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(born 3 April 1976) is a British technologist, strategic foresight consultant, futurist, keynote speaker, broadcaster and systems developer, based in New York City. He specializes on Adaptive Futurism and Cognitive Risk from a multidisciplinary perspective.


Education

Hammersley is the eldest of three children and was educated at
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, and the
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, from which he dropped out after a year.


Technology and strategic forecasting

Hammersley is the founder and principal o
Hammersley Futures
an international strategic foresight consultancy advising corporates and governments on futureproofing and risk planning. Hammersley Futures specializes on how society reacts to technological innovation and the changing nature of the workplace, crime and conflict, and the market, and on tools to adapt to the changes. Clients include the
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, the
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,
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,
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and other corporates. As a leading futurist, he gives keynote presentations to corporates and large events internationally. Until 2013, he was the
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's Ambassador to
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Multimedia reporting and broadcasting

In 2015, Hammersley presented a six-part
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series on cybercrimes. He has twice presented on
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's documentary strand
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, covering Facebook in November 2007, and personal
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in December 2008. He also presented the five-part
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series ''Futureproof Yourself''. Hammersley previously worked as an internet reporter for ''
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''. He was Associate Editor and Editor-at-Large at the launch of the UK edition of
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's ''
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'' magazine. In 2006, he pioneered multi-platform journalism for ''
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'' covering conflict in Afghanistan, and in 2007 also for the
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covering the election in Turkey. He later used the systems he developed to build ''The Guardians pioneering range of blogs, including the award-winning Comment is Free.


Podcast

Hammersley is known for coining the term "
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" in an article he wrote for ''The Guardian'' in 2004. It was declared "Word of the Year" by the
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in 2005. Hammersley has said that he made the word up to pad out an article he was writing that was a little too short.


Fellowships and associations

Hammersley is a member of the Transatlantic Network 2020, and a trustee of the London chapter of the Awesome Foundation. In August 2011 he was made a fellow of the UNAOC. He is a judge of the Lovie Awards. In 2013, Hammersley became a
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of the
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at the
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, Innovator-in-Residence at the Centre for Creative and Social Technologies at
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, a member of the
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High Level Expert Group on Media Freedom, and a non-resident fellow of the
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.


Personal life

Hammersley is married to
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, with whom he has a daughter. Hammersley is a pilot, a licensed
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and Wilderness Medic, a triathlete and ultra-runner, a diver, photographer, and disaster response volunteer.


Bibliography

Hammersley has authored or co-authored several books on technology and journalism.


References


External links

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