AUTHORS: Jack Huber

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Jack Huber has an extensive background in anticipating and planning for future technological developments, their implications, and the introduction of unique interfaces for our collaboration with information systems. He has applied scenario planning techniques for businesses, governments, and NGOs throughout the world – improving their understanding of future opportunities and limitations, strategies, and long range planning.His work in man/machine interfaces spans the deployment of a wide range of ground-breaking systems, including:

  • the TouchTone telephone/computer interface – a seminal information system interface still widely used
  • the first generally available fiber optics-based service remotely interfacing end-users and multiple information systems
  • machine voice response systems
  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) providing dynamic, location-based, market-demand/supply applications for consumers and businesses – the forerunner of today’s GPS and location-sensitive apps. 

In all of these, his understanding of the opportunities and limits of human/information system collaboration was essential. Mr. Huber remains an avid futurist.
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