Futurology: art, science, nonsense?

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David Smith's recent presentation to a group of MBA students on my view of the future and how technology will shape our world by 2015 through to 2020 and beyond

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FuturologyArt, Science or Nonsense?

David SmithGlobal Chief Innovation & Technology Officerdavid.smith@uk.fujitsu.com@SmithDavidMuk.fujitsu.com/blogs/cto

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Fujitsu the ICT company

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On what forecasting technique do you rely?

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Science?

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Art?

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Nonsense?

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Unwise to be stubbornly in love with ideas

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So what is driving change?

Technology Society

Lifestyle Borderless business

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Experts only Tailor-made

Technology - the old way

Static, separate, inflexible Stateful

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Technology - the new way

Accessible to all Commoditised

On-demand Stateless

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Physical & Digital Worlds Colliding

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Technology Perspectives

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So regardless, the bottom line….

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