467095864.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/a/3/8/600_467095864.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/d/a/3/8/thumb_467095864.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com","link":"https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/photos/28419434/467095864/","created":1514024367000,"updated":1514024542000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"caption":"NYTImes Opinion by Cathy O’Neil (Nov 14, 2017)","member":{"id":0,"name":"Former member"},"photo_album":{"id":28419434,"title":"No meeting on 23 December","photo_count":5}}],"photo_count":314,"meta_category":{"id":292,"shortname":"tech","name":"Tech","sort_name":"Tech","photo":{"id":450131949,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/e/a/d/highres_450131949.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/e/a/d/600_450131949.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/e/a/d/thumb_450131949.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"category_ids":[34]},"duotoneUrl":{"small":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photo_api/event/rx300x400/dt24a601xbdb202/sg39bd489286/257076772.jpeg","large":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photo_api/event/rx1100x800/dt24a601xbdb202/sgf35e163ed2/257076772.jpeg"}},"meta":{"server":"4849d19d95fe","requestId":"4e297e03-e705-43ff-bedd-73f639a7797f","flags":{"feature_pro_group_home_branding_MUP-15206":true,"feature_app_banner_MUP-16415":true,"feature_new_group_event_home_MUP-16376":true,"feature_new_group_home_sharing_MUP-16516":true},"endpoint":"MN-Futurists","statusCode":200}},"events_MN-Futurists_past":{"value":[{"created":1512600067000,"duration":9000000,"id":"245708873","name":"No meeting 30 December","rsvp_sample":[{"id":1702498756,"created":1512600067000,"updated":1512600067000,"member":{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","bio":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Board Member","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1705056644,"created":1514499412000,"updated":1514499412000,"member":{"id":118755822,"name":"Dan R.","photo":{"id":242714901,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/3/5/highres_242714901.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/3/5/member_242714901.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/a/3/5/thumb_242714901.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1514647800000,"local_date":"2017-12-30","local_time":"09:30","updated":1514661346000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":2,"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/245708873/","description":"<p>• What we'll do<br/>No meeting</p> <p>• What to bring</p> <p><br/>• Important to know</p> ","visibility":"public","comment_count":9,"event_hosts":[{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","intro":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":0,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"• What we'll do\\nNo meeting\\n\\n• What to bring\\n\\n• Important to know"},{"created":1512599932000,"duration":50280000,"id":"245708852","name":"No meeting on 23 December","rsvp_sample":[{"id":1702498478,"created":1512599932000,"updated":1512599932000,"member":{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","bio":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Board Member","event_context":{"host":true}}}],"status":"past","time":1514043000000,"local_date":"2017-12-23","local_time":"09:30","updated":1514096116000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":1,"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/245708852/","description":"<p>• What we'll do<br/>No meeting</p> <p>• What to bring</p> <p><br/>• Important to know</p> ","visibility":"public","comment_count":5,"event_hosts":[{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","intro":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":0,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"• What we'll do\\nNo meeting\\n\\n• What to bring\\n\\n• Important to know"},{"created":1512308024000,"duration":9000000,"id":"245609834","name":"Big Data Analytics: Dynamic Changes - Huge Implications ","rsvp_limit":40,"rsvp_sample":[{"id":1701935788,"created":1512308024000,"updated":1512308024000,"member":{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","bio":"I am a curious person who likes to learn new things.","photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"organizer","title":"Member","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1701944869,"created":1512313807000,"updated":1512313807000,"member":{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","bio":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Treasurer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1702071871,"created":1512383142000,"updated":1512383142000,"member":{"id":104963722,"name":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (LCDR-USNR, R.","bio":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (EcoFuturist-UI) :: LEARN Locally but InterACT Regionally and THINK Globally ... Know Your Watershed Impact Zones @
http://pinterest.com/rjburkhart3/ \\r\\nTweet: @WatershedMarsha / @KEarthSea","photo":{"id":264941995,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/highres_264941995.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/member_264941995.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/thumb_264941995.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"event_organizer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1702079051,"created":1512388055000,"updated":1512388055000,"member":{"id":205116724,"name":"Bob-RJ B.","bio":"LEARN LocALLY but InterACT Regionally and THINK GlobALLY ... Mind mapping thinkLets (SmartMemes) using Inspiration & Wikiinks Apps\\r\\n\\r\\nSee #GlobalBrain sampler:
http://goo.gl/mc5PTH","photo":{"id":263840928,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/highres_263840928.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/member_263840928.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/thumb_263840928.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1702212273,"created":1512443630000,"updated":1512443630000,"member":{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","bio":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Board Member","event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1513438200000,"local_date":"2017-12-16","local_time":"09:30","updated":1513449783000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":18,"venue":{"id":13219052,"name":"Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall","lat":44.8597412109375,"lon":-93.29451751708984,"repinned":false,"address_1":"1114 American Blvd W","city":"Bloomington","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","zip":"55420","state":"MN"},"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/245609834/","description":"<p>Technically, there isn't a thing called big data analytics. Big data is really about the (INFO) structure of the data and data science and data strategy are the aspects that allow for analysis and implementation. These factors are what is needed to drive real growth in organizations. Big data was king a few years ago and now data science is!</p> <p>However, education and training of data/information/library scientists created some very real and dangerous aspects that many companies are now finding to be costing them a lot in terms of money and market windows. The average Fortune 500 spends $10 million or more annually on data science. Less than 10% are seeing business value from it. Data science, just like big data before it is not the answer. A new field of data strategy is emerging to fill in the gap and is still being defined. What we are seeing is really an evolutionary process taking place in less than a decade. What it looks like going forward is still up for debate but the problems are not. How does analytics around big data and data science survive especially when the practitioners are often the biggest obstacles.</p> <p>Come learn and think with a presentation by Edward Chenard,<br/>Chief Data Intelligence Officer, Cyberian Data ...</p> <p>Recent CYBerian-CDIO Blog Posts ... <a href=\\"
http://echenard.com/blog/\\" class=\\"linkified\\">
http://echenard.com/blog/</a></p> <p>Why Retail is Failing<br/>Analysis of Linkedin in Connection Data<br/>Changes on Echenard<br/>The Evolution of the Omnichannel Experience<br/>The Troubles of Personalization</p> ","how_to_find_us":"VISION – CoLABorate to devise a pragmatic understanding of alternative futures. MISSION – Provide a sustainable forum to research, discuss and share future impacts & implications. VALUES – Every group participant helps shape their own future. ","visibility":"public","featured_photo":{"id":466646275,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/6/6/a/3/highres_466646275.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/6/6/a/3/600_466646275.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/6/6/a/3/thumb_466646275.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"comment_count":6,"event_hosts":[{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","intro":"I am a curious person who likes to learn new things.","photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"organizer"}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":0,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"Technically, there isn't a thing called big data analytics. Big data is really about the (INFO) structure of the data and data science and data strategy are the aspects that allow for analysis and implementation. These factors are what is needed to drive real growth in organizations. Big data was king a few years ago and now data science is!\\n\\nHowever, education and training of data/information/library scientists created some very real and dangerous aspects that many companies are now finding to be costing them a lot in terms of money and market windows. The average Fortune 500 spends $10 million or more annually on data science. Less than 10% are seeing business value from it. Data science, just like big data before it is not the answer. A new field of data strategy is emerging to fill in the gap and is still being defined. What we are seeing is really an evolutionary process taking place in less than a decade. What it looks like going forward is still up for debate but the problems are not. How does analytics around big data and data science survive especially when the practitioners are often the biggest obstacles.\\n\\nCome learn and think with a presentation by Edward Chenard,\\nChief Data Intelligence Officer, Cyberian Data ...\\n\\nRecent CYBerian-CDIO Blog Posts ...
http://echenard.com/blog/\\n\\nWhy Retail is Failing\\nAnalysis of Linkedin in Connection Data\\nChanges on Echenard\\nThe Evolution of the Omnichannel Experience\\nThe Troubles of Personalization"},{"created":1512632704000,"duration":9000000,"id":"245721366","name":"Future Cities: Urban and Suburban landscapes in the 21st century and beyond.","rsvp_limit":40,"rsvp_sample":[{"id":1702554347,"created":1512632704000,"updated":1512633156000,"member":{"id":138424442,"name":"jason","photo":{"id":187224142,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/highres_187224142.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/member_187224142.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/thumb_187224142.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"President MN Futurists Society","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1702571297,"created":1512648292000,"updated":1512648297000,"member":{"id":104963722,"name":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (LCDR-USNR, R.","bio":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (EcoFuturist-UI) :: LEARN Locally but InterACT Regionally and THINK Globally ... Know Your Watershed Impact Zones @
http://pinterest.com/rjburkhart3/ \\r\\nTweet: @WatershedMarsha / @KEarthSea","photo":{"id":264941995,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/highres_264941995.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/member_264941995.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/thumb_264941995.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"event_organizer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1702573529,"created":1512649953000,"updated":1512649953000,"member":{"id":205116724,"name":"Bob-RJ B.","bio":"LEARN LocALLY but InterACT Regionally and THINK GlobALLY ... Mind mapping thinkLets (SmartMemes) using Inspiration & Wikiinks Apps\\r\\n\\r\\nSee #GlobalBrain sampler:
http://goo.gl/mc5PTH","photo":{"id":263840928,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/highres_263840928.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/member_263840928.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/thumb_263840928.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1702596182,"created":1512662617000,"updated":1512662617000,"member":{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","bio":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Treasurer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1702750859,"created":1512753843000,"updated":1512753843000,"member":{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","bio":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Board Member","event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1512833400000,"local_date":"2017-12-09","local_time":"09:30","updated":1512846049000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":18,"venue":{"id":13219052,"name":"Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall","lat":44.8597412109375,"lon":-93.29451751708984,"repinned":false,"address_1":"1114 American Blvd W","city":"Bloomington","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","zip":"55420","state":"MN"},"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/245721366/","description":"<p>During the next 15-25 years, our cities will be radically transformed. As innovative technologies impact & influence the urban landscape, city planners will design more green, walkable, family-friendly places. As our technology shifts so will our values and priorities.</p> <p>While many people will choose to live outside the cities, our suburbs will also be transformed. Come learn how suburbs might be transformed into a blended \\"hybrid\\" network of intelligent infrastructure. The children of the future may reflect on this era and wonder how we lived like this. Adults today can get a glimpse of that future world this Saturday at the MN Futurist's Society.</p> <p>Presentation and discussion topics include: Architecture, Urban sprawl, Communes, Water resource management, “Printed” buildings, Electric Micro Grids, and Intelligent Mass Transport.</p> <p>Jason Abbott, President MN Futurist's Society</p> <p>Learn more about AswanS BLOCKS (AIA-SDAT ANTICipatory STE9PS)<br/>via Wikipedia Futures Techniques [masked]): <a href=\\"
https://goo.gl/e8Zgz7\\" class=\\"linkified\\">
https://goo.gl/e8Zgz7</a></p> ","how_to_find_us":"VISION: Collaborate to devise a pragmatic understanding of alternative futures. MISSION: Provide a sustainable forum to research, discuss and share Alt-Futures impacts & implications. VALUES: Every group participant helps shape their own future.","visibility":"public","featured_photo":{"id":466733035,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/f/2/b/highres_466733035.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/f/2/b/600_466733035.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/f/2/b/thumb_466733035.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"comment_count":16,"event_hosts":[{"id":138424442,"name":"jason","intro":"","photo":{"id":187224142,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/highres_187224142.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/member_187224142.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/thumb_187224142.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"},{"id":205116724,"name":"Bob-RJ B.","intro":"LEARN LocALLY but InterACT Regionally and THINK GlobALLY ... Mind mapping thinkLets (SmartMemes) using Inspiration & Wikiinks Apps\\r\\n\\r\\nSee #GlobalBrain sampler:
http://goo.gl/mc5PTH","photo":{"id":263840928,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/highres_263840928.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/member_263840928.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/thumb_263840928.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"}}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":10,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"During the next 15-25 years, our cities will be radically transformed. As innovative technologies impact & influence the urban landscape, city planners will design more green, walkable, family-friendly places. As our technology shifts so will our values and priorities.\\n\\nWhile many people will choose to live outside the cities, our suburbs will also be transformed. Come learn how suburbs might be transformed into a blended \\"hybrid\\" network of intelligent infrastructure. The children of the future may reflect on this era and wonder how we lived like this. Adults today can get a glimpse of that future world this Saturday at the MN Futurist's Society.\\n\\nPresentation and discussion topics include: Architecture, Urban sprawl, Communes, Water resource management, “Printed” buildings, Electric Micro Grids, and Intelligent Mass Transport.\\n\\nJason Abbott, President MN Futurist's Society\\n\\nLearn more about AswanS BLOCKS (AIA-SDAT ANTICipatory STE9PS)\\nvia Wikipedia Futures Techniques (2007-27):
https://goo.gl/e8Zgz7"},{"created":1511737374000,"duration":9000000,"id":"245421470","name":"Personal Financial Future of Americans: Investing, Home ownership, Retirement.","rsvp_sample":[{"id":1700902757,"created":1511737375000,"updated":1511737530000,"member":{"id":138424442,"name":"jason","photo":{"id":187224142,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/highres_187224142.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/member_187224142.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/thumb_187224142.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"President MN Futurists Society","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1700909241,"created":1511740388000,"updated":1511740395000,"member":{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","bio":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Treasurer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1700971344,"created":1511777775000,"updated":1511777784000,"member":{"id":104963722,"name":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (LCDR-USNR, R.","bio":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (EcoFuturist-UI) :: LEARN Locally but InterACT Regionally and THINK Globally ... Know Your Watershed Impact Zones @
http://pinterest.com/rjburkhart3/ \\r\\nTweet: @WatershedMarsha / @KEarthSea","photo":{"id":264941995,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/highres_264941995.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/member_264941995.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/thumb_264941995.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"event_organizer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1700981066,"created":1511784337000,"updated":1511784337000,"member":{"id":205116724,"name":"Bob-RJ B.","bio":"LEARN LocALLY but InterACT Regionally and THINK GlobALLY ... Mind mapping thinkLets (SmartMemes) using Inspiration & Wikiinks Apps\\r\\n\\r\\nSee #GlobalBrain sampler:
http://goo.gl/mc5PTH","photo":{"id":263840928,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/highres_263840928.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/member_263840928.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/thumb_263840928.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1701117863,"created":1511839061000,"updated":1511839061000,"member":{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","bio":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Board Member","event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1512228600000,"local_date":"2017-12-02","local_time":"09:30","updated":1512241425000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":12,"venue":{"id":13219052,"name":"Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall","lat":44.8597412109375,"lon":-93.29451751708984,"repinned":false,"address_1":"1114 American Blvd W","city":"Bloomington","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","zip":"55420","state":"MN"},"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/245421470/","description":"<p>Your money and your future. Have I got your attention? Good, because your mind is the greatest asset you possess. Come this week and free your mind by developing a wealthy mindset. You will learn useful insights about money. We all spend it, and we all need it. It helps to shape our future and our destiny. Some are better at it than others. You will come away from this presentation with some effective strategies in shaping your own financial future. New faces are welcome, and I look forward to seeing you there.<br/>Jason Abbott, President MN Futurist's Society</p> <p>Existential Challenges to Humanity:<br/>To help guide selection of upcoming programs, please join our discussion threads: <a href=\\"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/messages/boards/forum/20589815\\" class=\\"linkified\\">
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/messages/boards/forum/20589815</a></p> <p>Please preview CoCreateY \\"Anticipatory Thinking\\" BLOCKS Diagrams via <a href=\\"
https://goo.gl/ur6XhU\\" class=\\"linkified\\">
https://goo.gl/ur6XhU</a><br/>-OR- <a href=\\"
http://minnesotafuturists.pbworks.com/w/page/122089209/Mn-Futurists-STE9PS01-DIKW\\" class=\\"linkified\\">
http://minnesotafuturists.pbworks.com/w/page/122089209/Mn-Futurists-STE9PS01-DIKW</a></p> <p>F1RST<br/>\\"Only the small secrets need to be protected. The big<br/>ones are kept secret by public incredulity.\\"<br/>—Marshall McCluhan \\"If both the past and the external world exist only in<br/>the mind, and if the mind itself is controllable—what then?\\"<br/>—George Orwell</p> ","how_to_find_us":"VISION – CoCurate a reasoned understanding of alternative futures. MISSION – Provide an inclusive forum to research, discuss and share future impacts & implications. VALUES – Every collaborator helps shape their own future. ","visibility":"public","featured_photo":{"id":466491707,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/9/f/b/highres_466491707.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/9/f/b/600_466491707.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/9/f/b/thumb_466491707.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"comment_count":9,"event_hosts":[{"id":138424442,"name":"jason","intro":"","photo":{"id":187224142,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/highres_187224142.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/member_187224142.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/thumb_187224142.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"},{"id":205116724,"name":"Bob-RJ B.","intro":"LEARN LocALLY but InterACT Regionally and THINK GlobALLY ... Mind mapping thinkLets (SmartMemes) using Inspiration & Wikiinks Apps\\r\\n\\r\\nSee #GlobalBrain sampler:
http://goo.gl/mc5PTH","photo":{"id":263840928,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/highres_263840928.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/member_263840928.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/thumb_263840928.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"}}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":2,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"Your money and your future. Have I got your attention? Good, because your mind is the greatest asset you possess. Come this week and free your mind by developing a wealthy mindset. You will learn useful insights about money. We all spend it, and we all need it. It helps to shape our future and our destiny. Some are better at it than others. You will come away from this presentation with some effective strategies in shaping your own financial future. New faces are welcome, and I look forward to seeing you there.\\nJason Abbott, President MN Futurist's Society\\n\\nExistential Challenges to Humanity:\\nTo help guide selection of upcoming programs, please join our discussion threads:
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/messages/boards/forum/20589815\\n\\nPlease preview CoCreateY \\"Anticipatory Thinking\\" BLOCKS Diagrams via
https://goo.gl/ur6XhU\\n-OR- http://minnesotafuturists.pbworks.com/w/page/122089209/Mn-Futurists-STE9PS01-DIKW\\n\\nF1RST\\n\\"Only the small secrets need to be protected. The big\\nones are kept secret by public incredulity.\\"\\n—Marshall McCluhan \\"If both the past and the external world exist only in\\nthe mind, and if the mind itself is controllable—what then?\\"\\n—George Orwell"},{"created":1511195240000,"duration":9000000,"id":"hfqbbpywqbmb","name":"Possible, Probable and Preferable Futures of A.I. - A Working Session","rsvp_sample":[{"id":1700031943,"created":1511196557000,"updated":1511196557000,"member":{"id":104963722,"name":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (LCDR-USNR, R.","bio":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (EcoFuturist-UI) :: LEARN Locally but InterACT Regionally and THINK Globally ... Know Your Watershed Impact Zones @
http://pinterest.com/rjburkhart3/ \\r\\nTweet: @WatershedMarsha / @KEarthSea","photo":{"id":264941995,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/highres_264941995.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/member_264941995.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/thumb_264941995.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"event_organizer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1700031944,"created":1511196557000,"updated":1511196557000,"member":{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","bio":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Board Member","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1700031945,"created":1511196557000,"updated":1511196557000,"member":{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","bio":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Treasurer","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1700260148,"created":1511310886000,"updated":1511310886000,"member":{"id":205116724,"name":"Bob-RJ B.","bio":"LEARN LocALLY but InterACT Regionally and THINK GlobALLY ... Mind mapping thinkLets (SmartMemes) using Inspiration & Wikiinks Apps\\r\\n\\r\\nSee #GlobalBrain sampler:
http://goo.gl/mc5PTH","photo":{"id":263840928,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/highres_263840928.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/member_263840928.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/1/c/0/thumb_263840928.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1700609453,"created":1511544826000,"updated":1511544826000,"member":{"id":63623342,"name":"Joe H.","photo":{"id":261239510,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/e/8/7/6/highres_261239510.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/e/8/7/6/member_261239510.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/e/8/7/6/thumb_261239510.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1511623800000,"local_date":"2017-11-25","local_time":"09:30","updated":1511635243000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":13,"venue":{"id":13219052,"name":"Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall","lat":44.8597412109375,"lon":-93.29451751708984,"repinned":false,"address_1":"1114 American Blvd W","city":"Bloomington","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","zip":"55420","state":"MN"},"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/245256485/","description":"<p>Assess Possible, Probable, Preferable and Undesirable Futures of Transforming Artificial Intelligence.</p> <p>Assume over the next 20-50 years, computers and networks continue developing the ability to act effectively while increasing their ability to reprogram themselves. Assume that they increasingly no longer need humans to enhance their functioning. If this imagined [and some say likely] future becomes reality, what are the possibilities? Which of these possibilities is most probable? What are the desirable and undesirable? How can we act as individuals to increase the probability of the positive and decrease the probability of the negative outcomes? AI has made tremendous advances over the last 20 years; but, what will happen if these trends advance at increasing rates over the next 20 years?</p> <p>Whether or not you attended the presentation last week by David Shuck [IBM A.I Developer], we encourage you to join with us in determining the future of AI. We will be using one of the tools from futures techniques to forecast the future of AI.</p> <p>Our Working Session will be led by Brian Toren and Hank Lederer.</p> ","how_to_find_us":"VISION – Contribute to a reasonable awareness of alternative futures. Mission – Provide an inclusive forum to research, discuss and share future impacts & implications. Values – Every person can help shape their own future.","visibility":"public","featured_photo":{"id":466360295,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/d/6/7/highres_466360295.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/d/6/7/600_466360295.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/d/6/7/thumb_466360295.jpeg","type":"event","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"comment_count":12,"event_hosts":[{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","intro":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"},{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","intro":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":5,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"Assess Possible, Probable, Preferable and Undesirable Futures of Transforming Artificial Intelligence.\\n\\nAssume over the next 20-50 years, computers and networks continue developing the ability to act effectively while increasing their ability to reprogram themselves. Assume that they increasingly no longer need humans to enhance their functioning. If this imagined [and some say likely] future becomes reality, what are the possibilities? Which of these possibilities is most probable? What are the desirable and undesirable? How can we act as individuals to increase the probability of the positive and decrease the probability of the negative outcomes? AI has made tremendous advances over the last 20 years; but, what will happen if these trends advance at increasing rates over the next 20 years?\\n\\nWhether or not you attended the presentation last week by David Shuck [IBM A.I Developer], we encourage you to join with us in determining the future of AI. We will be using one of the tools from futures techniques to forecast the future of AI.\\n\\nOur Working Session will be led by Brian Toren and Hank Lederer."},{"created":1509370741000,"duration":50400000,"id":"244651917","name":"Has Artificial Intelligence Arrived?","rsvp_limit":40,"rsvp_sample":[{"id":1696494150,"created":1509370741000,"updated":1509370741000,"member":{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","bio":"I am a curious person who likes to learn new things.","photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"organizer","title":"Member","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1696504875,"created":1509374654000,"updated":1509376821000,"member":{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","bio":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Treasurer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1696594499,"created":1509404639000,"updated":1509404639000,"member":{"id":214064769,"name":"Bob","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1696793234,"created":1509503562000,"updated":1509503562000,"member":{"id":219885931,"name":"Priti B.","photo":{"id":269850974,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/7/8/f/e/highres_269850974.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/7/8/f/e/member_269850974.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/7/8/f/e/thumb_269850974.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1697095192,"created":1509651683000,"updated":1509651696000,"member":{"id":138424442,"name":"jason","photo":{"id":187224142,"highres_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/highres_187224142.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/member_187224142.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/thumb_187224142.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"President MN Futurists Society","event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1511019000000,"local_date":"2017-11-18","local_time":"09:30","updated":1511072661000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":21,"venue":{"id":13219052,"name":"Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall","lat":44.8597412109375,"lon":-93.29451751708984,"repinned":false,"address_1":"1114 American Blvd W","city":"Bloomington","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","zip":"55420","state":"MN"},"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/244651917/","description":"<p>TOPIC: Has Artificial Intelligence Arrived?</p> <p><br/><i>Having heard David Shuck speak on this topic I can promise you new insights from a professional who has been involved in the development of AI since its infancy</i>. - Bob Kaufman, member and former president of MN Futurists</p> <p><br/>The potentials of \\"Artificial Intelligence\\" are seemingly limitless to include driver-less cars, medical diagnosis and surgery, computational capacities replacing human interaction, etc., etc., etc. Yet the potentials are countered by the following admonitions:</p> <p><i>\\" The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race. Once humans develop artificial intelligence, it will take off on its own and redesign itself at an ever-increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete and would be superseded.\\"</i> — Stephen Hawking.</p> <p>Dave will discuss the latest hardware and software changes that some say could end our existence. I will ask the critical thinking group to help answer the questions and ethical discussion about Artificial Intelligence. There are clear indications that AI will change our world, soon.</p> <p>SPEAKER: Dave Schuck, Formerly IBM Corporate Scientist, now retired. While in high school, I did research for Seymour Cray on a Defense systems computer, received a degree in Nuclear Physics, first scientist at 3M to automate a laboratory with a computer, helped develop the original PC for IBM and number of other marketing and technical tasks.</p> <p>There will be ample time for questions and discussion. If necessary the meeting can extend to 12 noon.</p> <p>First time attendees are free of charge. We request but not demand a $3 contribution from all others to pay for the coffee and rolls and the room.</p> ","how_to_find_us":"Here is a Great Chance to Learn About \\"AI\\" [Postive and Negative] From an Insider and A Terrific Speaker","visibility":"public","comment_count":11,"event_hosts":[{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","intro":"I am a curious person who likes to learn new things.","photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"organizer"}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":2,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"TOPIC: Has Artificial Intelligence Arrived?\\n\\nHaving heard David Shuck speak on this topic I can promise you new insights from a professional who has been involved in the development of AI since its infancy. - Bob Kaufman, member and former president of MN Futurists\\n\\nThe potentials of \\"Artificial Intelligence\\" are seemingly limitless to include driver-less cars, medical diagnosis and surgery, computational capacities replacing human interaction, etc., etc., etc. Yet the potentials are countered by the following admonitions:\\n\\n\\" The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race. Once humans develop artificial intelligence, it will take off on its own and redesign itself at an ever-increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete and would be superseded.\\" — Stephen Hawking.\\n\\nDave will discuss the latest hardware and software changes that some say could end our existence. I will ask the critical thinking group to help answer the questions and ethical discussion about Artificial Intelligence. There are clear indications that AI will change our world, soon.\\n\\nSPEAKER: Dave Schuck, Formerly IBM Corporate Scientist, now retired. While in high school, I did research for Seymour Cray on a Defense systems computer, received a degree in Nuclear Physics, first scientist at 3M to automate a laboratory with a computer, helped develop the original PC for IBM and number of other marketing and technical tasks.\\n\\nThere will be ample time for questions and discussion. If necessary the meeting can extend to 12 noon.\\n\\nFirst time attendees are free of charge. We request but not demand a $3 contribution from all others to pay for the coffee and rolls and the room."},{"created":1509822608000,"duration":7200000,"id":"244821303","name":"The Future of Millennials, The UN-Luckiest Generation?","rsvp_sample":[{"id":1697424394,"created":1509822608000,"updated":1509822639000,"member":{"id":138424442,"name":"jason","photo":{"id":187224142,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/highres_187224142.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/member_187224142.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/thumb_187224142.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"President MN Futurists Society","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1697427023,"created":1509823999000,"updated":1509823999000,"member":{"id":7481721,"name":"Troy","photo":{"id":28841552,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/2/5/0/highres_28841552.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/2/5/0/member_28841552.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/2/5/0/thumb_28841552.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1697433469,"created":1509827320000,"updated":1509827327000,"member":{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","bio":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Treasurer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1697434152,"created":1509827734000,"updated":1509827734000,"member":{"id":104963722,"name":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (LCDR-USNR, R.","bio":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (EcoFuturist-UI) :: LEARN Locally but InterACT Regionally and THINK Globally ... Know Your Watershed Impact Zones @
http://pinterest.com/rjburkhart3/ \\r\\nTweet: @WatershedMarsha / @KEarthSea","photo":{"id":264941995,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/highres_264941995.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/member_264941995.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/thumb_264941995.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"event_organizer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1697983999,"created":1510096368000,"updated":1510096368000,"member":{"id":119469952,"name":"Aaron W.","photo":{"id":158055762,"photo_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/d/9/2/member_158055762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/3/d/9/2/thumb_158055762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1510414200000,"local_date":"2017-11-11","local_time":"09:30","updated":1510426115000,"utc_offset":-21600000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":11,"venue":{"id":13219052,"name":"Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall","lat":44.8597412109375,"lon":-93.29451751708984,"repinned":false,"address_1":"1114 American Blvd W","city":"Bloomington","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","zip":"55420","state":"MN"},"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/244821303/","description":"<p>On Veterans Day, Simon Sinek will preview Millennials in general and futures of their next generation in particular. Come find out what challenges this generation faces and has to overcome. Learn why it's critical to the older generations that Millennials succeed. Step into the mindset of millennials to see how they view the world and what they value most.</p> <p>Discover misconceptions about this generation. Assuming millennials have some serious shortcomings, learn what they are and alternative solutions for their issues, barriers & challenges!</p> <p>Everyone either is or has a millennial in their life. Join us to learn something important and new. As a millennial myself, I look forward to hosting this presentation.</p> <p>Jason Abbott, President MN Futurist's Society</p> <p>\\"Children are the worlds most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.\\"</p> <p>-John F. Kennedy</p> ","visibility":"public","comment_count":16,"event_hosts":[{"id":138424442,"name":"jason","intro":"","photo":{"id":187224142,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/highres_187224142.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/member_187224142.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/5/e/4/e/thumb_187224142.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":2,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"On Veterans Day, Simon Sinek will preview Millennials in general and futures of their next generation in particular. Come find out what challenges this generation faces and has to overcome. Learn why it's critical to the older generations that Millennials succeed. Step into the mindset of millennials to see how they view the world and what they value most.\\n\\nDiscover misconceptions about this generation. Assuming millennials have some serious shortcomings, learn what they are and alternative solutions for their issues, barriers & challenges!\\n\\nEveryone either is or has a millennial in their life. Join us to learn something important and new. As a millennial myself, I look forward to hosting this presentation.\\n\\nJason Abbott, President MN Futurist's Society\\n\\n\\"Children are the worlds most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.\\"\\n\\n-John F. Kennedy"},{"created":1509315204000,"duration":9000000,"id":"244636014","name":"Future After Postcapitalism","rsvp_sample":[{"id":1696395793,"created":1509315204000,"updated":1509315204000,"member":{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","bio":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Treasurer","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1696395794,"created":1509315204000,"updated":1509315204000,"member":{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","bio":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Board Member","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1696399889,"created":1509317041000,"updated":1509317041000,"member":{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","bio":"I am a curious person who likes to learn new things.","photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"organizer","title":"Member","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1696697781,"created":1509462970000,"updated":1509462970000,"member":{"id":214064769,"name":"Bob","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1696802330,"created":1509509020000,"updated":1509509020000,"member":{"id":143014812,"name":"David G.","photo":{"id":192282212,"photo_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/e/4/member_192282212.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/e/4/thumb_192282212.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1509805800000,"local_date":"2017-11-04","local_time":"09:30","updated":1510145405000,"utc_offset":-18000000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":17,"venue":{"id":13219052,"name":"Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall","lat":44.8597412109375,"lon":-93.29451751708984,"repinned":false,"address_1":"1114 American Blvd W","city":"Bloomington","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","zip":"55420","state":"MN"},"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/244636014/","description":"<p> Last week Anthony Signorelli entertained us with a review of his book: “Speculations On Postcapitalism.” How digitization is disrupting everything we know about modern civilization.</p> <p>In the first of an anticipated four volumes on postcapitalism, he presented a dazzling and dizzying speculation on how the digitization of, well, everything will change: the way we, price products; travel; communicate; locate our businesses and homes, trade with other countries; even how the United States can become a true democracy. In other words a dramatic change in the capitalistic system and world culture as we know it.</p> <p>Digitization has the possibility of providing everything: food, clothing, communication, entertainment at no or very low cost. What are the implications of this brave new future.</p> <p>This week we plan on doing a repeat of a couple of weeks ago when we listed possible, probable, preferable, and not so preferable futures, using a futures wheel as a tool. This time we will take a look of what the future may hold for us in this brave new world where even money may not be necessary</p> <p>Join us this Saturday and help plan a preferred future according to postcapitalism.</p> <p>Brian Toren at the keyboard and Hank Lederer as moderator</p> ","visibility":"public","comment_count":19,"event_hosts":[{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","intro":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"},{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","intro":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer"}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":2,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"Last week Anthony Signorelli entertained us with a review of his book: “Speculations On Postcapitalism.” How digitization is disrupting everything we know about modern civilization.\\n\\nIn the first of an anticipated four volumes on postcapitalism, he presented a dazzling and dizzying speculation on how the digitization of, well, everything will change: the way we, price products; travel; communicate; locate our businesses and homes, trade with other countries; even how the United States can become a true democracy. In other words a dramatic change in the capitalistic system and world culture as we know it.\\n\\nDigitization has the possibility of providing everything: food, clothing, communication, entertainment at no or very low cost. What are the implications of this brave new future.\\n\\nThis week we plan on doing a repeat of a couple of weeks ago when we listed possible, probable, preferable, and not so preferable futures, using a futures wheel as a tool. This time we will take a look of what the future may hold for us in this brave new world where even money may not be necessary\\n\\nJoin us this Saturday and help plan a preferred future according to postcapitalism.\\n\\nBrian Toren at the keyboard and Hank Lederer as moderator"},{"created":1506709203000,"duration":9000000,"id":"243780728","name":"If Capitalism is Failing - Why and What Comes Next?","rsvp_limit":40,"rsvp_sample":[{"id":1691308478,"created":1506709257000,"updated":1506709257000,"member":{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","bio":"I am a curious person who likes to learn new things.","photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"organizer","title":"Member","event_context":{"host":true}}},{"id":1691315088,"created":1506711695000,"updated":1506723569000,"member":{"id":94979792,"name":"Hank L.","bio":"I'm Hank Lederer and I'm interested in technology and computer futures. I'm currently a member of the MN Futurists and have been a member for about 30 years.","photo":{"id":120132172,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/highres_120132172.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/member_120132172.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/2/f/8/c/thumb_120132172.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Treasurer","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1691346427,"created":1506725482000,"updated":1506725482000,"member":{"id":10743671,"name":"Dale B.","photo":{"id":205543402,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/9/8/a/highres_205543402.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/9/8/a/member_205543402.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/9/8/a/thumb_205543402.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1691817836,"created":1506977222000,"updated":1506977259000,"member":{"id":96391682,"name":"Brian K T.","bio":"Minnesota Futurist Co-founder and Member since 1968. Future interest: Anticipting preferable futures.","photo":{"id":123586522,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/highres_123586522.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/member_123586522.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/5/b/a/thumb_123586522.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"coorganizer","title":"Board Member","event_context":{"host":false}}},{"id":1691839696,"created":1506984450000,"updated":1506984450000,"member":{"id":104963722,"name":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (LCDR-USNR, R.","bio":"Bob-RJ Burkhart (EcoFuturist-UI) :: LEARN Locally but InterACT Regionally and THINK Globally ... Know Your Watershed Impact Zones @
http://pinterest.com/rjburkhart3/ \\r\\nTweet: @WatershedMarsha / @KEarthSea","photo":{"id":264941995,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/highres_264941995.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/member_264941995.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/a/4/0/b/thumb_264941995.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"event_organizer","event_context":{"host":false}}}],"status":"past","time":1509201000000,"local_date":"2017-10-28","local_time":"09:30","updated":1509214349000,"utc_offset":-18000000,"waitlist_count":0,"yes_rsvp_count":31,"venue":{"id":13219052,"name":"Bloomington Knights of Columbus Hall","lat":44.8597412109375,"lon":-93.29451751708984,"repinned":false,"address_1":"1114 American Blvd W","city":"Bloomington","country":"us","localized_country_name":"USA","zip":"55420","state":"MN"},"group":{"created":1369080423000,"name":"Minnesota Futurists","id":8569342,"join_mode":"open","lat":44.880001068115234,"lon":-93.37000274658203,"urlname":"MN-Futurists","who":"Members","localized_location":"Minneapolis, MN","region":"en_US"},"link":"
https://www.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events/243780728/","description":"<p>No matter your age but especially if you are in your 20s or 30s, this presentation could be seminal to understanding what you may be living through over the next 50 to 80 years or more.</p> <p>Most people are so attached to the notion of capitalism as the best way to run a national and global economy that it is hard to imagine a post-capitalistic world; but this may be where we are headed.</p> <p>As successful as capitalism has been in transforming ingenuity into wealth, it may be reaching its limits of productivity and growth in an increasingly global, digitalized economy.</p> <p>In a world that is finite can growth be infinite?</p> <p>Will the self-interest of the individual, at the core of capitalism, lead to catastrophe in a world that is increasingly dealing with global problems requiring short-term self-sacrifice and cooperation to reach long-term sustainable solutions?</p> <p>The presenter will encourage you to think about the factors involved and begin to become part of the great imaginative and creative journey humanity will be on if capitalism fails or falters. Among his many publications, the speaker, Anthony Signorelli, has written a fantastic new book on this topic called \\"Speculations on Post-Capitalism\\".</p> <p>More information on the book is available at amazon.com or at his website <a href=\\"
http://PostCapFuture.com\\" class=\\"linkified\\">
http://PostCapFuture.com</a></p> <p>This is an important opportunity for you to make sense of the world as it changes ever more dynamically around you.</p> <p>Don't miss this opportunity and invite every one you know who might be interested in gaining unique insight into the economy we may be living in going forward.</p> <p>Attendance is FREE for first time attendees with a $3 donation recommended otherwise. Coffee and snacks will be served.</p> ","visibility":"public","comment_count":4,"event_hosts":[{"id":10032285,"name":"Robert K.","intro":"I am a curious person who likes to learn new things.","photo":{"id":119507762,"highres_link":"
https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/highres_119507762.jpeg","photo_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/member_119507762.jpeg","thumb_link":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/member/b/a/9/2/thumb_119507762.jpeg","type":"member","base_url":"https://secure.meetupstatic.com"},"role":"organizer"}],"rsvp_rules":{"guest_limit":6,"closed":false,"waitlisting":"auto"},"plain_text_no_images_description":"No matter your age but especially if you are in your 20s or 30s, this presentation could be seminal to understanding what you may be living through over the next 50 to 80 years or more.\\n\\nMost people are so attached to the notion of capitalism as the best way to run a national and global economy that it is hard to imagine a post-capitalistic world; but this may be where we are headed.\\n\\nAs successful as capitalism has been in transforming ingenuity into wealth, it may be reaching its limits of productivity and growth in an increasingly global, digitalized economy.\\n\\nIn a world that is finite can growth be infinite?\\n\\nWill the self-interest of the individual, at the core of capitalism, lead to catastrophe in a world that is increasingly dealing with global problems requiring short-term self-sacrifice and cooperation to reach long-term sustainable solutions?\\n\\nThe presenter will encourage you to think about the factors involved and begin to become part of the great imaginative and creative journey humanity will be on if capitalism fails or falters. Among his many publications, the speaker, Anthony Signorelli, has written a fantastic new book on this topic called \\"Speculations on Post-Capitalism\\".\\n\\nMore information on the book is available at amazon.com or at his website
http://PostCapFuture.com\\n\\nThis is an important opportunity for you to make sense of the world as it changes ever more dynamically around you.\\n\\nDon't miss this opportunity and invite every one you know who might be interested in gaining unique insight into the economy we may be living in going forward.\\n\\nAttendance is FREE for first time attendees with a $3 donation recommended otherwise. Coffee and snacks will be served."}],"meta":{"server":"59b44589f5ee","requestId":"2685dda4-645d-4d05-9abd-d4b30fc96bfb","totalCount":"220","link":{"next":"
https://api.meetup.com/MN-Futurists/events?desc=true&scroll=since%3A2017-10-28T08%3A30%3A00.000-05%3A00&page=10&status=past&fields=comment_count%2Cevent_hosts%2Cfeatured_photo%2Cplain_text_no_images_description%2Cseries%2Cself%2Crsvp_rules%2Crsvp_sample%2Cvenue"},"endpoint":"MN-Futurists/events","statusCode":200}}},"clickTracking":{"history":[]},"config":{"apiUrl":"/mu_api","baseUrl":"https://www.meetup.com","enableServiceWorker":true,"requestLanguage":"en-US","supportedLangs":["en-US","de-DE","en-AU","es","es-ES","fr-FR","it-IT","ja-JP","ko-KR","nl-NL","pt-BR","pl-PL","ru-RU","th-TH","tr-TR"],"initialNow":1514819983939,"variants":{},"entryPath":"/MN-Futurists/events/past/","media":{"isAtSmallUp":true,"isAtMediumUp":true,"isAtLargeUp":true}},"preRenderChecklist":[true],"routing":{"referrer":{},"location":{"protocol":null,"slashes":null,"auth":null,"host":null,"port":null,"hostname":null,"hash":null,"search":"","query":{},"pathname":"/MN-Futurists/events/past/","path":"/MN-Futurists/events/past/","href":"/MN-Futurists/events/past/"}},"communication":{"followers":{}},"form":{},"toasts":{"ready":[]}}"};</script><script src="/mu_static/react.4bf63252.js"></script><script src="/mu_static/vendor.0a780aa5.js"></script><script src="/mu_static/en-US/app.73010a9d.js"></script></body></html>