Kedge,  LLC

Six Wicked Patterns Emerging Around the

The Future of… Everything!

Our present-day tools, models, and processes

are quickly becoming

Industrial Age relics...

Something fundamental has changed!

“All that was ‘normal’ has now evaporated; we have entered

postnormal times, the in-between period where old

orthodoxies are dying, new ones have not yet

emerged, and nothing really makes sense.”

Ziauddin Sardar, The City University, London

We have entered the...Postnormal Economy

{Complexity

ChaosContradictionOpen-Sourced

DisruptiveNetworked

CollaborativeUncertaintyResilience

Imagination

You can't have a better tomorrow if

you're only thinking about yesterday.

Those who can look ahead with foresight are better equipped to face change and harness opportunity, since they know which decisions today might open up new doors tomorrow.

Applying foresight thinking can turn a

complex and unclear world into

a map of new innovation, opportunities, and possibilities.

Why Is Futures Thinking Critical To The Success Of Innovation In The Postnormal Economy?

Foresight and Innovation at Stanford University

Understanding and Preparing for Multiple Possibilities is

the Difference Between Success and Failure

Breakthrough

Breakdown

“The Linear Future”

Adaptation

Resilience

Transformation

Thursday, August 23, 12

nnovationWorldviews

Industrial science

Commerce

Kedging

Environment

Design

Transformative invention requires

us to train ourselves to look at

the macro environment - outside of our industry and

organization - and across different driving forces in

society.

The Avatar Future:

Telepresence, Human/Machine

Interface, & RoboticsAreas of Impact:

•Technology•Medicine•Human Resources•Talent & Work

Tuesday, September 4, 12

“VirFlex”Virtual Geography & Location Flexible Work Hours

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What does this do to the concepts of “work,” “workplace,” & “business,” not to mention the idea of the “city?”

The “VirFlex” Future Areas of Impact:

•Work•Talent Development•Business Development•City Development•Innovation•Collaboration

Tuesday, September 4, 12

The Oculus Rift will create new opportunities for businesses to use virtual reality in everything from manufacturing to medical environments.

The Gamification of Business

If "customer engagement" is the super metric

of the next decade, then

"gamification" is its elixir.

The “Gamified” FutureAreas of Impact:

•Talent Assessment•Technology•Consumer Insights•Consumption•Data & Analytics•Marketing•Job Creation•Governance•Innovation•Social Media•Health & Medicine

Tuesday, September 4, 12

If “customer engagement” is

the super metric of the next

decade, then gaming is its

elixir.

The “Gamified” Future

The Hybrid FutureThe “meshing” of physical and virtual/digital worlds,

resulting in the co-evolution of humanity and

technology...

...impacting the way we govern, do business,

perceive social interaction, and shape our world.

Areas of Impact:

•Technology•Work

•Data•Insights

•Social Media•Innovation

Hybrid & Blended Reality?

The “meshing” of physical and virtual/digital

worlds, resulting in the evolution of humanity

and technology...

... impacting the way we govern, do business,

perceive social interaction, and shape

out world!our

Tuesday, September 4, 12

The Holistic Future

Areas of Impact:

•Work and Talent•Innovation and Creativity•Technology•Consumption

The Generative

FutureAreas of Impact:

•City Development•Consumer Insights •Technology•Consumption•Innovation•Data & Analytics•Marketing•Job Creation•Governance•Social Media•Energy•Health & Medicine

Using exponentially accelerating technology and “big data” clusters to create cities & workforces that are equitable, inclusive, citizen-centric, and hubs of innovation.

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