thinkfuture
From the monthly archives: September 2009
…this year, the limelight will be on the era that is to come — and a movement called Transhumanism, which supports the use of technology to improve the human condition.
via Spotlight – Woodstock – In Film Festival, Woodstock Looks to the Future – NYTimes.com.
The next phase of human evolution, IMHO, is us [...]
By 2015 more than 12 billion devices will be capable of connecting to 500 billion hours of TV and video content, says chip giant Intel.
via BBC NEWS | Technology | Future is TV-shaped, says Intel.
A new exhibition at London’s Royal College of Surgeons called “Sci-Fi Surgery: Medical Robots” has displays ranging from the “da Vinci” system to prototype microbots designed to be swallowed and self-assembled in the human body.
Disruptive innovation is often fraught with unknowns and assumptions. But that doesn’t mean it has to be “risky business.” By utilizing a different type of approach–an approach that systematically attacks the most critical unknowns with tailored, low-cost experiments–innovators can systematically “de-risk” their strategies and thereby increase their chances of success while lowering the associated investment [...]
You too can forecast the future!
via Futures Thinking: The Basics | Open The Future | Fast Company.
I just spent a few days watching the Techcrunch 50 conference, where a number of startups present their ideas for cash, prizes and review from both a panel of judges, VCs, media and the public. Supposedly, these companies are supposed to be the “cream of the crop” when it comes to new, interesting and profitable [...]
