When thinking about the future it is not enough to extrapolate how one technology might transform your business. More often than not, it is necessary to consider how a variety of technologies might converge to transform your business. Consider this article which explains how scientists have innovatively employed existing advances in robotics, solar panels and satellite technology to construct the world’s most advanced observatory—without needing to station any humans in the remote and forbidding land of Antarctica.
It is a wonder example of, what I call in my new book, “walking the escalator.” The question you need to ask yourself is this: Are there existing technologies which I can be combining in my business in order to do things differently or more efficiently? My guess is that the answer is yes.
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Jack Uldrich is a writer, futurist, public speaker and host of jumpthecurve.net. He is the author of seven books, including Jump the Curve and The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business. He is also a frequent speaker on future technology and future trends, nanotechnology, innovation, change management and executive leadership to a variety of businesses, industries and non-profit organizations and trade associations.
