MOBILE INTELLIGENCE
(YOUR BRAIN’S FUTURE, MOBILIZED)
JAMAIS CASCIO
MOBILE MONDAY #11

FUTURISM
(OLD VIEW)

FUTURISM
(A MORE
RECENT
PERSPECTIVE)
© Marvel Entertainment

THE AUGMENTED FUTURE

THIS IS AUGMENTATION

SO IS THIS

THIS IS, TOO

BUT SO IS THIS

...AND EVEN THIS

FROM METAVERSE ROADMAP (2007)

Augmented
Intelligence

AUGMENTED AWARENESS

AUGMENTED SOCIETY

AUGMENTED ENVIRONMENTS

AUGMENTED POWER

CORE
DRIVERS

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participatory future
Bottom-up drivers enable greater collaboration and
participation, but also greater instability.
This is a future of Open Source Design and Global Guerillas.
This is a world where power comes from the Commons.

interconnected future
Technology-driven changes enable more sharing of
information and ideas, but abandon the remnants of old
intellectual property and privacy rules.
This is a future of the Smart Cities and Augmented Reality.
This is a world where power comes from Relationships.

leapfrog future
Catastrophe and Opportunity combine to drive the creation of
new economic, political, and social models.
This is a future of Massive Disruptions and Unanticipated
Consequences.
This is a world where power comes from Creativity.

okay… so what?

C ATALYTIC T ECH ;
G L O B A L
W ARMING ; N EW
P OLITICS ; N EW
ECONOMICS;
HEGEMONIC
SHIFTS; ZOÖNOTIC
PANDEMICS; ACID
OCEANS; CLIMATE
R EFUGEES ; O PEN -
SOURCE WARFARE;
PEAK OIL; PEAK
FISH; NEW ENERGY
TECH; LOSS OF
PRIVACY; TOPSOIL
D E G R A DAT I O N ;
OVERPOPULATION;
V I R U S E S ; S PA M ;
G R I E F I N G ;
TERRORISM;
N U C L E A R
P R O L I F E R AT I O N ;
N A N O
P R O L I F E R AT I O N ;
BIOWEAPONS;

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