Digital and societal disruptions of the last decade, accentuated by the events of 2020, are forcing organizations to reckon with the fact that normal wasn’t working. The confluence of crises– pandemic, climate, economic, racial, technological, and trust– is forcing businesses to recalibrate their operating models while confronting rising tensions. This is not merely an exercise in “purpose-building,”…
Coronavirus: a black swan event or just another canary in the coal mine? For all the big data modeling, prediction markets, and analyst forecasts, virtually no one saw the rapid global emergence of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. Spreading faster than the virus is fear itself, as different countries deploy different prevention tactics, and information remains…
We can find a lot of information on the Internet—arguably more than any single creation in our history. We can search for just about anything: Where can I get a quality New York bagel in Tangier? How many people live on Easter Island? What exactly is “dark matter,” and why are physicists so obsessed with…
This post was originally posted on Wearable World News and can be found here. It seems like every day we’re hearing about new ways to strap sensors and chips to our bodies. As sensors and chips become smaller and cheaper, we’ll continue to see more and more types of wearables emerge. Let’s round up six…
I recently had the pleasure of attending Mobile Monday, the San Francisco edition of a global institution dedicated to sharing and discussing trends in mobile connectivity. This event centered around the “Connected Home,” but touched on trends across other “mega-markets” in mobile (which the host identified) as automotive, appliances, and wearables. The highlight of the night…
Tablestakes. Before we can start talking about the Internet of Things, we must define it. There are many comprehensive definitions out there, but I find Gartner’s definition most inclusive. The network of physical objects that contain embedded technology to communicate, sense or interact with their internal states or the external environment. – Gartner It’s important…
There is a funny thing that happens when humans create new technologies– We get really excited!! Our inner geek pushes its way out and we find ourselves browsing articles, watching videos, and getting lost in the what-if’s and imagine-a-world-where’s in which said technology pervades our lives and how we do things. When we think ‘future state,’…
Data acts as a veil, a sort of overarching condition that results from and drives our interactions. It’s something like language in this regard; we contribute to it by our very interactions and behaviors, and we use it to communicate, to function, and to connect more frequently and strategically. In this way, data is something…
Trial and error, iteration, and serendipity are all part of our vernacular when it comes to innovation, much like mutations, adaptation, and variation are key ingredients to evolution. Whether it is a prehistoric adolescent who mistakenly weights the end of his spear to create an atlatl; the geopolitical and religious pressure to spread the word…
One of the things I want to accomplish here is to look at the macro forces that are shaping the face of technology and “future” as we think about it, as well as some examples of how this is revolutionizing everyday objects and innovating how we define “everyday.” Consider: Technology and time have always been…
