The only thing as certain as taxes, and death, is change.
When disruptive technology changes competitive landscapes once successful companies fail, and new trends cause consumers to change brands.
When change happens most people are trying to figure out why the change has happened, or what caused the disruption. The real opportunity is to figure out how to take advantage of change or disruption.
Disruptive Technology
Below are the 30 digital disruptions and 15 digital trends. Perhaps you can think of a way to take advantage of them.
| Disruptions | Trends |
| 3-D Printing and ReplicatorsApp EconomyArtificial Intelligence (AI)
Augmented Reality (Google Glass) Automated Life (Cars, Homes, Driving, etc.) Automated Robots Bio-Engineering Biometric Authentication (Voice/audio, fingerprint, body/eyescan, gesture, olfactory user interface Content Marketing Digital/Social TV vs. “Second Screen” Emerging Hand Held Devices / Platforms (Android, Tablet, Phablet) Gamification Gesture/Voice-Based Interface/Navigation / “Human as Interface” Hacking/Social Engineering and Information Security Haptic Surfaces (Slippery, wet, textured through electrical currents) Healthcare – Data and Predictive Analytics Human-Piloted Drones Hyper-Local Technology / Mobile Location / Indoor Mapping Internet of Nanoparticles (Embedded in bloodstream) MicroMedia Video Mobile Advertising Mobile Payments Native Advertising Natural Language Processing Near Field Communications Open Source / Open Data / Open Innovation Peer-Based Currency / Soical Currency (BitCoin) Proximity Based Communications Social Engagement Automation (Robots Respond on Twitter) Social Network Analysis, Graphing, and Data Science Social Technologies Touch Permeates Digital/Surfaces: TVs, Touch Advertising Virtual Reality / Immersive 3D Experiences Wearable / Embedded Technology Wireless Power / Electricity |
Big DataCollaborative EconomyConnected Workplace
Customer Experience Design/Architecture and Integration Data Convergence/Customer Intelligence Data vs Creative in the Org: New Decision Process Digital Ethnography or Customer Journey Mapping Digital Influence and Advocacy Evolution of the Center of Excellence Generation C Hypertargeting Internet of Things or Internet of Everything Intrapreneurship, Innovation Culture, and Innovation Hubs Pervasive Computing Porous Workplace Privacy: Standardization and Regulation (“Beware of Little Brother”) Quantified Self or Human API The Digital Journey and Understanding Digital Signals The Maker Movement The Neuroscience of Digital Interactions |
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