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iKnow Community: Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
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Dr Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

United States Senior Consultant (Strategic Business Insights)
I'm an historian of science turned futurist. Major interests include emerging technologies and their social implications; the application of behavioral economics and neuroscience to futures; scenarios and other futures methods; and the influence/design of space, physical media and digital tools in futures practice.
Language(s): English

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Mini CV

I'm a senior consultant at Strategic Business Insights, a Silicon Valley-based think tank.

I've worked with a variety of global enterprises, including Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Procter & Gamble, Campbells, the Research Triangle Foundation, the U.S. Navy, and government agencies in the United States, Singapore, Finland, and the United Kingdom. I've conducted research and facilitated expert and executive workshops in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Previously, I was a Research Director at the Institute for the Future, and managing editor of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Contact information
Website :
http://www.contemplativecomputing.org
Basic information
Gender :
Male
Status :
Married
Most prominent role :
Researcher in higher educational institution
Education qualification :
Doctorate
Languages :
English
Primary Work information
Type of employer :
Commercial organisation (including consultancy) fewer than 250 employees
Employer :
Strategic Business Insights
Location :
United States United States
Position :
Senior Consultant
Main activities :
Research
Secondary Work information
Type of employer :
Higher education institution (hei)
Location :
USA
Main activities :
Research
Research information
Interest in Cooperative research related to :
• Space
• Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities
• Environment (including Climate Change)
• Energy
• Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials & new production technologies
• ICT - Information & communication technologies
Interest in Individual research related to :
• Social Sciences & Humanities
Interest in Capacity building research related to :
• SMEs
• Science and society
Interest in Individual capacity building such as... :
• Research mobility and career development
Type of research :
• Relevant for intergovernmental non-commercial external organisations (e.g. European Union, United Nations, OECD)
• Applied in a commercial context
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ACTIVITIES AND AREAS OF INTEREST

  • The Indian Ocean as New Nexus for Science

    The Indian Ocean as New Nexus for Science

    The global epicenter of twentieth-century science was the Atlantic Ocean. The richest flows of scientific ideas and labor took place Europe and North America. In the coming decades, a new regional nexus for science and innovati...

     
     
  • The rising attractiveness of unintended consequences

    The rising attractiveness of unintended consequences

    Unintended consequences seem to plague our best efforts to plan these days. Financial writer Shishir Nigam declared in mid-2010 that "one of the biggest themes in this current investment environment and in the next few years wi...

     
     
  • Cubesats and the revolution in space science

    Cubesats and the revolution in space science

    Cubesats-- 1 liter-sized satellites weighing no more than a kilogram-- have been around for about a decade, and are now starting to be the subject of serious scientific and defense research. New programs sponsored by NASA and t...

     
     

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