The great progression

Great article! A true positive look forward. Really hope these predictions will become reality. Driven by Infotech, biotech and energytech.

“We’re going to have to leverage the full capabilities of advanced technologies in three fields that will have world-historic repercussions. In infotech we’re going to get all 8 billion people on the planet connected and eventually connect literally trillions of things. We’re going to need to take advantage of the full superpowers of artificial intelligence and advanced robotics helping humans do things that we alone could never do.

In biotech we’re going to master genetic engineering and even the much broader biological engineering in order to redesign as many products and materials and foods as necessary to be fully sustainable and more closely in sync with nature, meaning low-impact and biodegradable. We’re going to jumpstart the new industries of synthetic biology and begin in earnest the Biological Age.

And in energy tech, of course, we’re going to do something that’s never been done: Transition as many people as possible as fast as we can from one foundational source of energy based in carbon to an array of energies that will from now on be clean. Part of that world-historic effort may be to finally cross the threshold of nuclear fusion and harness the energy that powers the sun and all stars.”

https://bigthink.com/progress/the-great-progression-peter-leyden

The oldest design sprint?

I love this movie, just because of the 90’s flavour. Also, it is the very first design sprint to be found on the internet. Very nice insight in a design sprint process by IDEO and their company values.

  • “Defer judgement”
  • “Build on ideas of others”
  • “One conversation at the time”
  • “Stay focussed on the topic”
  • “Encourage wild ideas”.

What motivates us

Leuk filmpje over wat de moderne medewerkers motiveert; Autonomy, Mastery & Purpose. Waarden die ik zelf ook heel belangrijk vind.

Bit of background on IoT by Keith Ashton

Keith Ashton is quoted to be the first to term ‘The Internet of Things’. In this interview he talks about the past, the current developments and his vision for the future.

More human than human

What does the rise of robotics, AI and super intelligence mean for humanity. In this documentary by 2Doc from the VPRO they investigate how these technical developments influence our life as humans in the present and in the future.

 

VPRO tegenlicht donut economie

In this episode of Tegenlicht, the current economic model is being challenged. A more durable alternative is being suggested.


De belangrijkste e-commerce trends voor 2017

De wereld van de e-commerce blijft zich in een rap tempo ontwikkelen. Dit artikel geeft een aantal interessante speerpunten aan.

1) Mobiel valt er nog veel te winnen
2) Geavanceerde zoekmogelijkheden binnen de shops
3) B2B e-commerce neemt grote vlucht
4) Unified Commerce
5) Contentmarketing
6) Personalisatie
7) Algoritmische analyse van klanten-data
8) Same Day Delivery
9) Social customer care
10) Multi-device aankopen
11) Gemak – stel pakketten samen
12) Abonnementen
13) Zero friction
Zie het volledige artikel hier:
http://www.emerce.nl/achtergrond/belangrijkste-e-commerce-trends-2017

What makes you click

Een zeer interessante aflevering van Tegenlicht over online gedrag en het meten en vormgeven van User Experience

http://www.vpro.nl/programmas/tegenlicht/kijk/afleveringen/2016-2017/what-makes-you-click.html

En de achtergrond is ook interessant. Theorieen van onder andere Robert Cialdini, Chris Nodder en Daniel Kahneman.

http://www.vpro.nl/programmas/tegenlicht/lees/bijlagen/2016-2017/what-makes-you-click/waarom-klikken-we.html

The term ‘UX’

Interesting perspective on the term UX by Don Norman, interaction legend….

Smart cities

Interesting review about future possibilities smart cities will offer.