Gearing up for Ethnography at Midwest UX 2018Carol Smith
We are all low on time and resources, and our UX research must occur wherever and whenever possible. Carol will share her personal experiences in the field, both good and bad. She has learned the hard way doing observations in moving vehicles, coal mines, hospitals, schools, homes, and offices. She will also share interesting anecdotes from colleagues and review both ethical and behavioral standards for researchers. The key is to prepare well, learn to be flexible and to adapt to the situation.
Presented at Midwest UX 2018 held in Chicago, IL.
Design vs.Cancer: Patients Win UXDC 2017Carol Smith
This 10 minute talk concluded with a panel with two other presenters.
How do you make an impact on people’s lives in three weeks? I was selected to work on a pro-bono project to help health providers in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Uganda to increase the availability and lower the cost of cancer treatments. We were challenged to create a fully functioning software solution that would meet the needs of health care workers in forecasting the need for chemotherapy during the 3-week timeline. I’ll share the experience of working on a fast-paced project with a cross-functional team in this session.
We worked closely with the American Cancer Society, Clinton Health Access Initiative, NCCN and oncologists to create the ChemoQuant solution.
Dynamic UXR: Ethical Responsibilities and AI. Carol Smith at Strive in TorontoCarol Smith
Artificially intelligent (AI) technologies are exciting and with them come a lot of new user experience research (UXR) responsibilities. How do we understand and clarify our users need for transparency, control, and access (and more) when the system is constantly changing?
These dynamic systems are already part of our everyday lives and quickly becoming part of our jobs. What are our responsibilities with regard to ethics and protecting users from bias?
Presented at Strive, June 7, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Strive is the 2019 UX Research Conference presented by the UX Research Collective Inc.
IA is Elemental: People are Fundamental at World IA Day 2020 PittsburghCarol Smith
Information architects work in a system with ourselves at the center. We are fundamental to making great experiences and as such, we must care for ourselves in order to best represent the people using the systems we are creating. Prioritizing the needs of users comes next, and with that protecting them by caring about diversity, inclusion and ethics. Finally, collaboration with colleagues and communities that influence our work can be done by educating them about IA work.
Designing Trustable AI Experiences at World Usability Day in ClevelandCarol Smith
How can designers improve trust of cognitive systems? What can we do to make these systems transparent? What information needs to be transparent? The biggest challenges inherent with AI will be discussed, specifically the ethical conflicts and the implications for your work, along with the basics of these concepts so that you can distinguish between simply smart systems and AI.
Presented at the World World Usability Day 2018 celebration in Cleveland, Ohio.
Gearing up for Ethnography at Midwest UX 2018Carol Smith
We are all low on time and resources, and our UX research must occur wherever and whenever possible. Carol will share her personal experiences in the field, both good and bad. She has learned the hard way doing observations in moving vehicles, coal mines, hospitals, schools, homes, and offices. She will also share interesting anecdotes from colleagues and review both ethical and behavioral standards for researchers. The key is to prepare well, learn to be flexible and to adapt to the situation.
Presented at Midwest UX 2018 held in Chicago, IL.
Design vs.Cancer: Patients Win UXDC 2017Carol Smith
This 10 minute talk concluded with a panel with two other presenters.
How do you make an impact on people’s lives in three weeks? I was selected to work on a pro-bono project to help health providers in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Uganda to increase the availability and lower the cost of cancer treatments. We were challenged to create a fully functioning software solution that would meet the needs of health care workers in forecasting the need for chemotherapy during the 3-week timeline. I’ll share the experience of working on a fast-paced project with a cross-functional team in this session.
We worked closely with the American Cancer Society, Clinton Health Access Initiative, NCCN and oncologists to create the ChemoQuant solution.
Dynamic UXR: Ethical Responsibilities and AI. Carol Smith at Strive in TorontoCarol Smith
Artificially intelligent (AI) technologies are exciting and with them come a lot of new user experience research (UXR) responsibilities. How do we understand and clarify our users need for transparency, control, and access (and more) when the system is constantly changing?
These dynamic systems are already part of our everyday lives and quickly becoming part of our jobs. What are our responsibilities with regard to ethics and protecting users from bias?
Presented at Strive, June 7, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Strive is the 2019 UX Research Conference presented by the UX Research Collective Inc.
IA is Elemental: People are Fundamental at World IA Day 2020 PittsburghCarol Smith
Information architects work in a system with ourselves at the center. We are fundamental to making great experiences and as such, we must care for ourselves in order to best represent the people using the systems we are creating. Prioritizing the needs of users comes next, and with that protecting them by caring about diversity, inclusion and ethics. Finally, collaboration with colleagues and communities that influence our work can be done by educating them about IA work.
Designing Trustable AI Experiences at World Usability Day in ClevelandCarol Smith
How can designers improve trust of cognitive systems? What can we do to make these systems transparent? What information needs to be transparent? The biggest challenges inherent with AI will be discussed, specifically the ethical conflicts and the implications for your work, along with the basics of these concepts so that you can distinguish between simply smart systems and AI.
Presented at the World World Usability Day 2018 celebration in Cleveland, Ohio.
MINDFUL TECHNOLOGY // We’ve all been witness to both the delight and the disappointment that can happen when we let technology into the most personal parts of our lives. It can sometimes even seem that we serve the machines more than they serve us. (Are you listening, Alexa?!) There’s no doubt that ever-present technology has improved our lives, given us superpowers, and made us more efficient. But at what cost?
With our addictive apps, sticky widgets, and blindly engaging interactions, we’ve created an era of distraction. Novelty and disruption trump human connection—and these days, even factual truth. We can do better.
As the bits and bytes settle into the most intimate spaces of our lives, our homes, and even our bodies, designers have new responsibilities and obligations. Author and strategist Liza Kindred’s 20-year career in fashion and technology has explored both the challenges and benefits of (literally) weaving tech into our lives. Here she offers a host of practical examples that illustrate an eye-opening framework of design principles to guide us in how we make and use new technology. Learn how to create real insight, joy, and utility while still getting the job done.
Instead of designing for page views, it’s time to design for purpose, for calm, and for compassion. Instead of designing for engagement with interfaces, let’s design for actual engagement with the people and places we love. Instead of simply building better tech, in other words, let’s build for better human connection.
Presentation given by David Wood at TransVision06 conference in Helsinki, 18 Aug 2006: "The mind-boggling futureof the mobile phone: Learning from an example of accelerated technology?"
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AmmUUBAXu0 for a lowish quality video of the presentation taking place.
See http://transhumanismi.org/tv06/ for more details of TransVision 2006.
NERCOMP: Web Governance - Planning for DisruptionJay Collier
Only some emerging technologies will become disruptive. Can we identify which ones? If so, how? We'll survey some current methods for: analyzing present conditions, examining trends on the horizon, spotting which might become disruptive, and preparing for the unexpected.
AI for IA's: Machine Learning Demystified at IA Summit 2017 - IAS17Carol Smith
What is machine learning? Is IA relevant in the age of AI? How can I take advantage of cognitive computing? Learn the basics of these concepts and the implications for your work in this presentation. Carol Smith provides examples of machine learning use and will discuss the challenges inherent in in AI.
A summary of highlights from the CHI2011 conference (Computer Human Interaction) in Vancouver, Canada. This recap focuses on explorations in tangible interaction. The presentation was given internally at Smart Design on 5/30/2011. Enjoy!
The Future is Here: The Impact of Data on Society and Our Daily LivesJim "Brodie" Brazell
The Future is Here: The Impact of Data on Society and Our Daily Lives
Wearable Computers
Robots
Video Games
Philadelphia Department of Education, Data Summit, Lancaster, PA, May 18, 2014, Keynote Jim Brazell Ventureramp.com
Wearable Technology - Learning, Connecting, Monitoring and Posing Seymourpowell
Probably the most discussed technological advancements since the iPhone was introduced, wearable technology embodies the unavoidable and fascinating era of enmeshing computers and advanced electronic technologies onto our selves – through accessories and clothing. In sci-fi speak – it is the biological integration of electromechanical elements for the benefit of the human self. Cyborgs, then.
In this article I will explore four key questions with wearables –
Will wearable technology make us more skilful?
Will it make us more connected?
Will it make us healthier?
Will it be stylish?
In each, I will strive to understand the potential and concern for technology in these areas and explore how effective this tech is at replacing something inferior, or not.
A review of the issues associated with prospective technological unemployment. This includes the outlook for universal income or guaranteed income funded by robot taxes. It also covers the U.S. fiscal capacity to undertake such a scheme.
A Thinking Person's Guide to Using Big Data for Development: Myths, Opportuni...Junaid Qadir
A Thinking Person's Guide to Using Big Data for Development: Myths, Opportunities, and Pitfalls
Accompanying Paper Available at:
Caveat Emptor: The Risks of Using Big Data for Human Development
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine 38(3):82-90
DOI: 10.1109/MTS.2019.2930273
September 2019
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335745617_Caveat_Emptor_The_Risks_of_Using_Big_Data_for_Human_Development
Presented on March 7 at FITC Spotlight UX/UI
with Ilona Posner
More info at www.FITC.ca
User experience defines brands and distinguishes great products from their weaker peers. User experience needs to be at the forefront of every product vision, although, it is becoming clear that user experience is not enough. This session will discuss the larger echo-systems that need to be addressed for design success. The keyhole metaphor will be introduced as a powerful addition to the UX toolbox which can help designers strengthen their conversations with management and to deliver exceptional experiences.
OBJECTIVE
Introduce simple yet powerful concepts that can be applied immediately to enhance design team communication, user research, and overcoming design obstacles to improve the user experience.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Designers, Developers, Product teams, Management
FIVE THINGS AUDIENCE MEMBERS WILL LEARN
To contextualize UI, UX, and the larger Experience
Limitations of the narrow points of view
Keyhole metaphor for viewing design problems in a new light
How to expand design teams’ perspectives
Case studies of successes and failures to use in design discussions
#IoT and the internet of me #ai #blockchain Talk april 2018Dr. Julie Albright
This talk, given at the Global IoT Conference in Silicon Valley - touches on the social / psychological aspects of digital transformation, including #socialmedia #IoT #blockchain #crypto
MINDFUL TECHNOLOGY // We’ve all been witness to both the delight and the disappointment that can happen when we let technology into the most personal parts of our lives. It can sometimes even seem that we serve the machines more than they serve us. (Are you listening, Alexa?!) There’s no doubt that ever-present technology has improved our lives, given us superpowers, and made us more efficient. But at what cost?
With our addictive apps, sticky widgets, and blindly engaging interactions, we’ve created an era of distraction. Novelty and disruption trump human connection—and these days, even factual truth. We can do better.
As the bits and bytes settle into the most intimate spaces of our lives, our homes, and even our bodies, designers have new responsibilities and obligations. Author and strategist Liza Kindred’s 20-year career in fashion and technology has explored both the challenges and benefits of (literally) weaving tech into our lives. Here she offers a host of practical examples that illustrate an eye-opening framework of design principles to guide us in how we make and use new technology. Learn how to create real insight, joy, and utility while still getting the job done.
Instead of designing for page views, it’s time to design for purpose, for calm, and for compassion. Instead of designing for engagement with interfaces, let’s design for actual engagement with the people and places we love. Instead of simply building better tech, in other words, let’s build for better human connection.
Presentation given by David Wood at TransVision06 conference in Helsinki, 18 Aug 2006: "The mind-boggling futureof the mobile phone: Learning from an example of accelerated technology?"
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AmmUUBAXu0 for a lowish quality video of the presentation taking place.
See http://transhumanismi.org/tv06/ for more details of TransVision 2006.
NERCOMP: Web Governance - Planning for DisruptionJay Collier
Only some emerging technologies will become disruptive. Can we identify which ones? If so, how? We'll survey some current methods for: analyzing present conditions, examining trends on the horizon, spotting which might become disruptive, and preparing for the unexpected.
AI for IA's: Machine Learning Demystified at IA Summit 2017 - IAS17Carol Smith
What is machine learning? Is IA relevant in the age of AI? How can I take advantage of cognitive computing? Learn the basics of these concepts and the implications for your work in this presentation. Carol Smith provides examples of machine learning use and will discuss the challenges inherent in in AI.
A summary of highlights from the CHI2011 conference (Computer Human Interaction) in Vancouver, Canada. This recap focuses on explorations in tangible interaction. The presentation was given internally at Smart Design on 5/30/2011. Enjoy!
The Future is Here: The Impact of Data on Society and Our Daily LivesJim "Brodie" Brazell
The Future is Here: The Impact of Data on Society and Our Daily Lives
Wearable Computers
Robots
Video Games
Philadelphia Department of Education, Data Summit, Lancaster, PA, May 18, 2014, Keynote Jim Brazell Ventureramp.com
Wearable Technology - Learning, Connecting, Monitoring and Posing Seymourpowell
Probably the most discussed technological advancements since the iPhone was introduced, wearable technology embodies the unavoidable and fascinating era of enmeshing computers and advanced electronic technologies onto our selves – through accessories and clothing. In sci-fi speak – it is the biological integration of electromechanical elements for the benefit of the human self. Cyborgs, then.
In this article I will explore four key questions with wearables –
Will wearable technology make us more skilful?
Will it make us more connected?
Will it make us healthier?
Will it be stylish?
In each, I will strive to understand the potential and concern for technology in these areas and explore how effective this tech is at replacing something inferior, or not.
A review of the issues associated with prospective technological unemployment. This includes the outlook for universal income or guaranteed income funded by robot taxes. It also covers the U.S. fiscal capacity to undertake such a scheme.
A Thinking Person's Guide to Using Big Data for Development: Myths, Opportuni...Junaid Qadir
A Thinking Person's Guide to Using Big Data for Development: Myths, Opportunities, and Pitfalls
Accompanying Paper Available at:
Caveat Emptor: The Risks of Using Big Data for Human Development
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine 38(3):82-90
DOI: 10.1109/MTS.2019.2930273
September 2019
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335745617_Caveat_Emptor_The_Risks_of_Using_Big_Data_for_Human_Development
Presented on March 7 at FITC Spotlight UX/UI
with Ilona Posner
More info at www.FITC.ca
User experience defines brands and distinguishes great products from their weaker peers. User experience needs to be at the forefront of every product vision, although, it is becoming clear that user experience is not enough. This session will discuss the larger echo-systems that need to be addressed for design success. The keyhole metaphor will be introduced as a powerful addition to the UX toolbox which can help designers strengthen their conversations with management and to deliver exceptional experiences.
OBJECTIVE
Introduce simple yet powerful concepts that can be applied immediately to enhance design team communication, user research, and overcoming design obstacles to improve the user experience.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Designers, Developers, Product teams, Management
FIVE THINGS AUDIENCE MEMBERS WILL LEARN
To contextualize UI, UX, and the larger Experience
Limitations of the narrow points of view
Keyhole metaphor for viewing design problems in a new light
How to expand design teams’ perspectives
Case studies of successes and failures to use in design discussions
#IoT and the internet of me #ai #blockchain Talk april 2018Dr. Julie Albright
This talk, given at the Global IoT Conference in Silicon Valley - touches on the social / psychological aspects of digital transformation, including #socialmedia #IoT #blockchain #crypto
Ohio Center of Excellence in Knowledge-Enabled Computing at Wright State (Kno.e.sis)
Center overview: http://bit.ly/coe-k
Invitation: http://bit.ly/COE-invite
NSF IUSE Ideas Lab In Engineering: Provoking Action!boralogix
Dr. Gregory Washington, Dean of UCI’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering, delivers a riveting message to provoke educators in the NSF IUSE Ideas lab to action. The world is changing rapidly, but we still educate the same way. We need a STEM-o-lution!
You're traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of data; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of the imagination. In this talk we will learn the relationship between Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Augmented Reality. We'll discuss the past, present and futures of these technologies to determine if we are heading towards paradise or into the twilight zone.
Open Data in a Big Data World: easy to say, but hard to do?LEARN Project
Presentation at 3rd LEARN workshop on Research Data Management, “Make research data management policies work”
Helsinki, 28 June 2016, by Sarah Callaghan, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Artificial Intelligence in Biodiversity and Citizen ScienceKatina Michael
There’s little doubt that Artificial Intelligence has the potential to radically transform our world. Perhaps it's already doing so. In the fields of citizen science and biodiversity research, it offers some extraordinary opportunities - from the instant visual recognition of species to deep environmental insights generated out of big data analysis. These same developments also raise numerous questions about the impact A.I. will have on humanity and the natural environment. This workshop will examine the risks and opportunities presented by A.I. in the fields of citizen science and biodiversity. What are some of the key issues that researchers, practitioners, policy makers and the general public are or should be thinking about? More here: http://www.katinamichael.com/seminars/2017/10/31/examples-of-ai-in-biodiversitycitizen-science
Keynote talk for NCRM Stream Analytics workshop, 19 January 2017, Manchester.
My talk is called "New and Emerging Forms of Data: Past, Present, and Future” and I will be giving a perspective from my role as one of the ESRC Strategic Advisers for Data Resources, in which I was responsible for new and emerging forms of data and realtime analytics. The talk also includes some of the current work in the Oxford e-Research Centre on Social Machines (the SOCIAM project) and an introduction to the PETRAS Internet of Things project.
The talk raises a number of important issues looking ahead, including massive scale of data that is already being supplied by Internet of Things, the implications of automation in our research, reproducibility and confidence in research results. I will also ask, how can the new forms of data and new research methods enable social scientists to work in new ways, and can we move on from the dependence on the traditional investment in longitudinal studies?
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
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
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
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/
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
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.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
19. Executive program overview
Executive Program
Participants:
!
Entrepreneurs, CEOs, CTOs,
investors, inventors, government
leaders, and policy experts from
around the world
20. www.singularityu.org
CURRENT PROGRAMS AND VISION
1.
Educa)on
Forums 2.
Online
Pla6orm
3.
Singularity
Labs
4.
Interna)onal
Graduate Studies Program
10 Weeks
Executive Programs
7 Days
FutureMed
5 Days
Custom
1 -3 Days
Future X
3-5 Days
Innova&on
Hubs
Global
Impact
Compe&&ons
Global
Community
Incubator
&
Entrepreneurship
Innova&on
Hubs
SU
Ventures
Singularity
Hub
Online
Educa&on
Community
Tools
21. - -
Before: 75% had little or zero
awareness of breakthroughs
Current IPP Partners
27. Exponential computing
1900 1925 1950 1975 ‘01 ’10 ’23 2050 2075
...one insect brain
...one mous brain
...one human brain
...all human brains
10
1
10
10
10
10
-10
10
20
30
40
Plotted by number of calculations per sec
per $1,000
HOLLERITH TABULATOR
UNIVAC 1
APPLE
MAC II
= COMPUTER TYPE
E X P O N E N T I A L L Y
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S M A L L E R
C H E A P E R
B E T T E R
F A S T E R
35. Decoding the human intonation * * It’s all in our head, really
18 years of research
Over 60,000 subjects world-wide
4 active researches
4 approved US patents
(and two more on the way…)
Major awards
Dr. Yoram Levanon
Decision Making, Physics
Dr. Lan Lossos
Neuropsychology
47. AI & Robotics
Dan Barry, MD
!
(Space, AI, Robotics)
NASA Astronaut
Neil Jacobstein
!
(AI, Robotics)
AI CEO, Visiting
Scholar
Stanford
48. Last upgrade - 50k years
Ancient architecture
Torrents of data
Hardwired biases
Limited bandwidth
Technological amplification
Change accelerating
Global problems
Navigation requirements increasing
49. Anchoring bias – fixating on 1st impressions
Status quo bias – failure to consider alternatives to what is
Sunk-cost bias – protecting earlier bad choices
Confirming-evidence bias – selective data collection
Framing bias – posing the wrong question
Overconfidence bias – failure to challenge assumptions
Saliency bias – focus on dramatic events vs whole picture
Base-rate bias – neglecting relevant baseline information
Pattern invention bias – imposing patterns on events
Prudence bias – slanting probabilities & estimates
Biases & heuristics in human cognition
67. www.singularityu.org
Safer (No human exposure)
Cheaper (Labor costs, scale)
Faster (Speed,Acceleration)
Better (Accuracy, Precision, Processing Intelligence)
Exponentially:
RISE OF THE ROBOTS
Education/
Entertainment
Replacement/
Assistance
Health & Therapy
Enhancement
Transformative
Big Implication:
JOBS
Industrial
Robotics
Defense/ Military
70. www.singularityu.org
IPhone control
Automated software processes
control wing flap frequency,
amplitude, and angle
“A model that can master more flight conditions than a
helicopter, plane, and glider combined.”
BionicOpter April 2, 2013
Education/
Entertainment
91. www.singularityu.org
GROWING MEAT
!
Making Leather and Meat Better
!
Modern Meadow applies the latest advances in tissue engineering to develop
novel biomaterials to address some of our most pressing global challenges. We
develop cultured leather and meat products which require no animal slaughter
and much lower inputs of land, water, energy and chemicals.
92. // Ancient architecture
// Torrents of data
// Hardwired biases
// Limited bandwidth
// Technological amplification
// Change accelerating
// Global problems
// Navigation requirements increasing
Neuroscience
105. …successive substitution of Sn atoms at the surface
one atom at a time with Si atoms coming from the
tip. !
Science 17 October 2008: vol. 322. no. 5900, pp. 413
– 417. Custance Nanomechanics Group.!
Tin & Silicon
106. The Goal
// Arrange any element
// Inexpensively
//Fewer elements: H and C can build
almost any rigid structure (diamond,
lonsdaleite, graphite and graphene,
carbon nanotubes and fullerenes,
polyynes, other hydrocarbons)
// Ge provides “just enough” synthetic
flexibility
!
109. “The complexity of modern American medicine exceeds the
capacity of the unaided human mind.” David Eddy, MD
TMI: Too much information
Daniel Kraft, MD
(Medicine)
Stem cell Biology,
Stanford
132. B I L L I O N $ C O M P A N I E S
N
T
!
A billion dollar opportunity
!
Used to take 20 years to create
Google - 8 years
Facebook - 5 years
Groupon - 18 months
!
!
Metabolism of the economy
increasing
!
Barriers to entry dropping
133. $ 8 0 0 M S A L E S I N 2 4 H R S
> $ 1 B I N 7 2 H R S
134. N E W I N F O R M A T I O N
L A Y E R S
HTML (text) Video
Social Profiles
Location
Quantified Self
Health Data
Sensor Networks
Internet of Things
146. Quotient technology platform:
standing on the shoulders of giants
Historic event in human-antibody therapy:
!
Dr. William Pollack – eminent immunologist,
foremost authority on human antibodies
!
Inventor of RhoGam® – one of the most
successful women’s health products ever produced
!
Tens of millions of babies saved
Eradicated RH disease
!
Further invented first vaccine against Hepatitis B –
human antibody based
183. N E W I N F O R M A T I O N
L A Y E R S
HTML (text) Video
Social Profiles
Location
Quantified Self
Health Data
Sensor Networks
Internet of Things
184. Software will eat the
world, in all sectors.
Companies need to adapt
or they will become
extinct. In the future
every company will
become a software
company
Mark Andreessen
founder of Netscape,
renowned Venture Capitalist
“
”
187. 32
Kevin Kelly - Eight Models
!
•Immediacy
•Personalization
•Interpretation
•Authenticity
•Accessibility
•Embodiment
•Patronage
•Findability
188. Collaborative Consumption!
dilawar
Disruption. rt @dkberman: Peter Thiel to invest in #Airbnb, valuing at
$2.5B or 40% of all of Hyatt Hotels. http://on.wsj.com/R8zZv0
10/19/12 11:43 AM
■ Bartering!
■ Bike sharing!
■ Boats!
■ Book swapping!
■ Carpool/Ride sharing!
■ Car sharing!
■ Clothes swapping!
■ Collaborative workspace!
■ Co-housing!
■ Coworking!
■ Crowd funding!
■ Garden sharing!
■ Fractional ownership!
■ Peer-to-peer lending!
■ Peer-to-peer renting!
■ Product service system!
■ Seed swap!
■ Share taxi!
■ Time banks!
■ LETS!
■ Virtual currency!
189.
190. The immune system of the company will always attack
- must view it from a biological p.o.v
Very few large organizations can innovate
- most are sales organizations that acquire technology
Important to do, but must report directly to CEO
and be kept stealth
lessons from brickhouse
191. A new breed of organizational structure emerging
Examples
- TED
- DonorsChoose
- Xprize
- Singularity University
In each case, a small footprint
of people/resources is achieving a global impact
exponential orgs
194. Founding conference to launch - 10 months
!
GSP09
160 speakers
300 hrs of lectures, workshops, etc
194
Singularity U
Core team - 5 people
Global footprint
2000 alumni
85 countries
local impact
195. // Started off as ‘just’ a conference
// Several thousand passionate attendees
// Exposed TED Talks on the web
- over a billion views
// Created TEDx events
- over 1200 in just a year
// Scaling the community
ted
196. // collaborative technologies
// leveraging accelerating technologies
// multi-skilled team - p2p
// fast iterations with f/b loops
// massive, transformative purpose
// scalable (fractal) processes
// extreme distributed authority
// self-regulating, radical process re-engineering
// leverage the crowd (community)
X
attributes of ExOs
199. "Radical breakthroughs for the benefits of humanity"
"Organize the world's information"
"Ideas worth spreading"
"Make invention accessible"
“Positively impact one billion people”
“Open Happiness”
Uniquely yours
Highly Aspirational
Neither narrow nor technology
specific
Aimed at Heart & Mind
Declared with sincerity & confidence
strong MTPs
200. a weak purpose
Mission
Shape the future of the
Internet by creating
unprecedented value and
opportunity for our
customers, employees,
investors, and ecosystem
partners.
Who? Cisco
“Connect everyone
and everything,
everywhere,
always.”
201. why an MTP?
// Power of Pull – So Aspirational that a community forms
!
// Helps attract and retain talent
!
// Changes the organizational focus from internal politics to external impact
!
// Helps organize and keep focus during rapid growth
202. S.C.A.L.E
External Attributes of an ExO
S – Staff on Demand
!
C – Community & Crowd
!
A – Algorithms
!
L – Leased Assets
!
E – Engagement
203. I.D.E.A.S
Internal Attributes of an ExO
I – Interface Processes
!
D – Dashboards
!
E – Experimentation
!
A – Autonomy
!
S – Social Technologies
204. Advice to large companies
• Transform leadership (mindset, education)
• Inspire ExOs at edges (via chg mkrs)
• Invest/Partner with adjacent ExOs
• Leverage or expose data
• Hire a ‘Black Ops’ team
• Set up a Google[X] equivalent
X
207. Advice to large companies
• Transform leadership (mindset, education)
• Inspire ExOs at edges (via chg mkrs)
• Invest/Partner with adjacent ExOs
• Leverage or expose data
• Hire a ‘Black Ops’ team
• Set up a Google[X] equivalent
208. Advice to large companies
• Transform leadership (mindset, education)
• Inspire ExOs at edges (via chg mkrs)
• Invest/Partner with adjacent ExOs
• Leverage or expose data
• Hire a ‘Black Ops’ team
• Set up a Google[X] equivalent
X
209.
210. Advice to large companies
• Transform leadership (mindset, education)
• Inspire ExOs at edges (via chg mkrs)
• Invest/Partner with adjacent ExOs
• Leverage or expose data
• Hire a ‘Black Ops’ team
• Set up a Google[X] equivalent
211. Advice to large companies
• Transform leadership (mindset, education)
• Inspire ExOs at edges (via chg mkrs)
• Invest/Partner with adjacent ExOs
• Leverage or expose data
• Hire a ‘Black Ops’ team
• Set up a Google[X] equivalent
212. Advice to large companies
• Transform leadership (mindset, education)
• Inspire ExOs at edges (via chg mkrs)
• Invest/Partner with adjacent ExOs
• Leverage or expose data
• Hire a ‘Black Ops’ team
• Set up a Google[X] equivalent
X
236. (cold) Water (hot)Ice Steam
Money Goats Paper Money Digital Money
Virtual
Currency
Commerce Physical goods
Information
goods
ideas Attention
Comms Snail mail Email
IM & social
feeds
direct B2B
IT Hardware Software Internet
Cloud
Computing
Biology Inorganic Organic
Complex
lifeforms
Synthetic life
Music Local performer Recorded Music CDs Internet stream
Society Clans or tribes Nation states MNC, FTZ
Facebook or
online grps
237. Virtual
Currency
Attention
direct B2B
Cloud
Computing
Synthetic life
Internet stream
Facebook
Steam
Gas
No structure, granular
Full expansion into space
Very fast & hot
Hard to recapture
!
Breaks, dissolves
other substances
Technology causing heat to rise
!
Communications reducing space between molecules
!
Everything colliding with everything else
!
We’re all high energy molecules
!
Domain after domain being vaporized
!
238. Need to be Goldilocks
!
But.. stable structures cannot
form in steam
!
!
!
Need a lot of water
Some ice, some steam
!
- OWS
- Arab spring
- Tea Party