Dr Ian Page
is a research scientist who specialises in research strategy and scenario planning. He is a specialist in investigating unanticipated change and picking up early warning symbols. As a senior scientist in Hewlett Packard Research Laboratories he also provided for many years the “grit in the oyster” role for budding inventors.
His current interests are in the interaction of energy sources, land use, civilisation's behavioural choices and their sustainability and the extent of the influence of technology on the viability of human and cultural systems.
He has worked closely with GBN and in a member of the International Futures Forum and an associate the strategic consultancy Metabridge AB.
is a research scientist who specialises in research strategy and scenario planning. He is a specialist in investigating unanticipated change and picking up early warning symbols. As a senior scientist in Hewlett Packard Research Laboratories he also provided for many years the “grit in the oyster” role for budding inventors.
His current interests are in the interaction of energy sources, land use, civilisation's behavioural choices and their sustainability and the extent of the influence of technology on the viability of human and cultural systems.
He has worked closely with GBN and in a member of the International Futures Forum and an associate the strategic consultancy Metabridge AB.
Bill McDade
is a senior business analyst of corporate strategy, new technologies and government economic policy. With GDP Global he monitors and evaluates M&E competence. Bill is also a specialist in aquaculture, fuel cells, mobile telecoms, meteorology, logistics and supply chain management. He has a special interest in organisation and performance benchmarking strategies.
Bill has been a senior surveyor in the oil industry undertaking numerous assignments in Africa, India, Middle East and Far East. He has a degree in Geophysics from the University of Edinburgh and an MBA from Strathclyde University, where his research focus was regional competitiveness and corporate portfolio analysis.
is a senior business analyst of corporate strategy, new technologies and government economic policy. With GDP Global he monitors and evaluates M&E competence. Bill is also a specialist in aquaculture, fuel cells, mobile telecoms, meteorology, logistics and supply chain management. He has a special interest in organisation and performance benchmarking strategies.
Bill has been a senior surveyor in the oil industry undertaking numerous assignments in Africa, India, Middle East and Far East. He has a degree in Geophysics from the University of Edinburgh and an MBA from Strathclyde University, where his research focus was regional competitiveness and corporate portfolio analysis.
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