Scott Smith is a futurist, writer, speaker and consultant at Social Technologies, a leading futures research and consulting firm based in Washington, DC. Scott's work focuses on how technology changes lives and lifestyles: how and where we live, learn, communicate, care for ourselves and spend our free and working time. At Social Technologies, he has assisted global communications, technology, mobility, food, consumer packaged goods and energy companies develop an understanding of future pathways for their businesses. Scott also writes for several industry Web sites, on topics of mobile communications, science and technology, and evolving living spaces. In his past work, he has managed research in these areas at thought leaders such as the Yankee Group, where he managed European Internet research in London, Current Analysis in Washington, DC, and Jupiter Research in New York. He has appeared on CNN and CNBC, and been quoted widely in the press, including Fortune, the Economist, and the Financial Times. He has also addressed public and private symposia on a broad range of future-facing topics from Athens to Helsinki to Tokyo.