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Archive for September, 2009
Next Phase Of Evolution: Using Tech To Augment Ourselves
Sep 28th
…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 using technology we have developed in order to augment ourselves. Why wait for real evolution when we can evolve ourselves right now. We are already cyborgs in some sense anyways…
Future is TV-shaped, says Intel
Sep 25th
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.
What surgery will look like in the future
Sep 24th
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.
Not-So-Risky Business
Sep 24th
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 cost.
Futures Thinking: The Basics | Open The Future | Fast Company
Sep 23rd
You too can forecast the future!
via Futures Thinking: The Basics | Open The Future | Fast Company.
Techcrunch50 – No Disruptive Innovation…
Sep 16th
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 ideas.
As I was watching startup after startup take to the stage and present themselves, I really saw nothing really new, disruptive and innovative. Now you are probably saying, dude, who are you to do this? I’ve worked in innovation most of my life, and I make it my business to blody go and seek new, disruptive ideas. Nothing I saw at Techcrunch 50 was like that.
A few came close, but the reality is, a lot of what was presented had been done before, and unsuccessfully. Maybe the time right right now for a barter exchange for startups (theswop.com), or a way to find a decent local service provider (redbeacon.com) or a online therapist (breakthrough.com). But I had this sense of deja vu. Nothing I saw was really cool, interesting, or even all that exciting.
Is the real innovation hidden away in the meeting rooms of VCs? Is the real disruptive stuff so wildly innovative that they won’t go to a public forum like Techcrunch 50? If that were the case, you’d think maybe 1 or 2 would have founders bold enough to expose it there.
I guess not. While I saw myself saying “I’d use that” I don’t think I ever said “I’d pay for that”. And that’s the key, right there, don’t you think?