The document discusses the concept of digital singularity, which is defined as the point where technological omnipresence and human experience converge. It outlines humanity's changing relationship with technology from the Stone Age through the Digital Age. Key aspects of digital singularity include hyper-convergence of technologies, digital moments, digital twins, and augmented reality. The document also discusses how people may live and work in a world of digital singularity, including through barrier-free access, democratized egalitarianism, the sharing economy, and transboundary communities.

1. Kevin S. Parikh
Digital Singularity
Innovation Reborn
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2. Two World Views
in Conflict
Digital Singularity will free
humankind to achieve
greatness and reach our
true potential
Digital Singularity will
unleash artificial
intelligence that will grow
at an exponential rate,
and ultimately surpass
humanity

3. Digital Singularity
The point where
technological
omnipresence
and human
experience
converge.

4. StoneAge
Success
determined by
resource control.
Plow and early
tools begin to
disrupt labor, but
free humankind
to develop and
advance.
Technology is still
external to us . . .
It is a “thing.”
IndustrialAge
Automation
speeds human
advancement
and mass
consumption.
Introduction of
automation
further drives the
Master/Slave
relationship with
technology.
InformationAge
Technology
becomes a
physical
extension of
humanity.
Shift from
traditional
industries to
economy based
on information
and data.
DigitalAge
Rapid adoption
of disruptive
technologies
begin.
Opportunity for
people to
reinvent
themselves in the
face of despair
and uncertainty.
DigitalSingularity
Technology is
ubiquitous. It is
everywhere.
Gift of more free
time and
innovation is born
again. With
additional time
people can
innovate and
create new
realities.
Humanity’s Relationship with Technology through the Ages
Digital Singularity: The New Human Renaissance
Master/Slave Symbiosis Singularity
The New Human Renaissance

5. Journey to Digital Singularity: Technology Prerequisites
High
Low
Technological Omnipresence
Java Development
Testing
Low
HumanExperience
Global Networks
Conveyer belt
Artificial Intelligence
IoT
Cloud
Sensors
Email
PCs and Tablets
Machine Automation
High
High
Radio, telegraph and television
World Wide Web
Mobile Phones
Robotic Process Automation
Blockchain
Centralized Electric Power and Utilities
Fossil Fuel and Steam Engines

6. Information Age or Information Hell?
Instant and Unlimited access to information
Access to people 24/7
Continuous Communication
Device Addiction
Fake News
Social “Everything” drives limited human contact
Limited Automation

7. The Digital Age is Born: Four Pillars of Singularity
Hyper-Convergence
Digital Moments
Digital Twins
Augmented Reality

8. How will we live and work in this Digital Singularity?
Barrier-free
Access
Democratized
Egalitarianism
The Sharing
Economy
Digital
Singularity
Transboundary
Community
Bringing multiple technologies
to create something new
A transaction within a
transaction
Multi-sensory, real-time data
that enhances experiences
A real-time virtual model
of your physical self
Digital Singularity Achieved
Avasant RadarViewTM
Technology Prerequisites
Four Pillars of Digital Singularity
Rules of the New Economy

9. Barrier-free
Access
Democratized
Egalitarianism
The Sharing
Economy
Digital
Singularity
Transboundary
Community
Bringing multiple technologies
to create something new
A transaction within a
transaction
A real-time virtual model
of your physical self
Internet of Things
Cyber Security
How will we live and work in this Digital Singularity?
Multi-sensory, real-time data
that enhances experiences
Digital Singularity Achieved

10. The concept of bringing two or more independent
technologies to create something with a whole new
purpose and function.
Hyper-Convergence Case Study
Of Americans – ‘Smartphone
Never Leaves My Side’
Of Millennials expect a vehicle to do
everything a smartphone can46%
87%
Of Americans are now shopping
online
79%
Toyota e Pallette

11. 11

12. Barrier-free
Access
Democratized
Egalitarianism
The Sharing
Economy
Digital
Singularity
Transboundary
Community
Bringing multiple technologies
to create something new
A transaction within a
transaction
A real-time virtual model
of your physical self
Internet of Things
Cyber Security
How will we live and work in this Digital Singularity?
Multi-sensory, real-time data
that enhances experiences
Digital Singularity Achieved

13. A transaction within a transaction.
Digital Moments can happen
anywhere, in the background,
and simultaneously with other
activities.
Real Time Discounts on your phone
for products you have purchased in
the past
Live Warnings of foods that may
impact your dietary restrictions,
allergies, or preferences. **WARNING
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS NUTS**
Digital Moments
Case Study

14. Barrier-free
Access
Democratized
Egalitarianism
The Sharing
Economy
Digital
Singularity
Transboundary
Community
Bringing multiple technologies
to create something new
A transaction within a
transaction
A real-time virtual model
of your physical self
Internet of Things
Cyber Security
How will we live and work in this Digital Singularity?
Multi-sensory, real-time data
that enhances experiences
Digital Singularity Achieved

15. Augmented Reality
Case Study
Multi-sensory and real-time data
that is designed to enhance
analog experiences.
Education: K-12 using AR in learning
programs
90%
People willing to pay more for a
product they can experience in AR
40%

16. Developed a Digital transformation roadmap to
support the objective of customer experience
improvement through improved pre-flight, on-
flight, and post-flight experiences.
Developed customer value chains to identify
transformational opportunities for airport/airline
experience enhancement. Identified new
customer engagement and revenue models for
digital revenue enhancement.
Identified Digital platform strategy for omni-
channel, dynamic and personalized customer
engagement and revenue uplift.
THE GOAL: Create enhanced customer experiences
during air travel
Augmented Reality Case Study
Approach:

17. Barrier-free
Access
Democratized
Egalitarianism
The Sharing
Economy
Digital
Singularity
Transboundary
Community
Bringing multiple technologies
to create something new
A transaction within a
transaction
A real-time virtual model
of your physical self
Internet of Things
Cyber Security
How will we live and work in this Digital Singularity?
Multi-sensory, real-time data
that enhances experiences
Digital Singularity Achieved

18. Digital Twins
A real-time virtual model of your physical self
that is transacting and acting on your behalf
through automation without rest.
Growth in personal data points
per person
100x
2.5
Quintillion bytes of data
generated everyday
US Individuals whose location is
known via mobile phones
95%

19. Purchasing
Transactions
Work and School
Life
Relationship
Management
Social Communities
Financial
Management
Security
Management
Digital Twins

20. Transboundary Communities
Augmented human interactions,
occurring in real time, utilizing, sensors,
wearables, and holographic projections
designed to converge digital with real
world experiences.
Number of people globally
engaged in the “gig
economy” by 2020
% of workforce in
Freelance mode by 2020
50%
2.2B

21. Digital Enterprise
The Digital Enterprise is driven by specific needs and
demands. It can adapt to the personalized
requirements of its partners, stakeholders,
employees, and customers.
Traditional
Value
Chain
Digital Enterprise
Value
Chain
Enterprise Digital Transformation
Initiatives involve executives other
than the CIO
Executives undergoing formal digital
transformation efforts in 2017
Business Processes automated by
transformation-focused
organizations in 2017
88%
78%
59%

22. Digital
Singularity
Barrier-free
Access
Transboundary
Community
The Sharing
Economy
Democratized
Egalitarianism
Bringing multiple technologies
to create something new
A transaction within a
transaction
A real-time virtual model
of your physical self
Internet of Things
Cyber Security
How will we live and work in this Digital Singularity?
Multi-sensory, real-time data
that enhances experiences
Digital Singularity Achieved
Digital
Singularity
Barrier-free
Access
Transboundary
Community
The Sharing
Economy
Democratized
Egalitarianism
Blockchain
3DPrinting

23. How will life change in 2030?
The Social Imperative: We will work differently . . .
Barrier Free Access
Democratized
Egalitarianism
Sharing
Economy
Any individual
regardless of economic
and social status or
country has access to
the global economy
Individual voices are magnified
and social movements are born
via digital social platforms. The
power of one to make a
difference
Communicating with a group
of people in a real-time, that
utilizes our five senses where
distance and location is of no
consequence
Digital Singularity
Transboundary
Communities
Skills, resources and
capabilities can be
shared to develop
new products,
services, and
solutions

24. How will life change in 2030?
The Digital Business Imperative: Businesses must . . .
Individualized
Demand
Digital
Currencies
Digital
Infrastructure
Personalize products, services,
and solutions and deliver them
directly to individuals and
customized to their needs
Utilize and invest in
platforms that accept
cryptocurrency and
digital payment methods
Prepare for changes in
regulations that will impact
their digital business models
Digital Singularity
Government
Regulations
Invest in the
“Technology
Prerequisites” to drive
their success on the
new digital economy

25. How will life change in 2030?
The Establishment of Enlightened Regulatory Frameworks: Governments will . . .
Regulation of
Digital Transactions
Protect people from abuses
and runaway technologies
(e.g. fake news, self driving
cars, and genetic
technologies)
Regulate digital
transactions to minimize
tax evasion
Extend individual
protections of data and
personal information
Digital Singularity
Regulation of Privacy
Regulate digital
payment methods
and cryptocurrencies
New Taxation
Regulation
Consumer
Regulation

26. 2030
SDG Targets

27. “The Digital Age
promises a future
where humanity has
the opportunity to
reach its greatest
potential . . .”