The document discusses potential scientific and technological developments over the next 50 years that could transform life and have implications for associations and their events. It explores advances in areas like biology, information technology, manufacturing, and human enhancement. Some key points:
- Lifespans could increase dramatically to over 100 years on average and possibly hundreds of years for some.
- Personalized genetic information and medicine will be widely available and used to customize experiences.
- Brain-computer interfaces may allow direct access to vast information stores and collective intelligence.
- Robots and AI will perform most human tasks, while 3D and 4D printing transform manufacturing.
- Human enhancement through drugs, implants or genetics may improve cognition and physical abilities.
Future of Work
The future of work is increasingly uncertain. What is clear is that we are in the midst of a major transformation driven by multiple drivers of change. How individuals, companies, cities and governments respond to the upcoming shifts will be pivotal for future economic and social wellbeing, but this is far from straightforward. Some major decisions lie ahead.
Ahead of a speech to MPs in London next month and several subsequent expert discussions, this is a point of view on how, where and why the future of work is in flux.
It explores three key drivers of change as leaders around the world view it – shifting demographics, technology innovation and the organisational response. In addition, we have highlighted several areas where new policy decisions need to be made.
The 10 Megatrends of 2022 are the global list of topics that our experts consider will change technology, business models, and society in the medium term. These Megatrends aim to anticipate the answers to the main questions about the future and help us steer our actions and strategies.
Future of Work
The future of work is increasingly uncertain. What is clear is that we are in the midst of a major transformation driven by multiple drivers of change. How individuals, companies, cities and governments respond to the upcoming shifts will be pivotal for future economic and social wellbeing, but this is far from straightforward. Some major decisions lie ahead.
Ahead of speeches in London, Kuala Lumpur and several subsequent expert discussions, this is a point of view on how, where and why the future of work is in flux.
It explores three key drivers of change as leaders around the world view it – shifting demographics, technology innovation and the organisational response. In addition, we have highlighted several areas where new policy decisions need to be made.
The full text of the talk and more details are available on https://www.futureagenda.org/news/future-of-work
An accompanying infographic is also on
https://www.futureagenda.org/news/future-of-work1
New solid-state batteries offer safer, higher performance than existing options and become viable options for use across multiple sectors. Competitive pricing and proactive policymaking accelerate global uptake.
This foresight is part of the World in 2030 project exploring the key global shifts for the next decade - https://www.futureagenda.org/the-world-in-2030/
Battery development has become a priority area for a broadening range of companies in recent years. Significant investment is underway as a number of new technologies compete for fast-growing markets. Five years ago, we identified that energy storage was the missing piece of the renewables jigsaw: “If solved, it can enable truly distributed solar energy as well as accelerate the electrification of the transport industry.” Today, as economies focus on faster decarbonisation and increasing electrification, particularly in transportation, the speed of new battery development has become a central issue for many researchers, policy makers, investors and companies.
Why is this? If we can get significantly more energy from a lighter, more compact, but affordable battery then the implications are enormous. Not only will this accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles by extending their range and providing a cheap way to store renewable, particularly low cost solar, energy, but it will also release a host of new developments in other areas from wearable electronics to electric planes, drones and scooters.
Given the demand for high performing batteries is building, it is hardly surprising that there is as much focus today on creating the batteries of tomorrow as there was when the first rechargeable battery was invented 160 years ago: according to a USPTO search in the past decade or so over 200,000 battery related patents have been issued. The rush to deliver the next generation technology is bringing together a host of new partnerships and foremost in many discussions is the potential impact of solid-state batteries. Within the next decade these could become the catalysts for substantial and lasting change across many sectors.
Future of Work
The future of work is increasingly uncertain. What is clear is that we are in the midst of a major transformation driven by multiple drivers of change. How individuals, companies, cities and governments respond to the upcoming shifts will be pivotal for future economic and social wellbeing, but this is far from straightforward. Some major decisions lie ahead.
Ahead of a speech to MPs in London next month and several subsequent expert discussions, this is a point of view on how, where and why the future of work is in flux.
It explores three key drivers of change as leaders around the world view it – shifting demographics, technology innovation and the organisational response. In addition, we have highlighted several areas where new policy decisions need to be made.
The 10 Megatrends of 2022 are the global list of topics that our experts consider will change technology, business models, and society in the medium term. These Megatrends aim to anticipate the answers to the main questions about the future and help us steer our actions and strategies.
Future of Work
The future of work is increasingly uncertain. What is clear is that we are in the midst of a major transformation driven by multiple drivers of change. How individuals, companies, cities and governments respond to the upcoming shifts will be pivotal for future economic and social wellbeing, but this is far from straightforward. Some major decisions lie ahead.
Ahead of speeches in London, Kuala Lumpur and several subsequent expert discussions, this is a point of view on how, where and why the future of work is in flux.
It explores three key drivers of change as leaders around the world view it – shifting demographics, technology innovation and the organisational response. In addition, we have highlighted several areas where new policy decisions need to be made.
The full text of the talk and more details are available on https://www.futureagenda.org/news/future-of-work
An accompanying infographic is also on
https://www.futureagenda.org/news/future-of-work1
New solid-state batteries offer safer, higher performance than existing options and become viable options for use across multiple sectors. Competitive pricing and proactive policymaking accelerate global uptake.
This foresight is part of the World in 2030 project exploring the key global shifts for the next decade - https://www.futureagenda.org/the-world-in-2030/
Battery development has become a priority area for a broadening range of companies in recent years. Significant investment is underway as a number of new technologies compete for fast-growing markets. Five years ago, we identified that energy storage was the missing piece of the renewables jigsaw: “If solved, it can enable truly distributed solar energy as well as accelerate the electrification of the transport industry.” Today, as economies focus on faster decarbonisation and increasing electrification, particularly in transportation, the speed of new battery development has become a central issue for many researchers, policy makers, investors and companies.
Why is this? If we can get significantly more energy from a lighter, more compact, but affordable battery then the implications are enormous. Not only will this accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles by extending their range and providing a cheap way to store renewable, particularly low cost solar, energy, but it will also release a host of new developments in other areas from wearable electronics to electric planes, drones and scooters.
Given the demand for high performing batteries is building, it is hardly surprising that there is as much focus today on creating the batteries of tomorrow as there was when the first rechargeable battery was invented 160 years ago: according to a USPTO search in the past decade or so over 200,000 battery related patents have been issued. The rush to deliver the next generation technology is bringing together a host of new partnerships and foremost in many discussions is the potential impact of solid-state batteries. Within the next decade these could become the catalysts for substantial and lasting change across many sectors.
A somewhat longer version of my Frontiers talk about technology and the future of the economy, with additional material pitched to an audience of Internet operators at Apricot 2017, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on February 27, 2017
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Report| McKinsey Global Institute
A report from the McKinsey Global Institute, cuts through the noise and identifies 12 technologies that could drive truly massive economic transformations and disruptions in the coming years.
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/business_technology/disruptive_technologies
CSC Report: Digital Disruptions: Technology Innovations Powering 21st Century Business
Serialized on Forbes.com, and acclaimed by eWeek, The Financial Times, Signal Magazine et al.
“The prosperity the United States enjoys today is due in no small part to investments the nation has made in research and development at universities, corporations, and national laboratories over the last 50 years.”
Presentation by David Wood of London Futurists at Transvision 2014, Paris, 20th Nov: Accelerating technology and increasing inequality. With Appendix slide covering Q&A at the event.
State of the Future 2015-16: Report from the Millennium ProjectDavid Wood
Slides used by David Wood, Chair of London Futurists, to preview the London Futurists event, http://www.meetup.com/London-Futurists/events/224799635/, held at Bloomberg HQ London on 13th November 2015. These slides are derived from a set created by Jerome C. Glenn, The Millennium Project. Topics include the State of the Future Index 1995-2025, 15 Global Challenges, the inevitability of New Economics, Technological Unemployment, and Basic Income Guarantee.
Future Today Institute | 2020 Tech Trends ReportAmy Webb
NOTE: This is part 1 of 2 because our report is more than 360 pages. Which technology trends are most likely to impact your business in the coming years? Trends are waypoints to help anticipate future states in a world where uncertainty looms. The Future Today Institute's annual Tech Trends Report asks you to examine your assumptions, cherished beliefs and expectations for the future using a bolder, more holistic perspective. In the 13th edition of our Tech Trends Report, we forecast the key technology trends that will redefine businesses in the coming years. More importantly, we offer strategic analysis and guidance on those trends and further explore them in future scenarios to help you understand their implications on your organization and industry.
In the following pages, PSFK Labs has
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themes - Connected Intimacy, Tailored
Ecosystem and Co-Evolved Possibilities -
with the goal of helping people understand
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To support this, PSFK has described each of
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class examples that show how these ideas
are manifesting within the marketplace and
provided relevant stats that convey potential
for growth. Additionally, each trend page
includes a list of experts who write about the
larger significance of these ideas
The health club industry is being transformed through the adoption of new technologies and the overall trends of wellness and networked health and fitness.
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In the following pages, PSFK Labs has
summarized 10 trends related to wearable
technologies that sit under three larger
themes - Connected Intimacy, Tailored
Ecosystem and Co-Evolved Possibilities -
with the goal of helping people understand
the basic features, form and functions of
these devices and what they might replace.
To support this, PSFK has described each of
the themes and trends, along with three bestin-
class examples that show how these ideas
are manifesting within the marketplace and
provided relevant stats that convey potential
for growth. Additionally, each trend page
includes a list of experts who write about the
larger significance of these ideas
The health club industry is being transformed through the adoption of new technologies and the overall trends of wellness and networked health and fitness.
The Future of Wearable Tech report in collaboration with iQ by intel identifies 10 trends and three major themes that point to the evolving form and function of wearable devices and their influence on the way we live, work and socialize. In our Connected Intimacy theme, we explore how wearables are revolutionizing the way we communicate information about ourselves and maintain relationships over any distance. With the Tailored Ecosystem theme, we look at how these devices are personalizing the world around us and adapting to our ever-changing needs. While the Co-Evolved Possibilities theme considers the potential and promise of a closer union between humans and technology and its impacts on our natural abilities.
Within these themes, we take an in-depth look at each of the key trends, bringing them to life with best-in-class examples and connecting the dots with takeaways to help spark thinking and discussion. As you click through the following slides, we hope you find inspiration and innovation that you can leverage and share within your own organization.
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Smart machines IBM’s watson and the era of cognitive computingWirehead Technology
We are at the dawn of a major shift in the evolution of technology. The next two decades will transform the way people live and work just as the computing revolution has transformed the human landscape over the past half century. The host of opportunities and challenges that come with this new era will require a new generation of technologies and a rewriting of the rules of computing.
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Technological Advances
Throughout history there have been great advances in technology, but as of recent are the advances that are geared towards health. There are now many different types of technology to help track wellness for you. Some examples may be watches or apps to use to keep you on track. I will discuss how the different lenses relate to this topic and connect them to wellness.
When we look through a historical lens at technology related to wellness, we have made leaps and bounds in this area. Before you had to go to the doctor to find out what was wrong with you or to track your wellness, not anymore! With recent innovations such as apps to track dietary needs and watches to track movement or heartrate it is easier than ever to stay on top of our health. Let’s look at when you used to go to the doctor and have a nurse manually check your blood pressure. Now they have a machine that can do three different tasks at one time, it can check your blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen levels in your blood. The technological advances allow doctors or nurses to provide better and more efficient care to their patients. In history you had to go to the doctor, or the doctor used to come to you. Now there is apps or hospitals that are doing virtual visits for routine illness to help lessen the spread of illness. Historical we have come a long way in developing technology to help with maintaining wellness.
Humanities is affected using technology for wellness purposes as well. People are connected more and more using technology as well. Through the use of shared health or tracking apps people can connect and challenge one another in their wellness journeys. Also, these apps or tracking systems can also provide information to how people are living their day to day lives. Doctors or healthcare providers can use things such as Bluetooth to track their patients and how they are doing. Modern CPAP machines have the ability to track and tell you and your doctor about your sleep on a daily basis and provide real time results to make any adjustments that may be needed. Humanities is the study of relationships and can play a huge role in our lives, technology only boosts this by helping people to hold others accountable.
When you look at the natural and applied sciences lens in conjunction with technological advances you have to look at how we can affect the environment. Technology allows us to know what is going to happen with the weather and the environment well in advance. Years ago, weather observations were made the eye or ear and plotted on a map, not technology allows us to predict what will happen well before it does. Having this allows us to be able to prepare and have advanced notification for serious incidents and be able to react sooner. Take a tornado as an example, very dangerous and deadly if not warned early. With advances in technology meteorologist are able to look at a storm system and predict if sever weathe.
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An Introduction to Data Ethics
MODULE AUTHOR:1
Shannon Vallor, Ph.D.
William J. Rewak, S.J. Professor of Philosophy, Santa Clara University
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 2-7
PART ONE:
What ethically significant harms and benefits can data present? 7-13
Case Study 1
PART TWO:
Common ethical challenges for data practitioners and users
Case Study 2
Case Study 3 25-28
PART THREE:
What are data practitioners’ obligations to the public? 29-33
Case Study 4
PART FOUR:
What general ethical frameworks might guide data practice?
PART FIVE:
What are ethical best practices for data practitioners? 48-56
Case Study 5 57-58
Case Study 6 58-59
APPENDIX A: Relevant Professional Ethics Codes & Guidelines (Links) 60
APPENDIX B: Bibliography/Further Reading 61-63
1 Thanks to Anna Lauren Hoffman and Irina Raicu for their very helpful comments on an early draft of this module.
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An Introduction to Data Ethics
MODULE AUTHOR:
Shannon Vallor, Ph.D.
William J. Rewak, S.J. Professor of Philosophy, Santa Clara University
1. What do we mean when we talk about ‘ethics’?
Ethics in the broadest sense refers to the concern that humans have always had for figuring out
how best to live. The philosopher Socrates is quoted as saying in 399 B.C. that “the most important
thing is not life, but the good life.”2 We would all like to avoid a bad life, one that is shameful
and sad, fundamentally lacking in worthy achievements, unredeemed by love, kindness, beauty,
friendship, courage, honor, joy, or grace. Yet what is the best way to obtain the opposite of this
– a life that is not only acceptable, but even excellent and worthy of admiration? How do we
identify a good life, one worth choosing from among all the different ways of living that lay open
to us? This is the question that the study of ethics attempts to answer.
Today, the study of ethics can be found in many different places. As an academic field of study,
it belongs primarily to the discipline of philosophy, where it is studied either on a theoretical
level (‘what is the best theory of the good life?’) or on a practical, applied level as will be our
focus (‘how should we act in this or that situation, based upon our best theories of ethics?’). In
community life, ethics is pursued through diverse cultural, religious, or regional/local ideals and
practices, through which particular groups give their members guidance about how best to live.
This political aspect of ethics introduces questions about power, justice, and responsibility. On a
personal level, ethics can be found in an individual’s moral reflection and continual strivings to
become a better person. In work life, ethics is often formulated in formal codes or standards to
which all members of a profession are held, such as those of medical or legal ethics. Professional
ethics is also taught in dedicated courses, such as business ethics. ...
In preparing for impact of emerging technologies on tomorrow’s aMalikPinckney86
In preparing for impact of emerging technologies on tomorrow’s adaptability, recourse, and employment, the cliché‐ ‘Change, the evident constant’ seems to be the answer to this adaptive process!
If we are changing, we are growing. If we are not growing, then we are not living. Thence, it is important that we keep changing/adapting to the technological requirements being driven by the newer innovations. In the age and era of the human quest for knowledge and the desire to unfold the mysteries of nature (which is always self‐challenging), technology and human life cannot be separated. Technology brings with it both shades: positive and negative.
Society seems to have a cyclical dependence on technology. We use technology inadvertently in all walks of our life; depend on technology in our daily life and our needs and demands for technology keep on rising. In a way, so as to say, are now shackled in the chains of the same. We use technology to travel, to learn, to communicate, to work, and to live in comfort. Come to think of it, I guess, there is no act of human kind today, where technology does not intrude or is not depended on us!! The advancements in the field of technology and its deployment to serve humankind (as per design and intent) was a good idea, but getting tied up in knots of it has also caused us concerns, besides the phenomenon of cyclic upset it brings with itself, in the process of its evolution. The biggest challenge looking at us in our faces is to determine the type of future we need to have and then create relevant technologies which will simplify the way we do things.[1]
Besides the plethora of challenges, which poor application/ misuse of technology and its over‐dependence pose to human kinds, the one I would like to focus on in this note is the impact of technological development/evolution on employment and education empowerment. Technological
innovation will squeeze many people in the short term but will lead to overall higher levels of wealth in the long term. This period of uncomfortable maladjustment and dangerous concentrations of wealth to a handful of a lucky few can be minimized if educational leaders accelerate the changes necessary to adapt.
Vividly, there are many examples of technological advances, which have upset employment, prior to creating more opportunities by virtue of its proper deployment. As I mentioned, the relationship between human and technology is cyclical. The travel agents closed shops when web enabled applications got popular. Train tickets, cinema hall ticket bookings, airline ticketing, and paying bills got so much simpler, but many (offering agent services) lost their jobs. Cyclic as I mentioned, these applications returned the jobs to human but only to the adaptive and skilled, in the form of employment opportunities, in the form of call centers, data centers, research and customer support, and service in the applied fields connected to the application. Even an article in Fortune Ma ...
Ubiquitous computing will require design that reflects the strengths and weaknesses of humanity, says Professor Alan Hedge, Director of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory at Cornell University.
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ICCA 2063 - Exploring the Next Fifty Years by Rohit Talwar 03/09/13
1. ICCA 2063 - Exploring The Next Fifty Years
Rohit Talwar - CEO - Fast Future Research
To help us explore what the next fifty years might hold, ICCA asked our industry futurist to
peer over the horizon and help us understand the science and technology developments
that might shape our world and explore the implications for associations and their events.
1 Introduction
As futurists, we spend our time exploring the forces, factors, ideas and developments that
could shape our destinies over the next five to fifty years. We have a particular focus on the
disruptive scientific and technological developments that could reshape life as we know it.
Most of us find it hard to think that far ahead and so it is worth pausing for a second to think
about the last fifty years. What has changed since 1963? Many of us may be too young to
remember! However, a look of the development timelines tells us that much of what we take
for granted didn't exist. For example, mobile telephony, desktop computers and mass air
travel were all largely a pipe dream - and even colour television was only available in limited
forms in the USA and Mexico.
When we think about the scale of what has been achieved in the last fifty years and the
platforms that are now in place such as the mapping of the human genome, the internet and
nanoscale manipulation of matter, we begin to get a sense of the scale of what might be
possible in the next fifty. In this article, I will introduce some of these new frontiers in science
and technology, explain how they could interact with a changing global economic landscape
and highlight the implications for work, jobs, associations and their events.
I start by exploring developments in four key domains that will touch on all our lives - i)
biological and life sciences, ii) information technology and the successors to the internet, iii)
manufacturing, robotics and new materials, and vi) human enhancement. I then explore how
the intersection of these domains is holding out the potential for transformational change in
the nature of life itself and resulting in what could be truly world changing scientific initiatives.
The next section examines how the global economic and political landscape could be
transformed and discusses possible scenarios for how these future factors could combine to
reshape the world of work. The final section concludes by examining the resulting
implications for associations and their events.
The developments highlighted will take place at an unpredictable rate over the next five
decades and some are already with us now - forcing us to face up to how we should address
them. Many of the developments highlighted could lead to expansion of existing
associations. Others - particularly those that cut across scientific disciplines - may drive the
creation of totally new representative bodies. How existing associations and others in the
conventions industry choose to respond will be largely a matter of choice. While some may
perceive change as a threat, others will focus on the opportunities created and respond
through innovations in their strategies, service offerings, pricing and delivery model.
2. 2 Future Frontiers of Science and Technology
2.1 Biological and Life Sciences
Major advances are taking place in fields as diverse as life extension, genetics, personalised
medicine and synthetic biology. In developed and developing economies alike, life
expectancy is increasing dramatically - rising by 1-5 months per year depending on where
you live. The over-80's are already the fastest growing group in the population. By 2025 it
will be common for people to live to 100. Over the next 50 years the global population could
rise from around 7 billion today to 9-10 billion, with lifespans of 120-130 years or more being
commonplace. Gerontologist Aubrey de Grey argues that ageing is a disease not a natural
condition and through our lifetimes there will be a series of advance which could extend life
expectancy such that life spans of 500 years or more could be realistic. How will
associations acknowledge members attending their 200th congress?
The mapping of the human genome and subsequent advances have opened up the
possibility of targeted treatment and personalised medicine. Genetic diagnostic services
such as 23andme.com already offer us the ability to assess our genetic health across over
240 medical conditions and traits for only $99. Over time, the range of personalised genetic
information available will expand dramatically, be stored on our mobile phones and we will
expect conference organisers to use the data to personalise our attendee experience from
food to seating. Advances in genetics combined with accurate computational models of the
human anatomy should help us detect, predict and prevent disease at a genetic level before
it damages the body. Our clothing or embedded devices could double as a source of
continuous monitoring and drug delivery - targeting precise dosages of medication to specific
areas of the body.
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Medicine.jpg
Medical advances will also see developments such as Nanorobots that can be swallowed or
injected into the body to undertake diagnosis and treatment of diseased cells and organs. 3D
printing and other techniques will enable clinicians to repair, grow or build organs outside the
3. body in 'test tube' conditions, coat them in our stem cells to reduce the risk of rejection by
our immune system and then implant them into humans with success rates of close to 100%.
Rapid progress in the cognitive sciences and neuroscience are providing deeper
understanding of the brain, memory and consciousness. Such advances should help us
defeat diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s and allow us to maintain and enhance
human memory. Research is well underway on developing an 'exocortex' - using external
memory and processors to extend the brain's storage capacity and processing power in the
same way that we might upgrade our computers. Some would argue that our smartphones
are already serving as a proto-cortex performing some of these functions.
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2.2 Information Technology, The Internet and Beyond
We are already witnessing a transition from portable devices to wearable technologies.
Further miniaturisation will enable the next stage of evolution as devices are increasingly
embedded in the human body. Beyond that, the use of biological materials to perform
information processing and data networking tasks could see devices literally being grown,
implanted and grafted into the human body. The internet and its successors could also go
through many evolutions over fifty years. A multi-sensory internet offering touch, smell and
taste sensations could be with us in less than a decade. A fully conversational interface
offering instantaneous translation could be available on a 15-20 year timescale. Beyond that,
the focus shifts to the possibilities that open up once we can connect human brains directly
to the web.
Devices like the Epoc headset already let us communicate directly with computers by
scanning and learning the patterns of brainwaves associated with basic commands (e.g. up,
down, open, close). While such devices have limited functionality today, this will increase
significantly over time. Future generations of mobile devices will offer this Brain Computer
Interface (BCI) functionality as just another app alongside full instantaneous language
translation, full body monitoring, stress counselling and personal coaching.
A range of experiments already demonstrate that full and direct brain to brain and brain to
computer communications could be with us within the next 15-25 years. Transmitting not
only commands but complete thoughts, our whole approach to gathering and analysing
information will undoubtedly be transformed. At the same time, proponents of the so called
'technological singularity', such as Ray Kurzweil, argue that, by around 2045, the cognitive
4. capacity of a highly connected super-intelligent computers and machines will surpass that of
unenhanced humans. The vision is one where humans will then use a variety of BCI tools to
connect into a global web of knowledge and ideas. The implications of such a vast and
collective intelligence are so radical that many suggest it could bring about transformations
that we cannot today foresee or understand.
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interface.jpg
The concept of directly connecting our brains to the future internet opens up vast possibilities
for humanity as a whole and for associations within it. With access to a literally limitless pool
of information, insight, conversation and activity, the potential for brain overload is very real.
Hence, the role of associations as content curators could become ever more critical,
collecting, sorting and providing access to information. In those situations where we want to
access data on a specific topic or download it direct to the brain, associations may act as the
portal. Such functionality could extend to convening instant dialogues between members and
with experts. Taking this one stage further, associations could provide a service where we
rent out the unused capacity in our brains to others requiring short- or long-term processing
power. Once our brains are connected, the possibilities are literally limitless - for example,
medical monitoring devices connected directly to the nervous system could effectively spot
conditions at the earliest stage of development, help us sleep more intensively and even
switch off selected portions of the brain while we are still awake to enable us to rest more
effectively.
Advances are already well underway in artificial intelligence (AI) and collective intelligence -
for example IBM's Watson computer recently won the game show Jeopardy and can now
outperform expert clinicians in certain forms of medical diagnosis. AI will become ever more
5. widespread, performing tasks once seen as the domain of professionals in fields as diverse
as medicine, engineering, science and the law. AI will play an increasingly important role in
enabling us to access, analyse and process the ever-growing amounts of data that will
confront us. By 2063 we will need to be downloading a variety of AI apps direct to our brains
to help us navigate through the sea of content in the same way as large organisations are
increasingly turning to 'big data' management tools today. Clearly there will be concerns over
the potential for governments and others to scan our thoughts. For example, could we see
the emergence of a pre-crime unit - as foreseen in the film Minority Report - arresting us for
even thinking about a criminal act.
2.3 Manufacturing, Robotics and New Materials
In the manufacturing world today, much of the excitement focuses on 3D printing - which is
already enabling us to print everything from blood cells to entire houses. As the functionality,
speed and price of such devices improves, a wide range of possibilities open up. Many
envisage us having home 3D printers or community fabrication centres where we go to print
the items we need as we need them - recycling unwanted products. On a 20-30 year
timescale we may see the emergence of devices that effectively break unwanted goods back
down into their raw ingredients to be used as feedstocks for 3D printers. Going a stage
further, 4D printing is already being mooted. The idea is that we will print objects that can
literally change their properties over time e.g. aircraft wings that change shape as an
airplane transitions from normal to supersonic flying speeds. On a fifty year timescale we
could also see the emergence of 'atomically precise manufacturing' - literally engineering the
functionality of devices down at the atomic level.
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Robots are already in widespread use - for example the Chinese mobile phone manufacturer
Foxconn is in the process of installing around one million robots that will largely replace
human operatives. With rapidly declining costs, improving functionality and the advances
6. being made in AI, the potential for robotic adoption will be widespread. Over the next few
years we will see them in increasing use in applications as diverse as classroom teaching
assistants, basic nursing, warehouse operation and military roles. On a fifty year timescale
robots could be performing almost any task we associate with humans today - from
delivering lectures to medical diagnosis or piloting a plane.
In the materials domain, advances in a range of fields such as nanoscience are yielding a
new generation of lightweight, super-strong and highly functional super-materials such as
graphene that could change how we design, manufacture and use objects in the future. In
parallel, the concept of Biomimicry - or nature based design - is also becoming a reality with
an increasing number of objects such as cars (fish), trains (Kingfishers) and self-cleaning
glass (leaves) being developed based on mimicry of naturally occurring properties. Vertical
farms, buildings made from fast-growing trees and biodegradable packaging are all seeking
to blur the boundaries between the physical and natural environment.
2.4 Human Enhancement
Human enhancement, or human augmentation, is the artificial enhancement of human
abilities through chemical, technological or biological means. The aim is to improve faculties
such as mental performance, physical strength, speed and stamina. Although this is not a
new idea, scientific advances will almost certainly scale up its impact significantly in the
future. Key fields of enhancement being pursued include:
Chemical enhancement – using drugs used to improve physical and mental performance.
Many people are already using drugs intended for attention deficit disorder (Ritalin) and
sleep disorders (Modafinil) to boost concentration and mental performance. Over time, a
range of highly personalised cognitive drugs could emerge to improve higher mental
functions such as learning, concentration, creativity and memory.
Technological enhancement – A range of augmented body parts and exoskeletons are
already available to replace damaged limbs and augment human muscles to restore
movement or lift heavy weights. More novel technologies are also emerging that might
augment the mind or improve human design at the core by editing our DNA. For example,
trans-cranial stimulation is the use of electric currents to stimulate specific parts of the
brain to improve attention spans, memory and resulting productivity.
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Symbolism-in-Prometheus.png
Nanotechnology and nanomedicine – the ability to manipulate human bodies at the
nanoscale might give rise to a whole range of possibilities such as modifying humans to gain
extreme intelligence, and transmitting to and receiving data directly from the brain.
Genetic Engineering – the opportunity to alter human genes artificially will create
opportunities and raise tough ethical dilemmas. For example, in the future it might be
increasingly easy to manipulate employees’ genetic make-up to make sure they are fit for a
specific job by enhancing their ability to cope with stress or eliminating the gene(s)
associated with rage and obesity. Well before 2063, we could be pursuing function-specific
genetic modifications - for example having a cheetah's genes spliced into our unborn child in
the hope that it will one day become a record breaking Olympic sprinter.
3 Convergence and Transformation
Whilst the developments highlighted above are radical enough when looked at individually, it
is when we explore the potential impact of their convergence that the truly life changing
possibilities emerge. For example, the convergence of advances in Nanotechnology,
Biotechnology, Information Technology and Cognitive Science (NBIC Convergence) offers
untold possibilities - including the potential to develop super-smart materials with memory
that could yield self-repairing body parts for humans and our cars. Perhaps the most radical
convergence initiative underway at present is the so called 'Global Future 2045' initiative and
associated 'Avatar Project'. The brain child of Russian entrepreneur Dmitry Itskov, the goal is
to establish a new evolutionary path for humanity by making immortality possible by 2045.
The initiative is working with eminent scientists around the world in pursuit of a four stage
development agenda:
8. The first stage (Avatar A), goal is to establish robot clones that we can control directly using
a BCI. Avatar B would enable us to transplant a human brain into our robotic clone after
death. The third stage goal (Avatar C) is to establish a clone into which we can transfer our
personality and consciousness. Avatar D pushes our understanding to its limits with its goal
of establishing a hologram-style clone of ourselves that lives on indefinitely.
Clearly, there is a lot of scientific progress required to make this a reality and many doubt
whether it is achievable. However, significant advances are being made in each of the
underlying domains from robotics to whole brain emulation. Should even the basic goals be
achieved, these could be truly game changing and would force us to rethink literally every
aspect of our lives, humanity, society and the world we live in.
4 A New Landscape
In a world transformed by science, what are the implications for cities and nations - will it
matter where we live if we can access everything instantly? We believe that geography will
remain an important factor for many decades. Nations and cities will still seek to develop a
lead in certain sectors and look to build clusters that bring together education, research,
innovators and financiers in order to deepen expertise and accelerate the transition from
idea to market offering. With such a vast array of new industry sectors opening up, the
prospects for vibrant forward thinking cities, regions an countries to thrive should increase.
We also see the potential for competition intensifying between smaller, and hence potentially
more nimble, locations such as Singapore and Dubai and larger population centres such as
London, New York, Shanghai, Mumbai and Rio. Advances such as supersonic and
hypersonic travel will cut journey times between destinations but location will still be
important. Although we can conduct trade electronically, cultural and commercial factors will
also drive a continued desire to meet, network, build trust and do business.
9. In this strange new world, what are the scenarios for business and work? Some envisage a
dystopian world where robots and the machines have taken over and humans either have
infinite leisure time because there is near limitless wealth or are reduced to a subsistence
level existence because no one is earning very much. An alternative and more positive view
is that whilst employment could reduce in many important current day sectors, there will be a
proliferation of new industries employing skilled and well-paid workers. This will require a
radical uplifting of the educational system and teaching approaches in many countries and
individuals may need to prepare themselves for a working lifespan that encompasses may
different careers.
5 Conclusions - Implications for Associations and their Events
Whilst it is hard to imagine what our world and lives could be like fifty years from now, there
is a strong sense that basic human needs won't change. For example, it is highly likely that
we will still seek human contact and connection, maintain a desire to learn for work and
pleasure and retain an interest in working for at least part of a lifetime that could span 120
years or more. All of these suggest strong opportunities for existing and new associations -
potentially working with an individual throughout their lifetime - from school through to the
end of their life.
We can envisage a model where individuals belong to many different associations to access
people and content but look to a few to provide them with a range of core services.
Commercial possibilities we can already imagine include hosting our external brain or
exocortex, offering us discounted access to human enhancement services and providing
automatic updates to our memories of critical information as it becomes available.
In many cases, basic association membership may be free - funded through advertising,
sponsorship and a model where we may pay on an activity basis e.g. for attendance at live
events. Equally we may be willing to pay for participation in a 15 minute 'brain to brain' small
group discussion with an expert. The session would be convened on demand by the
association - because enough people expressed the 'thought' that they needed that
conversation today and the expert was available. In some cases, those associations offering
truly elite and valuable services may be able to continue charging significant up front
membership fees.
In a world where our brains are networked and basic membership is free, members could
access additional low / no-cost functionality and services if they are willing to accept direct
broadcast of sponsorship and advertising messages. These might be placed in a part of the
brain that can be scanned in background mode without diverting our attention. This idea of
background processing could open up the potential for associations to stream live events or
create virtual events that are beamed or downloaded to our brains while we are still at work.
Triggers in our brain management apps would then scan incoming content for anything that
requires us to switch to foreground attention and maybe even participate in a discussion.
Clearly, fifty years from now a holographic representation of us could attend the event in
person while we are busy whale watching in Iceland.
While the focus of this article has largely been on the far future, many of the building blocks
are already in place or could be with us very quickly. The clear implication for associations is
that we will have to think smart about why we would still exist in five, ten or even fifty years
time, the member needs we could serve, the ways in which we might deliver services and
how we could fund ourselves. This suggests the need for a constant focus on the future and
on innovating our proposition continuously - whether that be finding ways of differentiating
10. our events so they are the must attend live experience for people in our sector, or pioneering
breakthrough pricing models for membership. The premium will be on innovative thinking,
experimentation and a willingness to look beyond current member needs to help them
prepare for a future they may not yet paying attention to.
Rohit Talwar is a global futurist and founder of the research and consultancy firm Fast
Future Research. He is currently leading a study for the European Union on critical science
and technology developments that could shape the next fifty years and has also conducted
major research projects on the future of meetings, associations and international travel.
Rohit has spoken in over 60 countries on six continents and has worked with over 50
international associations, governments, and global companies such as Intel, Pepsi, Shell
and PwC. www.fastfuture.com rohit@fastfuture.com