Sheldon Renan's presentation at eComm 2008

Slide 1: netness why everything wants to be connected sheldon renan vision(+)strategy www.netness.net srenan@gmail.com

Slide 2: ( what is netness? ) “netness” Con characterizes an emerging state-of-being in which connectivity is increasingly ubiquitous… lives are increasingly entangled. netness

Slide 3: ( why is this important? ) connectivity Con is now the most important source of new opportunity and value. netness

Slide 4: ( why is this important? ) connectivity Con is now the most important source of new opportunity and value. not networks. not the Internet. connectivity itself. netness

Slide 5: ( why connectivity? ) the more things are connected… Con • the better things work. • the smarter things are. • the safer things are. • the more opportunity is created for sharing, coordinating and collaborating. netness

Slide 6: ( what is happening? ) more Con things, people and places are connecting in more ways every day. netness

Slide 7: ( what is happening? ) thereCon (at least) 5 vectors are of growth for connectivity. the number of networks the number of connected locations the number of connected devices the number of connectable points the ubiquity, frequency and intimacy of connections netness

Slide 8: ( what changes? ) as connectivity Con becomes ubiquitous… systems (networks) become… fields netness

Slide 9: ( what changes? ) as connectivity Con becomes ubiquitous… networks and lives become… entangled netness

Slide 10: ( what changes? ) a new Con of connectivity kind is emerging. we used to talk about 3 states of connectivity loosely connected closely connected embedded netness

Slide 11: ( what changes? ) 4th state of connectivity Con is emerging loosely connected closely connected embedded entangled netness

Slide 12: ( what changes? ) when Con connectivity becomes ubiquitous when systems (networks) become fields when things begin to become entangled netness

Slide 13: ( what changes? ) two worlds Con the world of atoms the world of bits become one netness

Slide 14: ( what creates the value? ) Con what is the source of connectivity benefits? netness

Slide 15: ( what creates the value? ) metcalfe’s law Con reed’s law the network effect the externalities effect the power of collaboration summation (more data, more points of view) netness

Slide 16: ( what are we talking about? ) we are not just talking about Con connecting more networks. we are not just talking about connecting more things over networks. we are talking about connecting everything. netness

Slide 17: Edge-to-edge connectivity continuum: P2P Local Proximity Global Distributed By Distance The world of short distances that is ignored by infrastructure providers today Individual Wearable Net Room Net (Bluetooth®) House Net (802.11) Neighborhood Net Global Net: Skype/Google/etc. An association of independent peer networks ( slide from John Waclawsky’s talk on the connectivity continuum 2007-08 )

Slide 18: ( what’s the net net of netness? ) limit connectivity Con you decrease safety you decrease capability you decrease opportunity connect the unconnected you increase safety you increase capability you increase opportunity netness

Slide 19: (why are we talking about it? ) this is why netness is important. Con this is why we can say… everything wants to be connected netness

Slide 20: ( where is this useful? ) netness is a conceptual tool Con for optimizing product design business models governance. netness

Slide 21: ( what next? ) we need to… Con create a taxonomy of connectivity conduct experiments to validate the value of connectivity focus on ubiquitous “drip networks” as much as big pipe broadband netness

Slide 22: (final words?) Con teilhard de chardin in THE PHENOMENON OF MAN: isolation = death connectivity = life that is why all things absolutely want to be connected netness

Slide 23: (final words?) thank you Con see you on www.netness.net netness

Slide 24: Your First Point Goes Here • Sub-point Number 1 • A point beneath it. • Another point beneath it. • And a third. • Sub-point Number 2 • Sub-point Number 3