These are the top realizations resulting from the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Some of them are positive and some of them are negative, but they are important in terms of pondering the future and even take action as a society.

1. Seven Key
Realizations
Pertaining to
4IR
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2. Key Realization 1
• 4IR will result in Smart Societies and Smart Countries (full of Smart
Cities) !
People will want to live in smart homes, drive smart cars and use other modes
of smart mobility, park in smart parking lots/structures, work in smart buildings
and offices, go to smart stadiums and other smart venues, enjoy the benefits of
smart water, smart waste management, and smart energy …. In other words, it
is already happening.
However, there are levels of “Smart”.
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This also applies to
businesses/enterprises,
cities, countries … and
civilizations.
Where does your city or
community stand?
Where does your own
company stand?

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8. Ranking Per Accenture and
Other Consulting Firms

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Where are the rest of the
American Cities?
Do they need to worry?
Yes!
There is an
Innovation War
going on as we
speak!
And it is more
serious than the
Cybersecurity War!

10. Smart Cities need
Smart Industries, and
Smart Industries need
Smart Cities. That’s
how they move into
the future together,
helping each other.

11. So, How Does The US Rank In Education?

12. Our Universities are excellent,
but the rest of the Education
System needs improvement

13. However, There Are Good News For TEXAS,
According To Forbes! It’s The Business World!

14. Implication
• There is already a massive competition going on amongst the most
advanced nations in becoming the smartest country that has the
most and best Smart Cities … and having the most and best Smart
Enterprises.
• In a way, it is more than a competition. It is an undeclared war,
similar to the Economic War, Cybersecurity War, Innovation War, and
the Cultural War. The consequences of losing this war are huge!
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Barbarians At The
Gate???
This time
they are
NOT
barbarians.
This time
they are
the super-
smart
business
people!

16. How They Are Trying To Win The Technological
and Innovation War
• They are building Smart Cities that become magnets for Smart People
• The “load up” their Smart Cities with all kinds of other “magnets”
• They encourage and support entrepreneurs the right way (incl.
opening up magnificent Innovation Centers/Hubs)
• They create and reinforce an Innovation Culture
• They offer a dynamic Innovation Ecosystem that supports the
innovation initiatives, reinforces the Innovation Culture, and it is tied
very closely to the Business Ecosystem
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Singapore

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Malaysia’s (Planned) Forest City

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21st Century Paris

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Key Reminders:
1. Citizens do NOT care about Smart
Cities. They care about QoL
2. State-Of-The-Art Technologies are
only the ante to stay in the game

21. Key Realization 2
• Most companies will disappear due to the Digital
Age and Digital Transformation. Did you know that
over 85% of the F500 companies have disappeared
since the start of the 3IR?
• Here is a projection from T. Siebel: “Since 2000, 52%
of F500 companies have either been acquired, or
have declared bankruptcy … 40% of the companies
in existence today will shutter their operations in
the next 10 years.”
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22. Sample Of Companies That Have Disappeared
In The Last 50 Years
• Railroad companies: Penn Central, Baltimore & Ohio …
• Airline Companies: Pan Am, TWA, Eastern, Midway, Aloha, Comair …
• Computer Companies: DEC, Wang, Compaq, Amdahl, Tandy, Altos …
• Retailers: Toys R Us/Kids R Us, Service Merchandise, Woolworth …
• Restaurants: Burger Chef, Steak and Ale, White Tower, Lum’s …
• Auto Mfg.: Tucker, Olds, Pontiac, Saturn, Packard, Mercury, DeLorean …
• A&D Mfg.: LTV Aerospace, McDonnell Douglas, Hughes Aircraft …
• Other Companies: Enron, Paine Webber, Arthur Andersen, Gen. Foods …

23. Clarifications
• Some companies may still exist as brands, but they are not the same.
• Examples: EDS and AT&T
• Other companies that went through M&As to avoid bankruptcy, were
totally decimated.
• Example: GE and RCA merger
• Other companies totally changed industries in order to survive:
• Examples: KODAK, Xerox, Raytheon, Berkshire Hathaway
• Even companies like IBM, they are not the same. Some of them
got better, but most of them are still struggling

24. Caution: COVID-19 Has Accelerated The
Digitization Of America and The World
• The right speed towards digitization is critical to success.
• COVID-19 accelerated business failures!
• There is NO returning back to the old normal. The New Normal
(especially the Digital Age aspects) is here to stay.
• Digitization is now Mission Critical
• Businesses and governments must make some hard decisions now.
Many factors are included in the decisions to move toward with a
digital business model. Among them are resources, capabilities, and
budgets

25. Key Realization 3
• Not every Revolution is welcomed. Industrial Revolutions (similar
to social revolutions) represent massive transformations … and most
transformations are met with huge resistance to change.
• The overwhelming majority of people are either skeptical or negative
on proposed changes. Paranoias, fears, anxieties, doubts, conspiracy
theories and all other forms of apprehensions and nervousness are
creating obstacles to progress, and nasty derailments that need to be
dealt one way or another. This is true for businesses, cities, and
entire civilizations.
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The Originals

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Most people at that time hated the transition from the
Agrarian To The Industrial Society

29. The Ones That Resist Change Pay a Price
• Every Revolution had winners and losers
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4IR will produce new
winners and losers!
And they may not be
just cities! Entire
States and Countries
are in jeopardy!
Reminder: 3IR

30. Projected Winners and Losers
By Industry

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32. Example: Apple May Launch 5G Satellites
(This is one of the main reasons why Apple is the first company to reach
$2T in value!!!!!!!!!)

33. Apple And Google Are Going To Challenge
Detroit
Silicon Valley has 17 automobile startup companies!

34. Key Reminder
• Most people resented:
• The First and Second Industrial Revolution. They calmed down by the time
society entered the Third Industrial Revolution
• The automobile, but now everyone has at least one
• Computers, but now we cannot live without them
• The WWW, but now the web is as essential as electricity
• Smart phones, but now everyone has one
• Globalization, but now they realize it is an unstoppable force
• Urbanization, but now more than 70% of the population will live in big cities
and their metroplexes
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35. The biggest benefit is ONENESS!
Oneness is NOT a choice.
Oneness is a necessity.
As the planet gets smaller with
every passing century, people will
be forced to share:
1. Ideas
2. Technologies
3. Solutions; Resolutions
4. Food and Water
5. Other precious resources
6. Laws and regulations
7. Budgets
8. Etc.
To many people, this is viewed as a
threat and a bad thing!
To many people, this is viewed as a
threat and a bad thing!

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This was a problem 100 years ago,
and it still is a problem today, as
cities are expected to absorb as
much as 80% of all populations!
This is information was
published in 1907

37. Key Realization 4
• Our world has hit an inflection point (The 3rd Big Shift).
Digitization changes industries, companies, and people dramatically.
Here are some examples:
• Value Chains ➔ Business and Innovation Ecosystems
• Business-Focused World ➔ Individual-Focused World
• Customer Service ➔ Customer Experience (Total Customer
Delight)
• Disconnected World ➔ Connected World
• Technology as a tool ➔ Technology as a strategic weapon
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2nd Big Shift
1st Big Shift was the
migration from the
Agrarian Era to the
Industrial Era.
In early 1800, almost
90% of the population
lived on farms.
Today it is about 2%.
The 3rd Big Shift is being
initiated right now with
the Digital Era.
(see next Key
Realization)
4IR is a misnomer!
4IR is a misnomer!

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If a company has a
defective vision or
no vision at all, it
lacks a powerful
business model,
innovative
products, etc.,
then, no amount of
technology can
save that company.
However, lack of
good technologies,
it can cripple a
company!
(Sears/K-Mart are
prefect examples)

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https://www.flexsin.com/blog/discover-how-digital-transformation-is-empowering-the-world-of-customer-experience/
New ways and services

41. It affect everyone, not just companies

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Fears are
everywhere

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46. Implication
• Enterprises, Cities, and nations need to apply the best tools,
techniques, processes, and methods for Transformation
Management
• Educate, Educate, Educate
• Train, Train, Train
• Communicate, Communicate, Communicate
• Lead (don’t manage)
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47. Strong Suggestion
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Take Transformation
Management seriously!
Large companies and
Government Agencies
need to add
Transformation
Management expertise
in-house. Do not depend
on consulting firms or
HRM Depts!
AND CITIES

48. The Value Of Digitization
• Managing what one cannot see
• Predicting the unpredictable and getting ready for it, or doing
something about it
• Transforming faster than competition
• Achieving maximum flexibility and agility
• Leveraging the online world (and the mobility that goes with it)
• Dealing with uncertainty, innovations (new inventions), and
transformation as if they were the norm, not the disruption

49. Key Realization 5
• There are other mega or gigatrends that affect the 4IR, such as:
1. Urbanization
2. Globalization
3. Climate Change
4. Resource Depletion
5. Stress Levels and Related Crises
6. More Pandemics (due to population growth coupled with
environmental ecosystems deterioration)
7. Shift In Global Economic Power
8. Shifts In Cultural, Social, and Business Norms
9. Omni-Convergence and Omni Channel
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https://medium.com/futuresin/ten-megatrends-for-2020-f552a76f6f7

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Also:
• Industries
• Value Chains
• Infrastructures
• Systems
• Technologies

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Your Wallet
Your Personal Consultant
Your Personal Lawyer
Your Secretary
Your Education Provider
Your Augmented Reality Helper
Your Virtual Reality Assistant
Your Health Advisor …

52. Implication
• The mega and gigatrends enhance the need and urgency for
becoming smart and advancing to the next level of existence … and
higher levels of being
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53. Key Realization 6
• 4IR is affecting all aspects of civilization … in great depth.
• We will experience a NEW RENAISSANCE
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54. A Small Glimpse Into The New Renaissance
• Almost 2/3 of all jobs will require minimum a 2-year Community College Degree
• Bachelor’s Degrees will have the same value and weight as High School Degrees
• Virtual work and offices will become the new norm
• Sentient robots will be working next to humans
• New abilities will emerge and be leveraged
• Most physical locations of banks and retail stores will disappear
• Most hospitals and clinics will disappear due to telehealth and telemedicine
• Most schools will disappear due to online and remote learning
• Information and Deep Knowledge will be even more prevalent than they are today,
allowing people to make better and smarter decisions
• Social interactions will dramatically change
• AI will replace many (and hopefully all) politicians ➔ headed for Self-managed Cities
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A vision of Self-Managed and
Self-Contained Cities
We won’t see them for
many decades, but they
are coming!

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Humanity’s Increases and
Gains In:
• Knowledge / Knowing
• Understanding
• Mental Capacity
• Mental Abilities
• Physical Abilities
• Networking with Others
• Integrating Languages and Cultures
• Standardizing Thinking Processes
• Formalizing Laws and Regulations
• Homogenizing Habits and Behaviors

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Star Colonization is part of the New
Renaissance

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Implication
4IR ➔
Human Revolution ➔
Social Revolution ➔
Societal Revolution ➔
Sociopolitical and
Socioeconomic
Revolution ➔
Bio-Digital Fusion

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Yes, there will be
another revolution
after this one!
It won’t be called
an Industrial
Revolution!
And yes, society will
reach even higher
levels of existence
… and
consciousness!

62. Key Realization 7
1. As a society we still don’t fully understand where we are
headed and what all the changes/transformations will mean to
us as a whole or as individuals. Here are some examples:
• Are all the changes going to increase the gap between the Haves and
Have-Nots?
• What are the consequences of all that?
• Are some societies going to revolt?
• What about stress levels due to speed
of change, and due to mental capacity level
or level of education?
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Please read: https://www.axios.com/automation-2020-economy-job-change-6825c5e0-f6f4-4c07-ac73-0d4c2b2275eb.html

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The Pace Of Change Is Accelerating ➔ Many People Cannot Handle This Rate Of Change

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We need to improve our
education system. We need
educated people that can handle
the digital world!
“Digital Age?
What in the world
is that?”

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Expect a lot of upheaval and anarchy!

66. Triggers For Anarchy
• Gap between the Haves and Have-Nots is increasing ➔ Social Unrest
• Incomes
• QoL
• Knowledge and Capabilities
• Poverty ➔ Crime
• Epidemics/Pandemics ➔ Crises
• Internal Focus ➔ Cultural Wars
• Mistrust of Government and its Leaders ➔ Democracy in peril
• Capitalism’s deficiencies ➔ Capitalism in peril
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