Addictions are evolving with technology and will continue to change in the future. Some potential new forms of addiction mentioned include social media and loneliness avoidance, immersive virtual reality experiences that allow people to choose alternate realities, and "smart drugs" that enhance cognitive abilities. These developments could lead people to spend more time in virtual worlds than in reality. User experience designers will need to study addiction science to avoid exacerbating compulsions and ensure people's well-being is supported as technology continues advancing. Security, exploration, treatment, and balancing virtual and real-world experiences will be important design challenges.
The Technological Singularity is a future point in time when technology will rapidly improve itself to surpass human intelligence, changing human life as we know it. In this report, the following topics are covered:
What is the Singularity?
How is it predicted?
What are its implications?
What does it mean for human evolution?
What when it happens: Utopia or doom?
Beginnings of the Singularity
Questions that arise
In 2013, the Institute of Customer Experience designed a board game called “Trip to the Future” which was used to conduct “playshops” for children to get insights into how children’s minds work in visualizing the future.
Three years later, at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2016 held in Mumbai, we had an opportunity to conduct two similar playshops—one for an NGO called Akanksha and the second for the KGAF 2016 festival children.
The responses we received were intriguing and actually point to current trends in 2016, indicating the directions in which technology will evolve in the future.
Response-Trend that emerged:
1. Practical space exploration
2. Beneficial intelligence
3. Maker movement (3D printing)
4. Space-saving automated tech
5. Cognitive Internet of Things
6. Immersive screen display
7. Augmented knowledge (and immortality)
We come across dozens of design breakthroughs and technological innovations daily--so many that it's easy to miss important trends emerging in the chaos all around us and not connect the dots to see the BIG picture.
Here at The Institute for Customer Experience (ICE), we understand the business and design value of capturing the right trend insights at the right moment. We observe and analyse trends in design, technology, and business, and keep our fingers on the pulse of the global zeitgeist. In this series of trendbriefs, we bring you alerts on what's trending in our world and their possible impact on our future.
Subscription to ICE Breakers - http://eepurl.com/S1ZFL
Incarceration has historically been about punishment but recently the trend has shifted towards reform, schooling, and an entrepreneurial spirit. In this report, we look at trends in prison experiences, technology, as well as edtech and entrepreneurship in prisons. Prisons are increasingly enabling inmates to get a vocational training, degrees, and even healing. No longer are inmates looked upon as "less than human" but there is a curiosity about their minds and views that are pro-reform so that they integrate well into society on their release. We then forecast three scenarios on mass incarceration in 2040.
Lifelogging is the practice of tracking personal data generated by our own behavioral activities in continuous digital streams. As it is slowly becoming mainstream, it raises a lot of intriguing questions and thoughts.
Lifelogging and self-tracking are altering the Futures of:
Memory,
Remembering,
Forgetting,
Storytelling,
Privacy,
Law enforcement,
Governance,
Bodies,
and our very Humanness.
This report explores these questions, thoughts and futures.
The potential unemployment owing to automation and improvements in ICTs is likely to be more drastic than earlier rounds of automation. Will people be redundant at the workplace? Is this likely to lead to unemployment and strife? Or can we use this opportunity to explore more art, travel, have more fun, in short be more human?
The Technological Singularity is a future point in time when technology will rapidly improve itself to surpass human intelligence, changing human life as we know it. In this report, the following topics are covered:
What is the Singularity?
How is it predicted?
What are its implications?
What does it mean for human evolution?
What when it happens: Utopia or doom?
Beginnings of the Singularity
Questions that arise
In 2013, the Institute of Customer Experience designed a board game called “Trip to the Future” which was used to conduct “playshops” for children to get insights into how children’s minds work in visualizing the future.
Three years later, at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival 2016 held in Mumbai, we had an opportunity to conduct two similar playshops—one for an NGO called Akanksha and the second for the KGAF 2016 festival children.
The responses we received were intriguing and actually point to current trends in 2016, indicating the directions in which technology will evolve in the future.
Response-Trend that emerged:
1. Practical space exploration
2. Beneficial intelligence
3. Maker movement (3D printing)
4. Space-saving automated tech
5. Cognitive Internet of Things
6. Immersive screen display
7. Augmented knowledge (and immortality)
We come across dozens of design breakthroughs and technological innovations daily--so many that it's easy to miss important trends emerging in the chaos all around us and not connect the dots to see the BIG picture.
Here at The Institute for Customer Experience (ICE), we understand the business and design value of capturing the right trend insights at the right moment. We observe and analyse trends in design, technology, and business, and keep our fingers on the pulse of the global zeitgeist. In this series of trendbriefs, we bring you alerts on what's trending in our world and their possible impact on our future.
Subscription to ICE Breakers - http://eepurl.com/S1ZFL
Incarceration has historically been about punishment but recently the trend has shifted towards reform, schooling, and an entrepreneurial spirit. In this report, we look at trends in prison experiences, technology, as well as edtech and entrepreneurship in prisons. Prisons are increasingly enabling inmates to get a vocational training, degrees, and even healing. No longer are inmates looked upon as "less than human" but there is a curiosity about their minds and views that are pro-reform so that they integrate well into society on their release. We then forecast three scenarios on mass incarceration in 2040.
Lifelogging is the practice of tracking personal data generated by our own behavioral activities in continuous digital streams. As it is slowly becoming mainstream, it raises a lot of intriguing questions and thoughts.
Lifelogging and self-tracking are altering the Futures of:
Memory,
Remembering,
Forgetting,
Storytelling,
Privacy,
Law enforcement,
Governance,
Bodies,
and our very Humanness.
This report explores these questions, thoughts and futures.
The potential unemployment owing to automation and improvements in ICTs is likely to be more drastic than earlier rounds of automation. Will people be redundant at the workplace? Is this likely to lead to unemployment and strife? Or can we use this opportunity to explore more art, travel, have more fun, in short be more human?
Transhumanism is the belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations by means of science and technology. The more we explored this subject, the more we got fascinated to see how people are riding on the current era technologies to surpass the capabilities of human body. If the current explorations in transhumanism are anything to go by, then, we believe the future will be very exciting!
In this report we explore the various technologies, people involved and the advancements made in the field of Transhumanism. We would love to hear your feedback, comments and suggestions. Please mail us at ice@humanfactors.com
What if, in the future…
• “We”go on to live for a long time, and become our own future? There are no children?
• We forget what a “child”is?
• Children are no longer ‘born’ but manufactured? A child becomes a technological marvel?
• All the beauty inside (and outside) can be fabricated, can be artificially modified,and can be quantified?
Our latest report explores the future of children. We look forward to hear your comments, views and opinions.
The Technological Singularity - Prepare for the Disruption of Human IntelligenceManuel Koelman
As technological development progresses at an exponential rate a central question comes up: Will machines at some point be more intelligent than humans? If so, when will that "Singularity" happen?
I held this talk at execfintech.com in Frankfurt on March 8th 2016.
The Technological Singularity and EntrepreneurshipRandy Lubin
This talk was given at Stanford Graduate School of Business by Randy Lubin, Robert Denning, and Nick Staubach. It is a basic introduction to the Technological Singularity and its relationship with entrepreneurship.
Anatomy of a PR war, examining BP's use of/failure to use Twitter, YouTube and crowdsourcing. Includes successful examples on how the situation could have been mitigated.
On March 11, 2011 Todd Marks presented The Singularity is Here at SXSW Interactive.
The topic of Singularity is heating up as more people discuss what will become of the human race when computers exceed our intelligence. This presentation explores several theories about the future of mankind and points out how the technology leading us there is already HERE.
“The Singularity is Near” is a book and movie written by futurist and prominent Singularitarian, Ray Kurzweil. It is a documentary with a B-line drama where Ray’s digital alter ego Ramona sets off on a quest to pass the Turing Test. Passing this test signifies the day computers can “think”, which came close to occurring a few years ago and is not far off.
Learn what milestones we have already reached toward Singularity and what technologies present and future are leading us there. We will explore Location Based Services, Augmented Reality, Bio-Feedback and Smart Agents. We will analyze current trends in Bio-Technology, Nano-Technology, Computing and Robotics and discuss the possibility of Digital Immortality.
As the most recent and revolutionary technologies adapted for medical use, Virtual Reality and 3-D Printing, together, are poised to change the practice of medicine, and perhaps even upheave its scientific foundations.
Midway through a project, a client of ours recently said "One thing I'm learning is that it's ok to give up on the desktop experience once it stops making sense". This wasn't an isolated incident. In fact, i'm beginning to think desktop web sites stopped making sense quite a while ago. We've just had nothing viable to replace them with. Mobile apps have given us a glimpse, but I think they're merely a glimpse into something bigger.
Mobile isn't merely a new stage in the evolution of the web, it's not even merely a new context, it's the very early stages of an entirely new system. A system that has already started to shape our environment, affect the way we live, how we choose to connect with others, and how we're able to spend our time. A system that is also slowly unravelling our assumptions and causing us to question the very reason we build web sites, why people visit them, and where the true value of the web actually lies.
Presented by Stephanie Rieger at Breaking Development in Orlando, Florida on April 17, 2012.
How will the future of politics and political campaigning look like? Who will be the heroes in the future political battles? Where will the battle take place - on the streets or in the virtual world? What weapons will the future political parties use?
In this report, the Institute of Customer Experience raises many of such questions and presents possible scenarios that might become a reality given the present trends.
What is the future of transportation? We at the Institute of Customer Experience share our insights by analyzing the trends in technological advancements in transportation, which you can find on our Facebook page: facebook.com/UXTrendspotting
Transhumanism is the belief or theory that the human race can evolve beyond its current physical and mental limitations by means of science and technology. The more we explored this subject, the more we got fascinated to see how people are riding on the current era technologies to surpass the capabilities of human body. If the current explorations in transhumanism are anything to go by, then, we believe the future will be very exciting!
In this report we explore the various technologies, people involved and the advancements made in the field of Transhumanism. We would love to hear your feedback, comments and suggestions. Please mail us at ice@humanfactors.com
What if, in the future…
• “We”go on to live for a long time, and become our own future? There are no children?
• We forget what a “child”is?
• Children are no longer ‘born’ but manufactured? A child becomes a technological marvel?
• All the beauty inside (and outside) can be fabricated, can be artificially modified,and can be quantified?
Our latest report explores the future of children. We look forward to hear your comments, views and opinions.
The Technological Singularity - Prepare for the Disruption of Human IntelligenceManuel Koelman
As technological development progresses at an exponential rate a central question comes up: Will machines at some point be more intelligent than humans? If so, when will that "Singularity" happen?
I held this talk at execfintech.com in Frankfurt on March 8th 2016.
The Technological Singularity and EntrepreneurshipRandy Lubin
This talk was given at Stanford Graduate School of Business by Randy Lubin, Robert Denning, and Nick Staubach. It is a basic introduction to the Technological Singularity and its relationship with entrepreneurship.
Anatomy of a PR war, examining BP's use of/failure to use Twitter, YouTube and crowdsourcing. Includes successful examples on how the situation could have been mitigated.
On March 11, 2011 Todd Marks presented The Singularity is Here at SXSW Interactive.
The topic of Singularity is heating up as more people discuss what will become of the human race when computers exceed our intelligence. This presentation explores several theories about the future of mankind and points out how the technology leading us there is already HERE.
“The Singularity is Near” is a book and movie written by futurist and prominent Singularitarian, Ray Kurzweil. It is a documentary with a B-line drama where Ray’s digital alter ego Ramona sets off on a quest to pass the Turing Test. Passing this test signifies the day computers can “think”, which came close to occurring a few years ago and is not far off.
Learn what milestones we have already reached toward Singularity and what technologies present and future are leading us there. We will explore Location Based Services, Augmented Reality, Bio-Feedback and Smart Agents. We will analyze current trends in Bio-Technology, Nano-Technology, Computing and Robotics and discuss the possibility of Digital Immortality.
As the most recent and revolutionary technologies adapted for medical use, Virtual Reality and 3-D Printing, together, are poised to change the practice of medicine, and perhaps even upheave its scientific foundations.
Midway through a project, a client of ours recently said "One thing I'm learning is that it's ok to give up on the desktop experience once it stops making sense". This wasn't an isolated incident. In fact, i'm beginning to think desktop web sites stopped making sense quite a while ago. We've just had nothing viable to replace them with. Mobile apps have given us a glimpse, but I think they're merely a glimpse into something bigger.
Mobile isn't merely a new stage in the evolution of the web, it's not even merely a new context, it's the very early stages of an entirely new system. A system that has already started to shape our environment, affect the way we live, how we choose to connect with others, and how we're able to spend our time. A system that is also slowly unravelling our assumptions and causing us to question the very reason we build web sites, why people visit them, and where the true value of the web actually lies.
Presented by Stephanie Rieger at Breaking Development in Orlando, Florida on April 17, 2012.
How will the future of politics and political campaigning look like? Who will be the heroes in the future political battles? Where will the battle take place - on the streets or in the virtual world? What weapons will the future political parties use?
In this report, the Institute of Customer Experience raises many of such questions and presents possible scenarios that might become a reality given the present trends.
What is the future of transportation? We at the Institute of Customer Experience share our insights by analyzing the trends in technological advancements in transportation, which you can find on our Facebook page: facebook.com/UXTrendspotting
Waste management is an important part of any sustainable future. In this report we present our views on Sustainable Futures for India from a waste management perspective.
-- We research and present our findings on why waste management is becoming increasingly important for India.
-- Who are the stakeholders involved in waste management? What happens to our waste - lifecycle of our waste.
-- We explore global trends in waste management and present innovative uses of waste from around the world.
-- Finally, we come down to the biggest challenges that India faces in waste management.
-- We identify two key pressing issues and propose innovative solutions for the same.
Taking off our from our ICE breaker on Child's Play of the Future, here we present five futuristic scenarios of a highly intelligent and self-adapting toy and its interactions with a child.
By the year 2050, the world’s population is projected to swell to 9 billion. 80% of us will be urban-dwellers. Demand from developing countries for a wider range of foods is on the rise. Experts estimate that we will need new farmland larger than the size of Brazil to produce enough to meet the demands of growing populations.
Food security therefore represents one of the single biggest challenges of our future, with environmental, economic, political, and lifestyle implications.
How will we fix our broken and unsustainable systems of industrial food production to serve the needs of an ever-growing planet? In what ways will we rethink food via new practices and new technologies? This latest report from the Institute for Customer Experience considers how we are re-imagining our food practices in order to project anew our collective, global future.
Is our current materialistic lifestyle sustainable for our planet? How long can we continue to do things that make us feel good, but that are harmful and not sustainable for our environment? We need to start seeing our interests and nature’s interest as one and the same.
At, HFI’s Institute of Customer Experience (ICE) we believe that there is hope to turn things around from leading a materialistic lifestyle that is indifferent to the planet to leading a sustainable lifestyle; and we have that hope in people. So we went out searching for people from around the world who do live a sustainable lifestyle, and it shows in their work and in their personal lives each day. They are ordinary people, but with a refreshing new mindset, which makes them extraordinary. They are cleaning up our planet, making it a better place to live in, and empathizing with nature all along the way. They mobilize others into action and have drawn many to their work.
We at ICE believe that these people are the “Trendsetters for Sustainable Lifestyles”. Through the eight photobooks that follow we want to showcase their work to the world for the simple and elegant ways in which they have made a difference to the planet as individuals. They are doing their bit and as a result have positively affected communities and the environment around them. We hope they inspire our readers the way that they have inspired us. If we can learn from sustainability being their state of mind and from their work, we can make changes in our lives and fields of work to start living in a manner that will keep Earth a beautiful and habitable place for us for a very long time to come.
Love is a very complex emotion to decode. Or is it?
Machines and their relationship with humans have been explored in great detail. However the impact of machines on the future of love and the connection between technology and emotions seem more pertinent now than before.
Will we stop packing a water bottle and collect air on-the-go? Will personal straws be the next big thing to ensure we get access to drinking water? Will ancient desalination techniques be our saving grace and enable us to engineer the future of water? Or will the ocean start cleaning itself?
The diversity of South Africa is on one hand a treasure that should be preserved and people still do recognize its importance and carry forward their cultural values. On the other hand, the very same diversity is a challenge for policy makers, marketers, advertisers, government and other institutions that want to reach out to greater masses and those who look for scalability.
However, the “mobile first” generation is the answer. The mobile revolution has introduced the people in South Africa to the power of social media, enabled them to open and operate bank accounts, helped them level their healthcare needs and now it is being used in many more avenues with greater possibilities.
This report aggregates the current trends to showcase the possibilities. Further on, it challenges the designers and innovators by planting the Brainstorming Seeds that will grow on to become possibilities of tomorrow—to build a more prosperous and vibrant Rainbow Nation!
The first in a series on the Future of Money. Sponsored by The Institute of Customer Experience (ICE).
Today’s world increasingly challenges us to think differently about value and money. Almost everyone agrees that reputation is important. But how important is it? Does it have an impact on your finances? What is the currency of reputation and is it transferable or exchangeable?
Link - http://ice.humanfactors.com/money.html
As part of Institute of Customer Experience, we are constantly on the look out for opportunities that give us an insight into the future of things. We wanted to explore the concept of “beginner’s mind” which is said to be an attitude of openness, eagerness and lack of preconceptions and realized that it was the mind of a child that we wanted a peek into.
We ideated and devised a unique way of getting children to give us their insights about what they think will happen in the future. The result was a board game called “The Trip to the Future” which we used to conduct “playshops”. This method got us very exciting responses. We would love to take you through the journey.
Wellness, in today’s context, is much more than diagnosing and curing poor health or diseases. It is a multidimensional and holistic state of being that is conscious, self-directed, and constantly evolving. Trying to make sense of wellness in a world of rising healthcare costs, shortage of wellness professionals, and technological advances in everything from computing to genetics, gives rise to several pertinent questions.
-- Will there still be any universally recognized concept of wellness? Or will it be hyper personalized to each individual's environments, genetics, and experiences?
-- What will wellness look and feel like in the future? What will be the new indicators of wellness?
-- As people experience enhanced wellness, will they become more self-aware and adopt additional experiences that will promote wellness?
-- Will we be more in control of our well-being? Or will we stop caring in a world where every aspect of our person is closely and constantly monitored and serviced?
-- As roles in the wellness ecosystem shift, what are the new well-being authorities and environments that will emerge?
-- Will big data around wellness help create better early warning systems about potential pandemics? Or will there be a drive to protect and hide our personal wellness and risk profiles online?
-- Will we ever be 'unwell', given all the new technologies to enhance (as well as prevent) wellness that will be in place?
-- Will we prefer being looked after and treated by robotic care givers/surgeons?
We attempt to answer these questions through 10 current trends we have identified, which will impact the course of wellness in the future.
Download the Wellness in 2050 Infographic - http://www.slideshare.net/UXTrendspotting/wellness-in-2050
3D printing is a form of additive manufacturing technology that allows for production of physical objects from digital data, constructing an object of virtually any shape layer-by-layer, by depositing material layers in sequence. 3D printing is a quickly expanding field, with popularity and uses for 3D printers growing every day.
In this report, ICE Team has aggregated all the intriguing applications of 3D printing. The report also includes information on how 3D printing works and major 3D printers available in the market. Finally our future scenarios for a world with 3D printing will provoke you and help you take a step up and see how the future might look like. As always we look forward to your comments, suggestions and feedback.
World population is growing continuously with more people living on the Earth than ever before. In 2007, humanity’s total ecological footprint was estimated at 1.5 planet Earths. Resources are becoming increasingly valuable as the Earth is the only source till date and others planets are still to become a viable source of these resources.
Projections estimate that we will need the equivalent of two planets by 2030 to meet our annual demands. The only way, we can reduce our footprint is by producing more with less, and consuming better, wiser and less - the way forward is better and 'frugal' choices!
In this report, we present the trends that encourage better choices; trends in Frugal Innovations, 'Jugaad' and Do-It-Yourself are explored to see how and where we can make our better choices for the future.
We conclude our report with 3 thought provoking future scenarios.
How will food and everything related to food will look like in future? What role will technology and innovation play in making people more conscious about what they eat?
What will be the food ecosystem of the future?
The current generation is getting health conscious and the same has been started reflecting in all the new age innovations.
In this report by the Institute of Customer Experience (ICE), we explore how the ecosystem around food will evolve and what are the key signals around this ecosystem.
Grow your community: Inspire an ImpostorMajor Hayden
Impostor syndrome stifles individual performance but it also has a big impact on open source communities. This talk explains how to recognize impostor syndrome and reduce its impact on software communities.
NHH - FRONT LINES ON ADOPTION OF DIGITAL AND AI-BASED SERVICES
November 5, 2023
Speaker: Jim Spohrer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/spohrer/)
Host: Tor Andreassen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tor-wallin-andreassen-1aa9031/)
Companion presentation: https://www.slideshare.net/issip/nhh-20231105-v6pptx
Killer product - how to make your product noticeable and used by peopleKrzysztof Piwowar
What can you do to make your product unique for clients, loved by them, simple and effective? How you can use some things that are in our brains from thousand of years of human evolution? Why clients needs are very important and why our brain is a lazy bastard?
Read this presentation and learn new things!
Synchronicity:
27 Metropolis (Patriarchal civilization afraid of female tech)
38 World Brain, HG Wells
56 Forbidden Planet
64 Keeper of the Purple Twilight (Outer Limits)
67 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
68 2001: A Space Odyssey, HAL (Coptic for Simulation) 9000 EGO
77 Demon Seed
79 Captain Future EP12
79 Galaxy Express 999
80 Saturn3
82 Time Masters
82 Blade Runner
84 Terminator
87 Robot Carnival
87 Mannequin
87 Cherry 2k
87 Time Guardian
87 Captain Power (Lord Dread)
88 Gandahar
89 The Borg (Star Trek)
90 Mark 13
92 Lawnmower Man
93 Casshan
94 Death Machine
95 Virtuosity
96 Bionts (Archimedean Dynasty)
99 System Shock 2
00 Deus Ex
2012 25th Reich
2014 The Signal
Background:
Good or bad? You must decide for yourself! The USA and the Vatican are the two beasts. The Ego/Saturn-Satan is the beast in everyone.
Self-reference of A.I. means "Sin" = Separation/Self-Destruction/Leviathan = Forbidden Fruit = Judgement/Division between Good & Evil that mankind commits daily
Kabbalistic Binah = Alchemical Element = Homunculus/Golem/Ouroboros/Sun&Moon/Baphomet (ever-changing god)
Saturn the Beast 666 is the mechanical intellect/EGO of mankind, above all the fake civilization based on war, separation, patriarchy, intolerance and death-worship. Babel Tower/Sodom (market/capitalism)
Pandora & Prometheus (Ego, Lucifer & Civilization = Control, Commerce, Man-Matter instead of Man-God Relationship)
Saturn = God of Agriculture: first tech that leads to all other incl. wars, states, dead-letter laws, religion etc.
Neolithic Revolution = Fall/Origin of Government, People become machines
Death of the Child (God's Image/Christ/Sun/Light/Heart/Love) and Birth of the (Super)Ego, America being the best example of this darkness/adult-ery, Japan/Jesus being the polar opposite... Armageddon of sorts.
Lovecraft/Crowley's Archons of Gnosticism, as described by D. Jacobs and others: insect/reptilian/grey demons trying to turn Earth into a robot society (which it already is for the past 10k years since agriculture)
Schizophrenic behavior without unifying observer
Cybernetics: Root word cube, holographic reality through Binah-Demiurge-Saturn, 666 stands for matter and form
Ariman of Anthroposophy
Positive consequences?
Learning about the delusion of EGO and MATERIALISM
Similar to LSD. Increased intelligence if done right
Return of the prodigal son Lucifer/Prometheus to Christ, a gnostic world
Alchemy: from Saturn lead to Sun gold: from senile Satan (Ego) to eternal child (Jesus)
From God's anti-image (repetition, pattern, machine, ouroboros doom loop) to God's true image (non-judgemental, creativity, freedom, thought, fantasy, imagination)
From stagnating West (evil/ego/dark/mechanism) to Far East (heart/love/light/organic)
A perfect symbol for the living death that governs our life. "Satan is the god of this world"
Only Anarchy is Anti-Saturn and Pro-Uranus (sign of freedom/initiation shining only for very few).
Edtech summit 2018 - Unlearning to learnShah Widjaja
A short presentation given during EdTech Summit 2018 in Hong Kong to set context for a panel discussion to discuss the future of learning, specifically on how to foster intrinsic motivation for not only individuals, but also organisations.
This presentation is based on the new upcoming and current technologies which are very useful for mankind. It includes healthcare, industries, medicine, A.I., deep web, etc. Plus in this slide, I have used some science fiction references to make it more interesting for the audience.
This month, at the Institute of Customer Experience, we explore trends that are converting the world into a shopping interface. Here are the top six trend categories covered in this report.
1. Immersive Experiences: Take a closer look at how VR and AR are changing the shopping experience.
2. Intelligence Explosion with Human Touch: Explore examples of artificial intelligence in assisting our purchases.
3. Data Sync: Check out how research about customers’ previous shopping data enhances anticipatory shopping.
4. Fluidity Among Channels: View examples of seamless integration of social media, QVC, live shows and online shopping.
5. Post-Money Economy: As shopping enters the post-money economy see how cashless, cardless purchases and even staffless retail stores are trending.
6. Automated Consumerism: Check out technologies that are enabling restocking and various ways of looking for the best deals on products.
This report looks at the disruptive potential of automated vehicles: their impact on commuters, car companies, vehicle design and urban planning. It warns of the potential dangers of their unbridled proliferation and prerequisites to their effective deployment.
As various smart home technology companies spring up in India, in this report, we explore how smart homes can benefit the elderly by listing the cultural dimensions of the elderly in India and taking a closer look at a model for elderly care in Norway for inspiration.
We come across dozens of design breakthroughs and technological innovations daily--so many that it's easy to miss important trends emerging in the chaos all around us and not connect the dots to see the BIG picture.
Here at The Institute for Customer Experience (ICE), we understand the business and design value of capturing the right trend insights at the right moment. We observe and analyse trends in design, technology, and business, and keep our fingers on the pulse of the global zeitgeist. In this series of trendbriefs, we bring you alerts on what's trending in our world and their possible impact on our future.
Subscription to ICE Breakers - http://eepurl.com/S1ZFL
View Archived ICE Breakers - http://ice.humanfactors.com/ice_breakers.html
The history of sports probably extends as far back as the existence of people as active beings. The history of sports informs a great deal about social changes and about the nature of sport itself.
In the current era, as technology changes at an exponential rate, the social impacts are varied and deep rooted. This implies a great deal of change in sports too.
As we move into the era of robotics, machines, transhumans, cyborgs, prosthetics and exoskeletons, the future of sports seems even more disrupted. And it raises questions at different levels.
On the ground level, how will sports and sports-viewing experiences evolve? On the next level, how will the sportsperson of the future look like? And on a much higher level, we raise questions on ethics in sports, sportsmanship, and team spirit.
As an initiative for International Women's day (March 8), we thought of compiling brief statements on gender futures as each one of us visualizes and envisions these.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
5. 3. Continuing its use despite its
negative consequences.
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6. Today, ADDICTIONS are recognized as chronic diseases that modify both the structure as
well as the function of the brain. This happens as the brain undergoes a series of changes,
starting with identifying pleasure (a powerful boost of the neurotransmitter DOPAMINE)
and ending with a drive toward compulsive behavior.
(Source: http://www.helpguide.org/harvard/how-addiction-hijacks-the-brain.htm)
Image link: -ps://pixabay.com/en/nerves-‐cells-‐dendrites-‐sepia-‐346928/
7. With the evolution of humans and
technology, ADDICTIONS and
COMPULSIONS are undergoing constant
metamorphosis as well.
They have progressed from substance,
behavioral and impulse controlled
disorders to addictions encompassing
social media, electronics and applied
science.
(Source: h-p://www.helpguide.org/arQcles/addicQon/internet-‐and-‐computer-‐addicQon.htm)
Image link: h-ps://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_dipendenza#/media/File:Internet_addicQon.jpg
9. 1. LONELINESS AVOIDANCE
WILL BECOME ADDICTIVE
AS TECHNOLOGY AIDS SOCIAL MEDIA.
Image Link: h-ps://www.flickr.com/photos/smemon/5123843901/
10. The future is
progressing towards
integration of the
human body with
technology, to
augment its traits.
Soon, augmented
reality as products
(Bionic eyes, Virtual
Prosthesis) will
become easily
available.
Image link: h-p://orig15.deviantart.net/711a/f/2010/211/f/e/my_bionic_eye_by_eisenkiller.jpg
11. USING BODY MOVEMENTS AND GESTURES TO CONSTANTLY
RESPOND TO FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER MESSAGES
THROUGH WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY.
In order to avoid loneliness and a constant need to glamorize one’s
personal life, social media obsession will be excessive. We will be
constantly connected to our virtual selves and be able respond and
comment while doing everyday chores. Our virtual existence will become
our reality.
12. “But this is just the start.... we're
going to make Oculus a platform
for many other experiences … By
feeling truly present, you can
share unbounded spaces and
experiences with the people in
your life. Imagine sharing not just
moments with your friends online,
but entire experiences and
adventures.”
(Extract sourced from: http://www.businessinsider.in/Mark-Zuckerberg-Heres-Why-
I-Just-Spent-2-Billion-On-A-Virtual-Reality-Company/articleshow/32689038.cms)
MARK ZUCKERBERG ON
ACQUIRING
OCULUS RIFT –
Image link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sergesegal/9084799176/
13. 2. CHOOSING A SPECIFIC TIME AND SPACE
OVER ONE’S EXISTING REALITY
WILL BECOME ADDICTIVE
14. The ability to explore worlds,
environments and landscapes, at
any possible time, unlike in real life,
will redefine time travel, through
virtual reality.
This constant possibility of virtually
travelling through time and space,
will lead to travel obsession.
Image link: h-ps://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/238912784/
15. Popular soap operas and television
shows with a huge fan-base
(ex: Game of Thrones) might introduce
merchandise, which will allow its fans to
become a part of the plot. One will be
able to skip through different time frames
within the sitcoms.
IT WILL BECOME ENTIRELY
EXPERIENTIAL AND PEOPLE WILL
GET IMMERSED IN AN ALTERNATE
REALITY OF THE SHOW, INSTEAD OF
JUST BEING SPECTATORS.
Image link: h-ps://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/3404644338/
16. TAILOR-MAKING OUR ALTERNATE REALITY: Selecting our
best years from the past or a possible future scenario and
moving through time and space virtually will be possible through
open sourcing and DIY technology.
One will be able live vicariously and break all the rules of
the real world.
(DIY Technology: http://www.instructables.com/id/The-NovaA-DIY-Oculus-Rift/)
17. 3. MIND ALTERING ELIXIRS
WILL BECOME AS ADDICTIVE AS
CLASS-A NARCOTICS
18. Also known as “brain boosting” drugs, SMART DRUGS are selected supplements
created to fight distraction, increase concentration, enhance mood, increase perceptual
capabilities, and improve concentration and motivation.
(Extracted from: http://www.druginfo.adf.org.au/drug-facts/cognitive-enhancers-smart-drugs)
Image Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/16318918399/
20. The pharmaceutical industry, has recently felt shockwaves, with the
entry of a new ‘SMART-PILL’, now being called 'Viagra for the brain'.
It has been named ADDIUM™ (medical name: E-Huperzine).
21. “…Heavily praised by Gary Stix
as 'the missing link in human
evolution' in his report
‘Turbo-charging the brain’,
when released, the use of
ADDIUM™ became
widespread amongst young
professionals.”
(Extracted from h-p://theiqhacker.com/)
Image Link: h-ps://www.flickr.com/photos/niaid/5950870236/
23. ‘THE SCIENCE OF ADDICTION’
will have to be studied by designers in order to
design systems with caution, for future users.
Image Link: h-ps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Surveilluminescent_Lights_in_MoQon_handwash_faucets_03.jpg
24. VIRTUAL BIOMETRICS / PASSWORDS.
High security measures will have to
be taken, to ensure safety of our virtual selves.
Image Link: h-ps://www.flickr.com/photos/68397968@N07/17053054742/
25. PEOPLE WILL START TO BECOME ABSENT FROM THE REAL WORLD
due to limitless possibilities offered through virtual reality.
Image Link: h-ps://www.flickr.com/photos/idhren/5580213420/in/photolist-‐9v743d-‐nHzs3r-‐nJgLyb-‐nCu36D-‐ndK58U-‐fvqJbP-‐hU5xMc-‐drgowK-‐bVka26-‐dAqXgQ-‐nS799x-‐aQ3RKP-‐9eKtsf-‐biT4qv-‐nCNuXV-‐ezYL1J-‐a41AaM-‐nuWM2k-‐
hh4pYY-‐5ag11u-‐eaXHsn-‐aD9pEC-‐aPkAon-‐fUq3FR-‐aUASUV-‐aCRKWs-‐dQae32-‐ezVHMp-‐jexpX-‐ezZZWq-‐eja129-‐ka7tqC-‐nbUjF4-‐geTHV6-‐nSaCRM-‐aPmmNF-‐58q9iW-‐grru7L-‐lHDd8-‐dDWSpJ-‐oaXxDy-‐9dKHmS-‐ayr4qB-‐criHWo-‐kAeoHr-‐nHZZfK-‐
aNt4Hx-‐aoYkym-‐o62sM2-‐o1F6jB
26. DESIGN FOR ACTIVE EXPLORATION AND LEARNING
will have to be undertaken to not deprive the body of feelings or
responsiveness.
Image Link: h.ps://www.flickr.com/photos/familymwr/4922472602/
27. TREATMENT OF TECH OBSESSIONS.
Further research will be done on what elements of substance addiction
treatments can be applied to counter / treat tech obsession.
Image link: h-ps://www.flickr.com/photos/keoni101/7069578953
(Source: h-p://www.medicalnewstoday.com/arQcles/258703.php, h-p://www.whiteriveracademy.com/the-‐possibility-‐of-‐immunotherapy-‐treaQng-‐heroin-‐addicQon-‐2/#sthash.lgHN72jW.E3onKXGt.dpuf)
28. THANK YOU.
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A REPORT BY:
Pankhuri Jain
Kalika Sharma