W A V E O F T H E F U T U R E :

C O M M U N I C A T I O N T E C H N O L O G Y I N 2 0 2 4

Q U I N T O N T H O M P S O N

R E F L E C T I N G &

I M A G I N E E R I N G

• Over the past 10 years the world

has seen some pretty amazing

innovations in the arena of

communications technology. A

few of these include the

introduction of iPhone (forever

changed the smartphone game)

and nano technology, overall just

smart technology in general.

• Imagineering the next 10 years, I

see nothing but possibilities for

what will be exciting times.

– S T E V E J O B S

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the

square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules and they have

no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.

About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the

human race forward. And while some may see them as crazy ones, we see genius. Because

the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

M E D I C I N E O F

T H E F U T U R E

• Mankind is no stranger to

diseases/viruses/deformities

• Medical innovations have long been a

way for us to prolong life and stay

healthy

• Nanotechnology medical

developments over the coming years

will have a wide variety of uses and

could potentially save a great number

of lives

• Will eradicate Cancers, HIV/AIDS,

heart disease, amongst other

diseases.

M O O R E ’ S

I N N O V A T I O N

A D O P T I O N R A T E

• First to adopt are innovators

• Early adopters will be people

that can most benefit (people

with otherwise

incurable/inoperable disease)

• Early majority will see the

results and gladly follow suit

• The laggards will then

become believers

L I V E H O L O G R A P H I C

C O N C E R T S , A M O N G S T

O T H E R T H I N G S I N T H E

L I V I N G R O O M

• Our smartphones and

televisions allow us a lot

more content then we can

take in and are pretty

advanced

• Future technology will allow

us to attend a concert right in

our living rooms. Live

concerts will be projected

from phones and television

sets.

M E D I A S Y S T E M

D E P E N D E N C Y

T H E O R Y

• On an individual level, who

wouldn’t want/love to see their

favorite shows, sports

broadcast, etc… displayed live

in their living rooms?

• Give people a strong sense to

reconsider their values as they

grow more connected with

their shows

• Audience will actively seek out

this media

• Will be one of the most sought after products in the

market

• The greatest in distraction technology when it comes to

parents needing a rest from the kids

• Will also be great technology for bringing family and

friends together

F O O D P R I N T I N G

T E C H N O L O G Y

• Worldwide hunger is an issue that will

be a thing of the past

• The United Nations Food and

Agriculture Organization estimates

that nearly 870 million people were

suffering from chronic

undernourishment in 2010-2012.

• That was before the introduction of

food printing in the future.

• This will dramatically reduce the

number of people going without food if

it doesn’t eliminate it altogether.

U S E S A N D

G R A T I F I C A T I O N

S

• The gratification for using this

technology will be because it will

stop people from going to bed

hungry

• This could potentially end

hunger in areas where it is

almost impossible to grow food

• It will be a socially responsible

thing for wealthy countries to gift

these items to poorer or

underdeveloped nations

– E L E A N O R R O O S E V E L T

“The future belongs to those who believe in the

beauty of their dreams.”

B I B L I O G R A P H Y

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