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 michael rogers author and futurist
michael a. rogers

michael a. rogers is an author and futurist who served two years -lrb- 2006-8 -rrb- as futurist-in-residence for the new york times company .
he is a columnist for msnbc.com , and also helps businesses and organizations worldwide think about the future .
in recent years he has worked with companies including fedex , boeing and nbc universal to prudential , dow corning , american express and genentech .
