Amy Webb
Amy Webb (futurist) | |
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Amy Webb, Futurist | |
Born |
c. 1977 (age 38–39) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Residence | Baltimore |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
Harvard University (Visiting Nieman Fellow) Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (M.S.) Indiana University (B.S. in Political Science) Jacobs School of Music (Clarinet Performance) |
Occupation | Futurist, Journalist and Writer; Founder Future Today Institute; Co-Founder of Spark Camp |
Known for | Futurism, Writing, Emerging Technology, Technology Trends, Public Speaking, TED Talks |
Notable work | Data, A Love Story (Dutton); How To Make J-School Matter Again (Harvard University) |
Website |
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Amy Webb (born c. 1977) is an American futurist and author. She is the Founder of the Future Today Institute.[1] She is an Adjunct Professor (future of technology) at New York University's Stern School of Business[2] and a Lecturer (future of media) at Columbia University.[3] She was a 2014-15 Visiting Nieman Fellow [4] at Harvard University.
Background
In 2001, Webb graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[5] In 2003 she launched a future of news R&D shop. In 2006, she founded Webbmedia Group, which advised primarily media and technology companies. Now in its second decade, Webbmedia Group has a new name––The Future Today Institute––and an expanded scope. FTI answers "What's the future of X?" for a global client base of Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies, government agencies, large nonprofits, universities and startups.[6]
In 2009, she founded Knowledgewebb, a digital media training company.[7] That company expanded in 2015 with a new cofounder. It is now called Knowledgewebb Training, and it focuses on digital media training on near-future technologies.[8]
In 2010, Webb cofounded Spark Camp, a next-generation convener that facilitates important conversations on the future of a better society.[9]
Career
During her career as a futurist, Webb has worked with hundreds of government agencies, corporations, nonprofits, universities, and associations from around the world. She has also written extensively about her methodology.[10][11][12]
Forbes named her one of the Women Changing the World (Technology category).[13] In 2012, she was named one of Columbia Journalism Review's "20 women to watch".[14]
Books
The Signals Are Talking: How Today's Fringe Becomes Tomorrow's Mainstream Webb's book about her near-future trends forecasting methodology was acquired by PublicAffairs, an imprint of Perseus. It will be published December 6, 2016.
How To Make J-School Matter (Again) In 2015, Harvard University published Webb's research on what can be done to reform college and graduate education and the news industry.[15]
Data, A Love Story In 2013 Webb released the memoir Data, A Love Story through Dutton Adult.[16] The book chronicled Webb's attempts at online dating.[17] Initially meeting with failure, Webb collected and analyzed data to game online dating.[18]
Data, A Love Story has been translated into Chinese, Korean, and Portuguese for overseas markets. Critical reception for the book was positive,[19][20] with Booklist calling it "clever and inventive".[21]
Webb's TED Talk about Data, A Love Story has been translated into 31 languages and has been viewed more than 4.5 million times.[22]
References
- ↑ "Amy Webb bio". FTI. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ↑ "Amy Webb Faculty Bio". New York University.
- ↑ "Amy Webb Faculty Bio". Columbia University.
- ↑ "Nieman Foundation Announces Visiting Fellows Fellows". Harvard.
- ↑ "Amy Webb brings Awesome to Baltimore". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ "Webbmedia Group Capabilities Deck on Slideshare". Webbmedia Group.
- ↑ "Former Newsweek Reporter Launches 'Hands-On' Educational Site for Digital Novices".
- ↑ "Knowledgewebb Management".
- ↑ "Spark Camp". Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ↑ "Harvard Business Review".
- ↑ "Harvard Business Review".
- ↑ "What, Exactly, Is A Futurist?".
- ↑ "Women Changing The World: Technology". Forbes.
- ↑ "20 women to watch". CJR. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ "Amy Webb's new approach to curriculum and classroom education". Nieman Foundation at Harvard University.
- ↑ "Nonfiction Previews, Feb. 2013, Pt. 1: American Tech, from Edison to Detroit to Online Dating". Library Journal. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ "Can Online Dating Lead To Love?". Time Magazine. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ↑ "A New Formula For Love". CNN. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ↑ "Review: DATA, A LOVE STORY". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ "Review: Data, A Love Story". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ "Review: Data, A Love Story". Booklist. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ "Amy Webb: How I hacked online dating TED Talk". TED.
External links
- datalovestory.com (official book website)
- futuretodayinstitute.com (company website)
- knowledgewebb.com (additional company website)
- sparkcamp.com (additional company website)
- Amy Webb at TED