It’s nice to meet you! In case we haven’t met yet and you want to know what I look like, that’s me on the right with my brothers Eli and Lenny…I’m the one wearing a hat.

The best way to get to know me is to check out my projects or my blog, but in case you’re short on time I’ll give you a laundry list/ resume kind of thing here:

“I’m a researcher, strategist, and entrepreneur. I split my time between West Africa, China, and northern California (where I am from) partnering with people to build new things, innovate, and explore. I do this through action research, design, and a variety of creative media.”

Many of my formal engagements include:

-Writing research reports about emerging technologies and business models

-Consulting on strategy around emerging technology and social movements

-Facilitating insights workshops

-Speaking at conferences and other gatherings

-Prototyping emerging technologies

I am an affiliate of:

Institute for the Future

Shenzhen Open Innovation Lab

Some companies whose executives I’ve worked with:

-Walmart

-Procter and Gamble

-United Rentals

-Kellogg Company

-Zenity (China Fortune Land Development)

-Bose

I have worked with humanitarian organizations like:

International Labor Organization

Humanitarian Leadership Academy

I partner with, advise, and learn with startups and accelerators like:

NerveFlo

Imisi 3D

Skytech

Last 100 Miles

I deeply admire and one day hope to be like these people (a very short, woefully incomplete list):

http://feministeconomicsdepartment.com/

http://www.iftf.org/bobjohansen/

https://twitter.com/willsenyo?lang=en

Other places to find my work, mostly experiments with emerging technologies:

Virtual reality development and art at www.sixervr.com

My personal currency JeremyCoin

Virtual reality for emerging markets at www.afrivr.com

If you are interested in something I am doing, or just want to connect, please reach out at jjkirshbaum@gmail.com