Disruptive digital technologies are innovations that transform industries and consumer behavior, as first defined by Clayton M. Christensen. Key technologies shaping the future include augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and 3D printing, each bringing significant changes across various sectors. The adoption of these technologies is critical for businesses, with a growing number of CEOs prioritizing digital-first strategies to stay competitive.

1. 5 Disruptive Digital
Technologies Shaping
Our Future
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2. Disruptive digital technology is an innovation
that disrupts and supersedes the existing
technology, thereby significantly altering the
pattern of the operations of industries,
business enterprises, or consumer behavior
with its superior attributes. This
term disruptive technology was defined
and popularized by Clayton M Christensen in
1997.
What is Disruptive Digital
Technology

3. History has witnessed the evolution
of disruptive technologies from time to
time. Think of how the intervention of
digital imaging displaced the
conventional Kodak films. Likewise,
economies get disrupted by such
innovations and tend to adapt and evolve
in due course. The change is inevitable.
Technologies keep changing, so is our
way of life.

4. Disruptive digital technology is
transforming every industry. Microsensors,
‘smart’ gadgets, A.I., nanomaterials, and
cloud computing are innovative technologies
transforming the world. Let’s take a look at
five disruptive digital technologies that
are going to shape our future.
Disruptive Digital Technologies for
Tomorrow

5. AR and VR are technologies that bridge the
physical world and digital world. AR
augments our current environment, and VR
supersedes your surroundings. These
technologies are popular in the gaming and
entertainment industry and are expected to
reach 215 billion U.S. dollars by 2021.
Augmented Reality(AR) and Virtual
Reality(VR)

6. The huge success of Pokémon Go is
attributed to the successful application of
AR. Potential applications of AR & VR in
other verticals like healthcare, travel,
education, architectural design, and sports
are expected to transform the consumer
experience soon.

7. Blockchain, the backbone of the
cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, is a
decentralized distributed digital ledger that
records transactions between two parties.
These transactions are authorized with a
digital signature by the user and saved in
the transparent cryptographic network. This
eliminates the need for manual verification.
Blockchain

8. IoT refers to an aggregate collection of
network-enabled devices such as home
security systems, “smart” appliances such as
air conditioners, refrigerators, smart
speakers, and wearable gadgets like a
smartwatch. The IoT ecosystem enables
seamless communication between people,
processes, and things through low-cost
computing, the cloud, data collection with
minimal human intervention.
Internet of Things

9. Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the ability
of machines and computers to mimic the
learning-ability, decision-making, problem-
solving capacity of the human mind.
Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s
Cortana, and various chatbots are
innovations developed with AI. AI helps in
learning and personalizing customer behavior
and providing high-quality accurate and
personalized experiences to the customer.
Artificial Intelligence

10. Although known for decades, 3D printing has
become more accessible over the last few
years. It has enabled creating prototypes,
developing prosthetics, and in the
construction sector as well. Reduction in
lead-time, wastage, and pollution has given
3D printing the edge over conventional
printing and manufacturing methods.
3D Printing

11. Improvising and adapting to new
technologies is the way to stay ahead of the
race. Companies and tech giants are
scouting to grow their digital DNA. As per
the Gartner survey, 42% of CEOs have
already begun the “digital-first” approach in
business. IT-Related changes are a top
business priority.
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