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Using Scenario Analysis to
Predict the Future of the
Semantic WebAugust JacksonErnst & Young
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I work for Ernst & Young
One of the largest audit, tax and advisory firms in the world
This material does not constitute advice related to any of the services the firm provides
Mentions of firm clients do not constitute an endorsement or recommendation to invest
All opinions expressed here are solely my own
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“It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”
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Semantic Web: Threat or Opportunity?
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Disruptive technologies follow non-linear improvement curves
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Questions?
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Scenario analysis enabled us consider possible futures and create meaningful early warning systems
High Uncertaint
y
Disagreement
Significant Events
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A clear problem statement is critical to a quality scenario analysis
Subject Domain Customer Segment
Timeframe Geography
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STEEP framework aligns trends and uncertainties
SocialTechnologic
alEconomic
Environmental
Political
•Demography•Family life•Public health•Religion•Culture•Beliefs
• IT•Biotechnolog
y•Materials
science•Manufacturin
g
•Drivers of growth
• Inhibitors of growth
•Monetary environment
•Business cycles
•Wealth distribution
•Air quality•Water quality•Arable land•Climate
trends•Resource
availability
•Laws•Regulation•Elections•Political
power distribution
•Conflict•Litigation• International
Relations
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Seek a diversity of expertise to identify the critical trends and uncertainties
ManagementSales and Marketing
R&D
Customers Academics
Inte
rnal S
ourc
es
Exte
rnal S
ourc
es
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Isolate the two or three critical uncertainties to create three to seven scenarios
Cri
tica
l U
nce
rtain
ty 1
Critical Uncertainty 2
Extr
em
e S
tate
AExtr
em
e S
tate
Z
Extreme State A Extreme State Z
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Questions?
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Here’s the problem scope we’ll address in a very high-level analysis
Subject Domain:Application of
semantic technologies to
models for research and
analysis
Customer Segment:
Knowledge Professionals and their Stakeholders
Timeframe:3-5 years
Geography:Global
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STEEP framework aligns trends and uncertainties
SocialTechnologic
alEconomic
Environmental
Political
• Increased use of social media
• Corporate adoption of industry standards and general ontologies
• Growing frustration of time spent seeking information
• Consumerization of IT
• Inclusion of semantic standards in applications
• Adoption of non-relational databases
• Adoption of natural language processing
• Availability of easy-to-use tools to create ontologies
• Ubiquitous high-speed network connectivity
• Growing volumes of data
• Moore's Law
• High valuation of “big data” companies
• Cloud-based platforms move IT spend from capex to opex
• Availability of semantic expertise
• New revenue models and services based on data
Drive to conserve energy with smart grids and smart appliances
• Public budget constraints drive push for cost-savings
• Regulations related to personal data
• Desire to increase transparency of some government operations
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@8of12 #slacid
STEEP framework aligns trends and uncertainties
SocialTechnologic
alEconomic
Environmental
Political
• Increased use of social media
• Corporate adoption of industry standard ontologies
• Growing frustration of time spent seeking information
• Consumerization of IT
• Inclusion of semantic standards in applications
• Adoption of non-relational databases
• Adoption of natural language processing
• Availability of easy-to-use ontology editing software
• Ubiquitous high-speed network connectivity
• Growing volumes of data
• Moore's Law
• Valuation of “big data” companies
• Cloud-based platforms move IT spend from capex to opex
• Availability of semantic expertise
• New revenue models and services based on data
Drive to conserve energy with smart grids and smart appliances
• Public budget constraints drive push for cost-savings
• Regulations related to data privacy and protection
• Desire to increase transparency of some government operations
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1. Availability of semantic expertise
2. Adoption of natural language processing
3. Corporate adoption of industry standard ontologies
4. Inclusion of semantic standards in applications
5. Adoption of non-relational databases
6. Availability of easy-to-use ontology editing software
7. Valuation of “big data” companies
8. New revenue models and services based on data
9. Regulations related to data privacy and protection
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We can describe distinct futures based on our chosen uncertainties
Availa
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manti
c expert
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Adoption of natural language processing
Exp
ert
ise is
Com
mon
Exp
ert
ise is
Rare
NLP Limited Adoption NLP is Ubiquitous
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We can describe distinct futures based on our chosen uncertainties
Smart Content•Nearly all published
sources are semantically modeled
•Complex semantic models with deep nuance and meaning
•New models for advanced search, research and analysis
Availa
bili
ty o
f se
manti
c expert
ise
Adoption of natural language processing
Exp
ert
ise is
Com
mon
Exp
ert
ise is
Rare
NLP Limited Adoption NLP is Ubiquitous
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@8of12 #slacid
We can describe distinct futures based on our chosen uncertainties
Smart Content•Nearly all published sources are semantically modeled
•Complex semantic models with deep nuance and meaning
•New models for advanced search, research and analysis
Big Data and Little Else•Semantic models applied almost exclusively to structured data
•Limited application of semantic-based tools for written text
•Existing search and analysis models prevail
Availa
bili
ty o
f se
manti
c expert
ise
Adoption of natural language processing
Exp
ert
ise is
Com
mon
Exp
ert
ise is
Rare
NLP Limited Adoption NLP is Ubiquitous
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@8of12 #slacid
We can describe distinct futures based on our chosen uncertainties
Big Data Everywhere•Semantic expertise applied primarily to structured data
•Meaningful ontological models for structured data become the norm
•New search and analysis models for data, less so for text
Smart Content•Nearly all published sources are semantically modeled
•Complex semantic models with deep nuance and meaning
•New models for advanced search, research and analysis
Big Data and Little Else•Semantic models applied almost exclusively to structured data
•Limited application of semantic-based tools for written text
•Existing search and analysis models prevail
Availa
bili
ty o
f se
manti
c expert
ise
Adoption of natural language processing
Exp
ert
ise is
Com
mon
Exp
ert
ise is
Rare
NLP Limited Adoption NLP is Ubiquitous
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@8of12 #slacid
We can describe distinct futures based on our chosen uncertainties
Big Data Everywhere•Semantic expertise applied primarily to structured data
•Meaningful ontological models for structured data become the norm
•New search and analysis models for data, less so for text
Smart Content•Nearly all published sources are semantically modeled
•Complex semantic models with deep nuance and meaning
•New models for advanced search, research and analysis
Big Data and Little Else•Semantic models applied almost exclusively to structured data
•Limited application of semantic-based tools for written text
•Existing search and analysis models prevail
Statistics = Meaning•Building ontologies is expensive and requires clear ROI
•Reliance on statistical methods for concept mapping
•New search and analysis methods based on word co-occurrence
Availa
bili
ty o
f se
manti
c expert
ise
Adoption of natural language processing
Exp
ert
ise is
Com
mon
Exp
ert
ise is
Rare
NLP Limited Adoption NLP is Ubiquitous
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Implication wheels can be used to flesh out the story of each scenario
Hypothesis
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Implication wheels can be used to flesh out the story of each scenario
Hypothesis
Implication
Implication
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Implication wheels can be used to flesh out the story of each scenario
Hypothesis
Implication
Implication
Consequence
Consequence
Consequence
Consequence
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What could the “Smart Content” mean for news media?
Nearly all published sources
are semantica
lly modeled
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“Smart Content” would see changes the substance and medium of news
Hypothesis
Publications offer
APIs
“Data Journalism” becomes standard
Nearly all published sources
are semantica
lly modeled
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The changes wrought by Smart Content will have impact far and wide
Hypothesis
Implication Interactiv
e Infograph
ics
Expectations of
Empirical Evidence
Copyright
Challenges
New Monetization Models
Publications offer
APIs
“Data Journalism” becomes standard
Nearly all published sources
are semantica
lly modeled
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Write the future history of each scenario to drive your early warning tracking effort
Today 3 -5 years hence
Smart Content
People will develop rich
semantic models and tools
Universities will educate people about semantics
Software developers will
release applications with NLP capabilities
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Questions?
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Thank You!
August Jacksonaugust (at) augustjackson (dot) nethttp://augustjackson.net@8of12