Let the countdown begin! With one month left, CScout has been working around the clock with partners The Future Kitchen to prepare for Mission Future, the “Initiative to create tomorrow’s economy” a the Ars Electronica in Linz, Austria. The one-day event will be held on September 8th and will focus on open innovation and open economy.
Featured speakers include Joi Ito (perhaps the world’s first ubiquitous person), Lars Hinrichs (CEO and founder of XING), and social technology/blogger/entrepreneur Isaac Mao.
We haven’t had a chance to talk about the Trendpool on the blog yet (soon!), but after a lot of hard work, research, and sweat CScout has created an amazing system for our clients to get the latest global trend information in a completely customized format.
We mention this because we’re now using the Trendpool in an open public form at the Mission Future Trendpool to provide information on the Mission Future events. It’s a great way to get a glimpse of what the Trendpool can do while getting a look at what’s coming up in Linz.
If you happen to be going to the Ars Electronica already or are thinking about going, please be sure to sign up for Mission Future as well. It’s invitation only, so we’d love to hear from everyone out there who can bring fresh ideas and contribute to what will surely be a great event.
Michael is the Editor of JapanTrends.com and Director of the 
