Technology Megatrends Part 1
Transcript of Technology Megatrends Part 1
FYI
• These slides are part of a 1/2 - day workshop that discusses technology megatrends and their impact on products, services, organizations, industries and entire societies. For more information please contact the author --- see last slide. THANKS.
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Some Of The Key Sources Of Info
• MIT • SMU • Dr. Michio Kaku • Dow Chemical • Forbes Magazine • Gartner Group • Scientific American Magazine • Technology Review • BBC (http://www.bbc.com/future/bespoke/specials/the-
industrial-internet-of-things/internet-of-everything.html )
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However, Before Designing “The New Enterprise” One Must Know
The Pertinent Megatrends
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Key Awareness
• Our society is engulfed and consumed by numerous megatrends in all areas/arenas: – Government
– Education
– Health Care
– Business
– Science & Technology
– Society
– Planet …
Some megatrends affect more than
arena or aspect of our lives!
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Here Are Some Of The Big Megatrends That We Want To Discuss Today:
• The Digitization/Digitalization of Life
• The Digitization of Money and Commerce (incl. Medicine and Health Care)
• The Digitization Of (Intelligent) Capitalism
• The Digitization of (Additive) Manufacturing
• The Integration (or Convergence) of Concepts, Technologies & Industries
• The Emergence of Hybrid Humans
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… It Is Actually The Digitization Of Everything!
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Intelligent (a.k.a. Perfect) Capitalism
• Perfect balance between supply and demand
• Information flow will be as critical as money and product flows. Intellectual Capital will be the currency of the future
• Businesses will thrive on: – Innovation
– Imagination/Creativity
– Advanced (and Profound) Knowledge/Wisdom
– Special (and Intelligent) Skills
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The Convergence of Business Concepts
Lean Six Sigma
Conscious Capitalism
Going Green
Sustainability
ERP/BI/KM
Other
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Convergence Of Strategic Technologies
• Sensor Technology • Big Data • IoT • AI • Cybersecurity • Virtual Reality • Many Others
At the end, one will not be able to tell the difference
between hardware, middleware, software, communications technologies and internet
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The Essence Of Omni Convergence
Business Concepts
Industries
Value Chains
Technologies
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More Top Awarenesses
• Sensors (and Sensor Technology) will be omnipresent/ubiquitous, pervasive and omniscient
• They are behind most of the Top 20 Technologies
• Moore’s Law continues. By 2025 microchips will only cost a penny allowing their use and application everywhere
• We will enjoy unlimited virtual information
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Contact Information
• Please email:
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