Sunday, January 3, 2010

The Future: What next?

Disruptive technologies enable us to think in dimensions we had never before considered , and therein lay their utility and power. These help us expend our knowledge base as a society and as individuals and solve problems we didn't quite realise were problems. The trouble is ,it is difficult to segregate disruptive innovations from the chaos that surrounds research, from all the hyperbole that accompanies every new product or technology launch announcement . There is no mantra that can enable you to distinguish between a disruptive technology that can after the landscape and the marketing fluff that most organisations indulge in. the only true test is time and the only test bed is the body of users on the internet.

There is no doubt that disruptive technologies such as the internet, increased computing power and so on have made our lives simpler and easier . They have gained our acceptance. The world is heading towards a time when disruption becomes a norm. there are hundreds of great examples of organisations that have changed consumers perception by unleashing innovative products and services that ave had a profound impact on society.

According to the late marie jasinski,
recognised educator, thinker, visionary and psychologist, "if you doubt the potential impact of disruptive technologies, just think of the law of small effects'-somethings that seems insignificant right now can gain momentum and have a big impact."

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