Presented by David Wood
The smartphone industry has seen both remarkable successes and remarkable failures over the last two decades. Developments have frequently confounded the predictions of apparent expert observers. What does this rich history have to teach futurists, technology enthusiasts, and activists for other forms of technology adoption and social improvement?
Introduction to 'How human will posthumans be?'David Wood
Introductory slides by David Wood at the London Futurists meetup on 25th Oct 2014, to set the context for the presentation 'How human will posthumans be?' by David Roden
Ten Technology Trends That Will Change the World in Ten YearsCisco Services
For more info: http://www.cisco.com/go/ibsg/innovations
At Cisco Live 2011, Dave Evans, Cisco’s chief futurist and chief technologist for the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG), presented the 10 technology trends that will change the world in 10 years.
Internet of Things, Quantified Self and Smart Cities in the context of Singul...Yuri van Geest
The cutting edge and complete overview of all key cases and examples within the Quantified Self and Internet of Things (IoT) movements across the globe.
As an active organizer/founder/ambassador of Quantified Self Europe and Amsterdam as well as Mobile Monday Amsterdam, Lean Startup Rotterdam and Singularity University NL I was able to synthesize this presentation on IoT.
2012 Inflection Point Report Trend One: Leapfrog Technologies:Major trends re...Chris Jones
Major trends research notes:
The Cambrian Explosion was an inflection point in biological experimentation, innovation and diversification. The Cambrian Cloud is a metaphor that seeks to capture a similar transformative period of rapid experimentation and innovation.
The Cambrian Cloud is a low friction, emergent social space in which innovation, collaboration, science, entrepreneurship, complexity, non-linear systems, resources and the diffusion of opportunities all intersect.
Take a look at how far Microsoft Windows has come since 1981, when it first launched. Then visit http://www.lynda.com/windows10 to learn everything you need to know about Windows 10.
Introduction to 'How human will posthumans be?'David Wood
Introductory slides by David Wood at the London Futurists meetup on 25th Oct 2014, to set the context for the presentation 'How human will posthumans be?' by David Roden
Ten Technology Trends That Will Change the World in Ten YearsCisco Services
For more info: http://www.cisco.com/go/ibsg/innovations
At Cisco Live 2011, Dave Evans, Cisco’s chief futurist and chief technologist for the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG), presented the 10 technology trends that will change the world in 10 years.
Internet of Things, Quantified Self and Smart Cities in the context of Singul...Yuri van Geest
The cutting edge and complete overview of all key cases and examples within the Quantified Self and Internet of Things (IoT) movements across the globe.
As an active organizer/founder/ambassador of Quantified Self Europe and Amsterdam as well as Mobile Monday Amsterdam, Lean Startup Rotterdam and Singularity University NL I was able to synthesize this presentation on IoT.
2012 Inflection Point Report Trend One: Leapfrog Technologies:Major trends re...Chris Jones
Major trends research notes:
The Cambrian Explosion was an inflection point in biological experimentation, innovation and diversification. The Cambrian Cloud is a metaphor that seeks to capture a similar transformative period of rapid experimentation and innovation.
The Cambrian Cloud is a low friction, emergent social space in which innovation, collaboration, science, entrepreneurship, complexity, non-linear systems, resources and the diffusion of opportunities all intersect.
Take a look at how far Microsoft Windows has come since 1981, when it first launched. Then visit http://www.lynda.com/windows10 to learn everything you need to know about Windows 10.
A general futurist look at how linear, exponential and discontinuous growth is shaping the future of technology and what may be expected in key areas such as hardware, software, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology, life extension and virtual worlds.
Audio: http://feeds.feedburner.com/BroaderPerspectivePodcast
Taming Context in the Internet of ThingsWebVisions
As we continue to stitch our physical world together with digital information, context is becoming harder to manage and understand. Everything we do or buy is potentially connected to everything else, complicating the meaning of our everyday actions. How do we insure that the networked "things" we put into the world make sense as part a human environment? The answers have less to do with the devices we make than with the way people perceive and comprehend their surroundings.
Using everyday examples and practical models, this talk shows how we can figure out the contextual angles underlying the experiences of your product's or service's users and customers.
The Internet of Things will radically transform the ways we interact with our world and control our surroundings.
iMinds insights is a quarterly publication providing you with relevant tech updates based on interviews with academic and industry experts. iMinds is a digital research center and incubator based in Belgium.
Glimpses into the future of mobile devices, the internet, and more - updated ...Michael Harries
First given at Mobile Monday Sydney on 2 November 2009.
A thought provoking look at the forces affecting the future of the mobile internet.
(Let me know what you think.)
Future of Technology - Jan 2008 updateMelanie Swan
What will be the next Internet? 11 revolutionary technologies are shaping the future: molecular nanotechnology, biotechnology and personalized medicine, synthetic biology, life extension and anti-aging therapies, robotics, artificial intelligence, intelligence augmentation, virtual reality, fabbing, quantum computing and affordable space launch.
This is a January 2008 update to the similar October 2007 presentation.
Mind the Gap: Designing the Space Between DevicesJosh Clark
There's untapped magic in the gaps between gadgets. Multi-screen design is a preoccupying problem as we try to fit our content into many different screens. But as devices multiply, the new opportunity is less about designing individual screens but designing interactions BETWEEN them—often without using a screen at all. Learn to create web and app experiences that share control among multiple devices, designing not only for screens but for sensors. The technology is already here in our pockets, handbags, and living rooms. Learn how to use it right now.
The New Next: 2011 Tech Influencers Predictions by TrendsSpotting Taly Weiss
TrendsSpotting 4th annual digital prediction series is featuring the predictions of digital and marketing experts on the big changes awaiting us in the coming year.
Looking at 2010 and observing the trends we’ve seen that year – we aim at figuring out what will be new in 2011.
THE NEW NEXT initiative is focused not in what will happen in 2011 (as most predictions you find) but rather on the new trends emerging out of what we have seen earlier.
The Tech 2011 Report is following the predictions of ReadWriteWeb, GigaOm, IBM, Forrester and other leading experts.
Watch for TrendsSpoting's 2011 Social Media and Mobile Predictions.
We are currently living in times of great transformation. We have over the last couple of decade seen the Internet become the most powerful disrupting force in the world, connecting everyone and transforming businesses. Now everyday objects - things we use are getting smart with sensors and software. And they are connecting. What does this mean?
We will see the world become alive. Cars will talk to road sensors that talk to systems that guide traffic. Plants will talk to weather systems that talk to scientists that research climate change. Farming fields will talk to the farming system that talks to robots that do fertilising and harvesting. Home appliances like refrigerators, ovens, coffee machines and microwaves ovens will talk to the home food and cooking system that will inform the store that you are running out butter, cheese, laundry detergent and coffee beans, which will inform the robot driver to get this to your house after consulting your calendar upon when someone is at home.
In this lecture we explore the Internet of Things, IoT.
Top 10-recent-invention-of-science-without-videomsnsela
We humans are ingenious groups in this world. Right from the moment when someone rubbed two stones to light a fire, or bashed a rock to make the first tool, to the development of Internet and Mars rovers, we have already made some revolutionary advancements in several areas of science and technology. Beginning from a nail or a wheel to compass and to millions of new things that were never seen or felt before is a pure magic with their ability to improve the quality of life and advancement in human lives. Let us look at the top 10 greatest modern inventions.
The Future Is Faster Than You Think Book SummaryPrasad Kaushik
This book is about formerly independent exponentially accelerating technologies beginning to converge with other independent waves of exponentially accelerating technologies. Its greatest value is in its exploration of the impact of convergence across multiple industries.
We have never lived in a world of faster and more wide-reaching technology innovations.
Our jobs, businesses, and how we operate as societies are being transformed by
technology, and the current global pandemic is only fast-tracking the digital
transformation. With this post, I want to delve into the top 10 tech trends that are driving the 4th Industrial Revolution, and that will define the next decade.
Décryptage de l'Internet des objets au travers des 4 axes majeurs de la transformation digitale (Data, Cloud, Mobile, Empowerment). Présentation de l'AWT dans le cadre du Café Numérique spécial "Internet des objets" à Louvain-la-Neuve, le 20 octobre 2014
A general futurist look at how linear, exponential and discontinuous growth is shaping the future of technology and what may be expected in key areas such as hardware, software, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology, life extension and virtual worlds.
Audio: http://feeds.feedburner.com/BroaderPerspectivePodcast
Taming Context in the Internet of ThingsWebVisions
As we continue to stitch our physical world together with digital information, context is becoming harder to manage and understand. Everything we do or buy is potentially connected to everything else, complicating the meaning of our everyday actions. How do we insure that the networked "things" we put into the world make sense as part a human environment? The answers have less to do with the devices we make than with the way people perceive and comprehend their surroundings.
Using everyday examples and practical models, this talk shows how we can figure out the contextual angles underlying the experiences of your product's or service's users and customers.
The Internet of Things will radically transform the ways we interact with our world and control our surroundings.
iMinds insights is a quarterly publication providing you with relevant tech updates based on interviews with academic and industry experts. iMinds is a digital research center and incubator based in Belgium.
Glimpses into the future of mobile devices, the internet, and more - updated ...Michael Harries
First given at Mobile Monday Sydney on 2 November 2009.
A thought provoking look at the forces affecting the future of the mobile internet.
(Let me know what you think.)
Future of Technology - Jan 2008 updateMelanie Swan
What will be the next Internet? 11 revolutionary technologies are shaping the future: molecular nanotechnology, biotechnology and personalized medicine, synthetic biology, life extension and anti-aging therapies, robotics, artificial intelligence, intelligence augmentation, virtual reality, fabbing, quantum computing and affordable space launch.
This is a January 2008 update to the similar October 2007 presentation.
Mind the Gap: Designing the Space Between DevicesJosh Clark
There's untapped magic in the gaps between gadgets. Multi-screen design is a preoccupying problem as we try to fit our content into many different screens. But as devices multiply, the new opportunity is less about designing individual screens but designing interactions BETWEEN them—often without using a screen at all. Learn to create web and app experiences that share control among multiple devices, designing not only for screens but for sensors. The technology is already here in our pockets, handbags, and living rooms. Learn how to use it right now.
The New Next: 2011 Tech Influencers Predictions by TrendsSpotting Taly Weiss
TrendsSpotting 4th annual digital prediction series is featuring the predictions of digital and marketing experts on the big changes awaiting us in the coming year.
Looking at 2010 and observing the trends we’ve seen that year – we aim at figuring out what will be new in 2011.
THE NEW NEXT initiative is focused not in what will happen in 2011 (as most predictions you find) but rather on the new trends emerging out of what we have seen earlier.
The Tech 2011 Report is following the predictions of ReadWriteWeb, GigaOm, IBM, Forrester and other leading experts.
Watch for TrendsSpoting's 2011 Social Media and Mobile Predictions.
We are currently living in times of great transformation. We have over the last couple of decade seen the Internet become the most powerful disrupting force in the world, connecting everyone and transforming businesses. Now everyday objects - things we use are getting smart with sensors and software. And they are connecting. What does this mean?
We will see the world become alive. Cars will talk to road sensors that talk to systems that guide traffic. Plants will talk to weather systems that talk to scientists that research climate change. Farming fields will talk to the farming system that talks to robots that do fertilising and harvesting. Home appliances like refrigerators, ovens, coffee machines and microwaves ovens will talk to the home food and cooking system that will inform the store that you are running out butter, cheese, laundry detergent and coffee beans, which will inform the robot driver to get this to your house after consulting your calendar upon when someone is at home.
In this lecture we explore the Internet of Things, IoT.
Top 10-recent-invention-of-science-without-videomsnsela
We humans are ingenious groups in this world. Right from the moment when someone rubbed two stones to light a fire, or bashed a rock to make the first tool, to the development of Internet and Mars rovers, we have already made some revolutionary advancements in several areas of science and technology. Beginning from a nail or a wheel to compass and to millions of new things that were never seen or felt before is a pure magic with their ability to improve the quality of life and advancement in human lives. Let us look at the top 10 greatest modern inventions.
The Future Is Faster Than You Think Book SummaryPrasad Kaushik
This book is about formerly independent exponentially accelerating technologies beginning to converge with other independent waves of exponentially accelerating technologies. Its greatest value is in its exploration of the impact of convergence across multiple industries.
We have never lived in a world of faster and more wide-reaching technology innovations.
Our jobs, businesses, and how we operate as societies are being transformed by
technology, and the current global pandemic is only fast-tracking the digital
transformation. With this post, I want to delve into the top 10 tech trends that are driving the 4th Industrial Revolution, and that will define the next decade.
Décryptage de l'Internet des objets au travers des 4 axes majeurs de la transformation digitale (Data, Cloud, Mobile, Empowerment). Présentation de l'AWT dans le cadre du Café Numérique spécial "Internet des objets" à Louvain-la-Neuve, le 20 octobre 2014
What smartphones teach us about the radical future of technology, business, ...David Wood
Presentation given by David Wood at Technology Ventures Conference on 23rd June 2014, hosted by CUTEC (Cambridge University Technology Enterprise Club). See http://tvc2014.cutec.org/ for more details about TVC2104.
Internet of Things ( IoT ) will be all in the future, are we ready for this 4th revolution ? My presentation will show the main topics regarging IoT, including the history, the applications and some arguments behind it, including criticism and controversies.
What is the future like? Can we predict the future? Doing so is not easy. Even if you have some ideas on how things are developing, convincing others is not easy.
However, there are some clear signs that can tell us what are the next big industries. We are now in the digital age and real time software is causing dramatic transformation of industries.
In this lecture we look at nine important trends that you need to know about.
Whirlpool presents the volume 2 of the Digital School. Lesson 2 is dedicated to explain how everyday objects can become smart and more connected to each other and to the users.
Les sciences et le langage sont les principaux facteurs qui alimentent les mécanismes de la transformation précipitée de nos vies privées et sociales. C’est la poésie et la philosophie qui en donneront un sens.
La nouveauté est bien en soi. Il y a une certaine fascination aujourd’hui pour les progrès technologiques. Jusqu’à très récemment, le rythme de ces évolutions s’est soudainement accéléré, projetant de la science-fiction dans notre quotidien. Or on se focalise plutôt sur le mouvement d’un changement que sur son objectif final. Être mobile, s’adapter toujours, innover encore, changer plus vite, sont devenues les principes de notre conscience occidentale, notre nouvelle religion. Il importe alors de s’interroger sur l’intérêt de la transformation de nos organisations afin d’y donner un sens.
Dans ce premier document, j’essaie de comprendre à travers le prisme des entreprises, les origines de cette transformation dont le numérique et la mondialisation ont fortement contribués. Puis, je propose une approche pour sa prise en main. Être un acteur de sa propre évolution dans ce tourbillon d’innovations est un premier pas pour habiter ce monde et mettre l’humanité au cœur de nos activités.
“ Artificial intelligence and Big Data are two burgeoning technologies, full of promise for businesses in all industries. However, the real revolutionary potential of these two technologies is probably their convergence. Discover the possibilities offered by the alliance between Big Data and AI. “
source : www.lebigdata.fr
2014 Global Trend Forecast (Technology, Media & Telecoms)CM Research
In this report, the third volume in our "Global TMT Trend Forecast" series, we identify the major disruptive technologies that we will see in 2014 and predict how they will impact the world’s largest technology, media and telecom (TMT) companies.
Inside, we split the global TMT sector into 17 subsectors (e.g. connected devices, consumer electronics, semiconductors, e-commerce, social media, software, telecom operators, etc.) and examine how emerging technology themes will impact each sector, highlighting the likely winners and losers. Behind many of the themes mentioned in this report we have published in-depth research reports supporting our thinking. Here, we bring all these themes together. Our objective is to offer investors and industry executives a comprehensive trend forecast for the global TMT sector over the next 12 months.
If you only read one TMT Trends report this year, make sure it is this one.
We hear specific technology terms more frequently, however some individuals may not know what they mean.
My goal is to help you understand the topics that are changing our world and will most likely continue to play an integral part in how we interact with technology.
Technology Through the Looking Glass: 2013-2020Peter Crosby
The news is filled with stories of companies promising to “disrupt” this technology or that market. Growing trends such as mobile, apps, BYOD, open source, MOOCs, Vine-video, Social TV, 'big data,' compete for our attention and understanding. Microsoft is finally in the cloud, YouTube adds 100 hours of video per minute, Google is making devices like 'Glass,' Twitter is truly revolutionary, and Facebook may be competing with them all. Yet some of the biggest social impacts are due to much lower technologies such as sms mapping, micro-payments, mobile health. Don’t miss this look into the future from two provocative thought leaders!
Delivered by Dan Callahan (CGNET) & Peter S. Crosby (Dotsub) at InsideNGO: Operational Excellence for Global Impact conference <www.insidengo.org> on July 31, 2013, in Washington, DC
10 trends to watch for 2014: Trends 6 to 10Tracey Keys
Last month, we started our coverage of the 10 Trends to Watch for 2014 by introducing the notion of a “Moore’s Law of Change.” In a world of accelerating and radical changes there will continue to be significant opportunities for leaders, organizations and individuals that approach change with an open mind, an informed point of view and a readiness to take action today to prepare for the future.
So where should leaders look today for these changes? In our forthcoming Global Trends Report 2014, The Fieldbook, we highlight 10 trends that business leaders need to focus on today. In this December 2013 briefing we highlight our last five trends for 2014 - trends 6 to 10.
Whitepaper - A Consumer Cloud Solution - White Label or BuildJ.D. Bryant
The momentum continues to build in a technology-rich society where consumers are the drivers. Lifestyle standards are changing at an accelerating speed. Global businesses need to keep up with the pace to remain players in their industry. The personal cloud is predicted to replace PCs for the majority of consumer content storage needs. Only 7 percent of digital content was stored in the personal cloud in 2011 and expected to reach 36 percent as early as 2016. The choice to enter the consumer cloud space is to buy or build. A white label consumer cloud offer is an ideal solution for businesses to enter the cloud market with minimal financial risks. It is designed to increase market share opportunities and help with customer retention. If a company buys or builds, the fact remains that harnessing the cloud is a requirement in order to compete in times ahead.
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Presented by Steven M. Johnson
Some futurists think up alternate future scenarios while working with a group at a futures research think tank, while others work alone as artists and writers, brainstorming within their own minds. In an illustrated talk, artist-inventor Steven M. Johnson shares his secrets for coming up with numbingly dumb, humorous invention concepts, as well as prophetically-accurate depictions of future technologies that were sometimes decades ahead.
Presented by Jerome Glenn
“The future doesn’t need us,” Bill Joy said in his famous 2001 WIRED article. He warned us of the threats posed by advanced technologies, and suggested we should slow down their advancement. Many today agree with Joy. The evolution of our knowledge about nature and the evolution of nature itself have come to a historic crossroads, others claim. It took billions of years for nature to produce our universe, a planet called Earth and a living species able to ask questions and create answers. It took humans just decades to develop a technology to bring our collective knowledge back to life deep within the brains of super computers and show it on the screens of Ipads and smart phones. With digital technology, an astonishing transformation is taking place right in front of our eyes. Since the Big Bang, nature has been the sole creator of the future. Until humans came along and unraveled nature’s tricks, enough so to take away its monopoly, and bring us to the most important crossroads in the history of our universe.
Presented by Jerome Glenn
How do we handle the world’s major challenges? This session will provide a framework to better understand global change and what is strategic for the future of civilization. Worldwide synergies and cross-impacts will be cited among sustainable development, climate change, water, demographics, democratization, ICT, development gaps, health and disease, global foresight and decision making, conflict and security, gender relations, organized crime, energy, S&T, global ethics, and education.
Presented by Jay Gary, Lane Jennings, Kate McCallum, and Alex McManus
Whether it is Teihard de Chardin's "omega point," Barbara Marx Hubbard's "conscious evolution," Ken Wilber's "integral theory," Ziauddin Sardar's "Islamic science" or Pope Francis' exhortation to simplicity, the religious imagination continues to reframe our quest toward transformation and tomorrow. This panel will share how the spiritual quest for "terra nova" is expressed in their own futures work ranging from transmedia in Hollywood entertainment, to a "Voxtropolis" mashup in Motown with rap and social entrepreneurs, to a journal that ponders how the spirituality of science fiction is creating a post-terrestrial age.
How has your futurist work intersected with your career? What are the present state and future prospects of building a career in foresight? What competencies will tomorrow’s futurists demonstrate, whether as trend analysts, project managers, facilitators, or consultants?
Presented by David Pearce Snyder
Most futurists today believe that the middle class job loss and widening income gap arising from our current techno-economic restructuring will ultimately be followed by a “rising tide” of prosperity based on new products, services and jobs. For those without a hopeful long term vision, however, our degraded economic performance has provoked political mobilization promoting simplistic solutions for our many complex problems. Futurists can/should actively inject an understanding of our complex circumstances into the public dialogue.
Presented by John Vanston and Carrie Vanston
The world is constantly changing and you must keep moving forward to remain relevant and profit in your area or areas of interest. During this inspiring program, world-renowned Futurist David Pearce Snyder describes this changing world and the forces driving it. He helps you see the future through a matrix of many emerging trends – minitrends – that reflect the macro-changes that you must anticipate to be successful as the future unfolds. Futurist Dr. John Vanston and Carrie Vanston, authors of the award-winning book MINITRENDS, will provide seven ways for you to find, analyze, and profit from important minitrends. The MiniTrends Mindset offers huge opportunities to those alert enough to identify them, perceptive enough to realize their importance, and adept enough to take advantage of them.
Presented by Brad Aiken
Doctor and science-fiction writer Brad Aiken presents on new and upcoming technologies in neurological rehabilitation. Topics include breakthrough advances that can help people recover from stroke, brain injury, and spinal cord injury. Current, cutting-edge technologies will be discussed, as well as likely upcoming advances in this field.
What if...different visions of the future human, and factors impacting the future evolution of humanity—short/medium to distant future—come true? What different scenarios result for our human, societal, planetary, and cosmic futures from each view? What kind of society and world will we create if each scenario comes true? Views of the future human will go beyond just technological (Kurzweil or body augmentation) to human-robotic relations, space exploration, earth preservation, consciousness views, and combinations.
Foresight Careers: A Guide to Doing Strategic ForesightCynthia G. Wagner
Professional foresight is on the rise. More people are being paid to create, predict, and manage the future in more exciting ways around the world today than ever before. Through the Foresight Education and Research Network (FERN), a professional network working to improve global foresight education, training, and careers, we have just written a careers guide for professional futurists, and are looking forward to sharing it with you.
Presented by Trevor Haldenby
Introducing emerging trends in transmedia storytelling and participatory entertainment, the session will explore how new approaches to building story worlds, spreading story content across media, and engaging customers and audiences as co-creators can bridge the gap between science-fiction storytelling, scenario planning, and open foresight practices. These ideas will be explored using case studies of ByoLogyc, a transmedia future scenario, and DIY Days, a participatory design workshop series.
Presented by Lee Rainie
An overview of the extensive roster of expert predictions about the coming decade that the Pew Internet Project recently gathered. Among other things, this keynote covers what happens to people’s behavior when the Internet is everywhere, how new social and cultural divides will emerge, how deeply education will be disrupted, and how a different mix of companies will influence the Internet.
Presented by Nicole Baker
When we think about the future, we often resort to visions of technology. However, as social beings, language, collaboration, networking, and connection are key to our development. Human communication will continue to transform with changes in technology, the global economy, cities, and more. The session will explore the convergence of these weak signals to understand how trends like social architecture, emotional software, and the global brain change how we work, interact, and ultimately live.
Presented by Patrick Sheehan.
A discussion of the past, present, and future of the energy sector; including upcoming energy sources and prognosis for the coming decades. This session will cover the intersection of policy and technology, and pay special attention to discussion of energy in the state of Florida.
Presented by: Jason Swanson, Kate Burgess-MacIntosh, and Laura Schlehuber
Much time and energy has been spent in an attempt to return the global economy to its pre-recession trajectory. What if it is not possible to return to business as usual? This session will examine the case against a return to business as usual.
Presented by Jim Damicis, Rupam Shrivastava, and Virginia Gibbs
In 2012 and 2013, two COTF panels introduced the concept of the emergence of a Creative Molecular Economy (CME) at the World Future Society conference. New ideas such as a Future Forward Workforce, Leadership for an Emerging New Economy and Building Interlocking Entrepreneurial Networks were introduced. This session continues to introduce new practical practices for a CME to include a 21st Century System of Venture Capital and how to create regional centers able to build capacities for a CME.
Presented by Susan Alman
What if you could use any mobile device to query a live or virtual librarian who would synthesize and analyze information tailored to your unique needs? What if your customized information was available instantly with the precise resources to enable you to continue your project? Ubiquitous librarian scenarios will be presented based on the imaginations of graduate library and information science students who will spend a term exploring the concept of a ubiquitous library.
Report from the Fourth International Thorium ConferenceCynthia G. Wagner
Presented by Anna Carson, Joseph Selliken, Ganapati Myneni, and Christian LaBella
At the end of October 2013, more than 200 participants from 33 nations met at CERN in Switzerland. The 69 sessions covered topics on National and International Thorium Programs plus current and future designs of Thorium energy systems. Panelists are four of the 14 American participants. The United States did not present a national program.
Best of Houston Foresight: Harvesting Space ResourcesCynthia G. Wagner
Presented by Kurt Callaway
This session highlights the best student products from the award-winning graduate program in Foresight at the University of Houston. The session will include the best essays, forecasts, scenarios, and plans from the next generation of professional futurists.
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/
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
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
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.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
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
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
De-mystifying Zero to One: Design Informed Techniques for Greenfield Innovati...
What Smartphones Can Teach Futurists
1. Smartphones for futurists
What Smartphones Teach Us About
the Radical Future of Technology,
Business, & Society
Principal, Delta WisdomChair, London Futurists
David Wood
@dw2
3. @dw2
Page 3
20 tech breakthrough areas by 2025?
Big Data and the
Internet of Things:
many fewer secrets
Brain scanning:
consciousness &
creativity decoded
Mind enhancing drugs
(or hardware
stimulation, e.g. tDCS)
Cryptocurrencies:
decentralised
consensus systems
Nanomaterials
with super-strength &
resilience
3D fabrication,
with Atomically
Precise Manufacturing
Ubiquitous solar
energy: major
reduction of oil usage
Wearable computers,
Augmented Reality,
remote virtual avatars
Rejuvenation biotech:
Stem cell therapies,
synthetic organs
Cognitive computing
in healthcare: Most
doctors redeployed
Automated robot
workers:
nurses, soldiers…
Driverless cars,
drones: much safer,
greener transport
Credible cryonics:
mass market
suspensions
Virtual companions
more compelling than
real ones
Geoengineering
E.g. massive carbon
removal
Quantum computing:
Moore’s Law
-> Rose’s Law
Rational management
of decisions
and resources
Synthetic meat:
abolition of animal
suffering
Synthetic biology:
reprogramming DNA,
new life forms
Sanitation & nutrition:
Clean water, cities,
vaccinations…
http://anticipating2025.com/book/
4. @dw2
Page 4
First Nokia “mobile phone”
Nokia Mobira Senator (1982)
Weighed about 21 pounds
Designed for use in or near cars
1980s McKinsey forecast for AT&T
0.9 million mobile US subscribers by 2000
Actual figure: 109 million
Worldwide 1 billion by 2002, 2B by 2005, 7B by 2012...
Hard to predict the effects of sustained tech growth!
Devices increasingly numerous, lighter, and more useful
http://www.talktalk.co.uk/mobile/galleries/view/mobile/retro/browse/1
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/22/AR2008022202283_2.html
Predictions of mobile phones
Positive
feedback
cycle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communicator_(Star_Trek)
23rd century
5. Vision: 1998
7 years to profitability
8 years to 100M devices
+18 months to 200M devices
+36 months to 500M devices
Positive
feedback
cycle
6. @dw2
Page 6
What Smartphones Teach Us About the Radical
Future of Technology, Business, & Society
1. Disruptive tech can take a long time in gestation
– Even though it may eventually seem to blossom quickly
7. @dw2
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The (slow) emergence of tablets
http://joyreactor.com/post/300138
Bill Gates introduces Tablet PC.
No one cares.
Steve Jobs introduces the iPad.
The world pisses itself like an
excited dog.
Steve Ballmer introduces Surface.
People accuse Microsoft of
stealing the idea from Apple.
8. @dw2
Page 8
27 January, 2010
“8 Things That Suck About the iPad”
http://gizmodo.com/5458382/8-things-that-suck-about-the-ipad
1. Big, Ugly Bezel
2. No Multitasking
3. No Cameras
4. Touch Keyboard
5. No HDMI Out
6. The Name “iPad”
7. No Flash
8. Adapters, Adapters, Adapters
(“…You need an adapter for USB for god’s sake”)
9. It’s Not Widescreen
10. Doesn’t Support T-Mobile 3G
(“it uses microSIMs that literally no one else uses”)
11. A Closed App Ecosystem.
http://dw2blog.com/2010/01/28/the-ipad-more-for-less/
The (slow) emergence of tablets
“iFail”
“Not game-changing
like the iPhone was”
– Robert Scoble
10. @dw2
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23 October, 2012
“Apple sold their 100 millionth
iPad two weeks ago”
“We sold more iPads in the June
quarter than any PC maker sold of
their entire line-up”
Market-cap > $620 billion
>4 years to sell 100M iPhones
<3 years to sell 100M iPads
www.engadget.com/2012/10/23/apple-ipad-mini-liveblog/
www.forbes.com/sites/benzingainsights/2012/08/21/apple-now-most-valuable-company-in-history/
The (slow) emergence of tablets
Apple Now Most Valuable Company in History
11. @dw2
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20 opportunities for enormous value?
Big Data and the
Internet of Things:
many fewer secrets
Brain scanning:
consciousness &
creativity decoded
Mind enhancing drugs
(or hardware
stimulation, e.g. tDCS)
Cryptocurrencies:
decentralised
consensus systems
Nanomaterials
with super-strength &
resilience
3D fabrication,
with Atomically
Precise Manufacturing
Ubiquitous solar
energy: major
reduction of oil usage
Wearable computers,
Augmented Reality,
remote virtual avatars
Rejuvenation biotech:
Stem cell therapies,
synthetic organs
Cognitive computing
in healthcare: Most
doctors redeployed
Automated robot
workers:
nurses, soldiers…
Driverless cars,
drones: much safer,
greener transport
Credible cryonics:
mass market
suspensions
Virtual companions
more compelling than
real ones
Geoengineering
E.g. massive carbon
removal
Quantum computing:
Moore’s Law
-> Rose’s Law
Rational management
of decisions
and resources
Synthetic meat:
abolition of animal
suffering
Synthetic biology:
reprogramming DNA,
new life forms
Sanitation & nutrition:
Clean water, cities,
vaccinations…
http://anticipating2025.com/book/
12. @dw2
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Kindle books vs. physical books
www.theverge.com/2012/9/6/3298533/amazon-kindle-event-september-6th-video-watch
E-books leapfrog
physical books at Amazon
in less than 3 years
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
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Progress by combination
Smart combination of multiple tech improvements
• Cheap digital storage
• Low energy screens, pleasant to look at
• High-speed “Whisper net” wireless distribution
• Customisable (Linux/Android) software platform
• Huge catalog of books available to purchase
+ Innovative business model
Improvements in computers:
Performance
Applicability (digitisation)
14. @dw2
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What Smartphones Teach Us About the Radical
Future of Technology, Business, & Society
1. Disruptive tech can take a long time in gestation
– Even though it may eventually seem to blossom quickly
2. Disruptive products rely on smart combination
– Smart tech, innovative business model, powerful content
– Delivering a vision incrementally (roadmaps are important!)
3. There are huge amounts of hard work setting the scene
16. @dw2
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Causes of corporate stumbles
Corporate inertia
Loss of vision
Key skills missing
17. @dw2
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Nokia’s biggest mistake (?)
But if some ultimate cause needed to be named,
Ollila says that it would be the problems that
Nokia experienced in software know-how.
The problem was recognised already in the 1990s.
There were plans to fix them, but they were not
implemented.
http://www.zdnet.com/nokia-where-it-all-went-wrong-by-the-man-who-
made-it-the-worlds-biggest-mobile-company-7000023046/
http://www.hs.fi/talous/a1381973653499
Jorma Ollila, CEO of Nokia 1992-2006, interviewed in October 2013
Large-scale software? Design? Integration? The new new thing??
Knowing-doing gap!
http://dw2blog.com/2010/09/13/accelerating-nokias-renewal/
18. @dw2
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Not spotting the change
Phone-centric worldview
• Telephony was the most important app
• Phone manufacturers should prioritise
meeting the requests of network
operators
• Third party apps were a nice “extra”, but
didn’t make any fundamental difference
• Most innovation in smartphones came
from within the mobile industry, rather
than from Silicon Valley
• The US market was a laggard in the
adoption of smartphone technology; it
was better to invest in Japan, China, or
even India, than in the US.
Internet-centric worldview
• The Internet (and particularly the web
browser) was now the most important
application
• Phone manufacturers should prioritise
meeting the requests of Silicon Valley
entrepreneurs
• Third party apps – and, more generally,
openness to external innovators – could
bring fundamental new value
• The US market would dramatically
influence the way new smartphone
technology was adopted around the
world.
Not being able to act on spotting the change
19. @dw2
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Causes of corporate stumbles
Corporate inertia
Technical debt
Loss of vision
Ecosystem failure
Key skills missing
20. @dw2
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African proverb: Travelling
If you want to go fast, go alone;
If you want to go far, go together
Products need speed
Platforms enable long-distance travel
2014
2019
Positive
feedback
cycle
26. @dw2
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Leading in a world of disruptions
• Platform leadership
A. Nurturing insight into technology trends
B. Flexible, future-proof, debt-free architecture
C. Interfaces that enable positive feedback cycles
• Market leadership
D. Business model innovation
E. Developer motivation
F. User motivation
• Execution leadership
G. Continuous integration
H. Enterprise-scale agility
I. Lean processes (focus)
27. @dw2
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Building a winning alliance, despite
conflicts of interest
Mobile phones
Mobile
networks
Positive
feedback
cycle
28. @dw2
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Building a winning alliance, despite
conflicts of interest
Smartphones
Smart
networks
Developers
It helps to have an insanely great product!
It helps to have powerful allies!
29. @dw2
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What Smartphones Teach Us About the Radical
Future of Technology, Business, & Society
1. Disruptive tech can take a long time in gestation
– Even though it may eventually seem to blossom quickly
2. Disruptive products rely on smart combination
– Smart tech, innovative business model, powerful content
– Delivering a vision incrementally (roadmaps are important!)
3. There are huge amounts of hard work setting the scene
– Platform skills, Marketing skills, Execution skills
– Patient investors; the right top management (no knowing-doing gap)
4. Don’t neglect culture engineering
– User expectations, successful memes, DXE, ‘political’ alliances…
30. @dw2
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Obstacles to new technologies!
1. Underlying core technology may be too hard
E.g. nuclear fusion, links between genetics & disease, battery lifetime…
2. Applications need to be designed and developed
Real benefits; Acceptable usability; Acceptable price: Cross the chasm
3. Network infrastructure & business environment may resist change
E.g. car battery charging stations, application stores: “the value chain”
4. Legal framework may oppose change
E.g. government legislation, biased subsidies
5. Prevailing public mindsets may resist new technology
E.g. “Soul-less little devil”, “Decay is natural”, “Don’t play God”