the future of hybrid blended reality kedge 10 2011 22
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FUTURE THINKINGTRANSCRIPT
The Future of
Hybrid and
Blended Reality
Intentional & Conscious Evolution
We are moving beyond biological
evolution to “participatory
evolution” - creating the direction of our
growth.
We are becoming “Human +”
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
our world!
Hybrid Reality is a Common Thread in Our Future Drivers of Change
What the Future Will Do To Us
What We Will Do To the Future
Hybrid & Blended Reality is Changing Our “Futures Thinking Orientation.”
From Consumers...
to Creators!
Creating Our Social
Architecture:
Lifelogging, Datascaping,
Zetta!opping,Serious Gaming &
Mindjacking
Hybrid/Blended Reality is making physical
touchpoints obsolete.
Sci-Fi Becoming Sci-Reality
Business is Moving Toward Augmented, Blended, and Hybrid Reality:
The New World of
Social Interaction,
“Virtual Place,” and F2F Business
“VirFlex”Virtual Geography & Location Flexible Work Hours
+
What does this do to the concepts of “work,” “workplace,” & “business,” not to mention the idea of the “city?”
The Gami"cation of Business
If "customer engagement" is the super metric
of the next decade, then
"gami"cation" is its elixir.
Gaming to market products drive consumer
behavior, improve company culture, and can
change the world.
World of Avatars
Telepresence & Robotics
Human-Machine-Avatar Interface
Hybrid Reality is pushing a “Transhuman Age.”
(and vice-versa?)
“Smart Cities” as Large-Scale Hybrid Ecosystems: Changing the Shape & Purpose of Business & Society
including...
... Near Field Communication
<Goodbye Credit Cards?>
Society is moving from the all-encompassing concept of a “Universe”
to a “Multiverse”... and even to a “Metaverse.”
Hybrid Reality is...
CreativeAdaptive
ImmersiveInnovative
“Meshworks”EvolutionaryCollaborativeTechnological
TransformationalSocial Architecture
... changing our world!
Frank Spencer, Principal
KedgeForesight, Innovation, and Strategic Design
“Discover the Future... Create It Today!”[email protected]
912-660-6726