This document discusses how technology is increasingly shaping our lives and the future of work and education. It notes that technologies like artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, robots, and neural interfaces will continue advancing rapidly and transforming industries and jobs. It suggests that fields like creativity, science, and innovation will be important for human workers as more routine jobs are automated. It raises questions about how education should adapt and what roles it will play if knowledge becomes more readily available through technology.

1. The inevitable (2)
when technology is taking over

2. Hi, I’m Tom
Lecturer Digital Culture@XMM
Program Manager SME
Program Manager International Entrepreneurship

3. 27/10/15
Disclaimer
Neither, Tom nor KdG, can be held responsible for the future outcome of
these technologies and their impact on life, society or education.
This content is based on observations, trend watching and research.

4. VolatilityUncertaintyComplexityAmbiguityIt’s a world.

5. Volatility
Uncertainty
Complexity
Ambiguity

6. Vibrant
Unreal
Crazy
Astounding

7. We’re living
in fascinating
times!

8. Remember this guy?!

9. Remember this guy?!

10. Remember this guy?!

12. Technology is shaping our lives

13. f
Technology is shaping our lives

14. Technology is shaping our livesTechnology is shaping our lives
whether we like it or not!

15. Technology is shaping our livesTechnology is shaping our lives
whether we like it or not!

16. Technology is shaping our livesTechnology is shaping our lives
whether we like it or not!

17. Technology is shaping our livesTechnology is shaping our lives
whether we like it or not!

18. Police land Amazon Echo data in quest to solve murder
March 7, 2017

19. Marshall McLuhan
“We shape our tools,
and (later) our tools shape us”

21. The internet will disappear!
“When everything is connected,
the internet as we know it will be gone. You
won’t need to push a button (safari, explorer)
anymore to be online. Connectivity will be
like oxygen: all around!”

22. Humans are becoming
digital

23. The entire context is
becoming digital

24. Humans are becoming
hybrid

25. Smart Lenses

26. We might want to
change some habits?!

27. We might want to
change some habits?!

28. Smartphone is our first screen

29. Smartphone is our first screen
for now!

30. uses the smartphones
while multi-tasking with
other media
17% 51% 52% 34% 43% 28% 16%
86%

31. Long-term focus erodes with
increased digital consumption,
social media usage
& tech savviness

32. 9secondsAttention span

33. Attention span 8seconds

34. 7seconds 15seconds

37. How our brain works

38. Reflex brain
How our brain works
now
all senses

39. Reflective brain
Reflex brain
How our brain works
now
all senses
one thing at a time
away from reality

40. Reflective brain
Reflex brain Archivering brain
How our brain works
now
all senses
one thing at a time
away from reality
just doing nothing

41. Reflective brain
Reflex brain Archivering brain
How our brain works
now
all senses
one thing at a time
away from reality
just doing nothing

42. How our brain works
NO multitasking

44. Name the Adidas shoe collection
Which pincode was being used?
What was the colour of the first jacket?
At what time does the store close?
What was the colour of the pants of the
first climber?
How many people were climbing the
steep wall and were in some sort of
stretcher?
What colour did the canoe have with
nobody sitting in it?
Name the sports/race car brand ?

45. Task Switching
Young Old

46. Microlearning

47. Microlearning
Learning, and applying what one has learned,
in small, focused steps
The learner has control over the proces.

48. Microlearning
NO brain stress because of small steps
Free brain curiosity and patterns to learn
More engagement

49. Microlearning

50. Microlearning

51. Cognification

52. Cognification
AI - Artificial Intelligence

53. Cognification
AI - Artificial Intelligence

54. Cognification
AI - Artificial Intelligence
Watson helps out with curing cancer

55. Cognification
AI - Artificial Intelligence
Watson helps out with curing cancer
80% more accurate

56. Watson tackles your tax returns.

60. Over the next 5 years most “knowledge jobs”
will transition to cognitive robotics.

61. Cognification
AI - Artificial Intelligence

62. Cognification
AI - Artificial Intelligence

64. The perfect storm
Google TensorFlow

67. Artificial Smartness in the background

74. The Photo Editing Future
Is Based on Machine Learning

75. The more people use AI the smarter it gets!

76. AI will become a commodity - always available

77. What’s the role of education
when knowledge becomes a true commodity?

80. Humanoids are still far enough off

81. Humanoids are still far enough off
although

82. Chatbot are real!

83. Ahshok Goel
Georgia Institute of Technology
uses a AI chatbot as teaching assistant

84. …nanobots are already up and running!

85. …Baxter helps out in production

86. …The robot (Botler) is at your service

87. …The robot is at your service

88. …Nursing robots are taking care of elderly

89. What’s the role of education
when jobs are automated or robotized?

90. Where are the human jobs?

91. 2020 human skills

92. Where are the human jobs?
creativity

93. Where are the human jobs?
science

94. Where are the human jobs?
innovation

95. very inefficient
processes because
they evolve around
experience!

96. Virtuality

97. 1989

98. 1989
2 mio $

99. 2016
2016

100. Virtuality
only $600
thanks to mobile technology

101. Google Cardboard

102. Virtuality
Immersive VR
You’re in the situation

103. Virtuality
Immersive MR
Reality is put into a real situation

105. The internet of
information will
become the internet
of experience

106. 3 000 000
2 250 000
1 500 000
750 000
Virtuality Sales

107. 3 000 000
2 250 000
1 500 000
750 000
355 088
Oculus Rift
(Facebook)
Virtuality Sales

108. 3 000 000
2 250 000
1 500 000
750 000
355 088
Oculus Rift
(Facebook)
420 108 450 83
Vive
(HTC)
Daydream
(Google)
Virtuality Sales

109. Oculus Rift
(Facebook)
Vive
(HTC)
Daydream
(Google)
Samsung
Gear VR
Playstation
VR
3 000 000
2 250 000
1 500 000
750 000
355 088 420 108 450 83
2 316 632
2 602 370
Virtuality Sales

110. Virtuality
tactile
> 50% of the experience

111. Virtuality
tactile
but they play with your mind!

112. Virtuality

113. Virtuality

114. Virtuality
in the workspace

115. Virtuality
in the leisure space

116. Virtuality
in education

117. What if?!

118. What if?! - technology takes over.

119. Thank you.

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