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Richard Thieme

Richard Thieme

Beyond Science Fiction: Challenges to Spirituality

Richard Thieme is an author and professional speaker focused on what new technologies are doing to people.

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Richard Thieme is an author and professional speaker focused on what new technologies are doing to people – how we are being changed, what lies ahead, and how we can respond effectively. Extensive work with security and intelligence venues enables him to paint vivid pictures of new challenging realities emerging in and out of this world. With sixteen years of successful professional ministry, he also addresses the deeper spiritual issues caused by these changes. His creative use of the Internet to reach global markets has earned accolades around the world and he speaks globally for security and intelligence professionals in Europe, Israel, Australia and New Zealand.

Thieme is “a member of the “cyber avant-garde,” according to CNN; and “one of the most creative minds of the digital generation” according to the editors of Digital Delirium. Thieme has published widely and has been translated into German, Chinese, Japanese and Indonesian. His well-regarded column, “Islands in the Clickstream,” is distributed to subscribers in 60 countries.

Three recent books from Richard Thieme:

Islands in the Clickstream

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Topics

Topics

TechnoCultureShock – Why it Never Stops and What You Can Do About It
Thinking About the Future
Mutuality, Feedback and Accountability: Keys to Individual and Organizational Success

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Videos

The Impact of Secrets and Dark Knowledge on Security Professionals - Richard Thieme (ThiemeWorks)
DEF CON 23 - Richard Thieme - Hacking the Human Body and Brain

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