Writing the Future today2015 Emerging Technology Review

204 Emerging Technologies, 14 Categories, 9 Mega Trends

Matthew Griffin, UK

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About this ReviewThis Emerging Technology Review is the year long result of countless interactions, investigations and interviews with inventors, academics, investors and business leaders from around the world. Many of the 204 Emerging Technologies highlighted in this review are already being employed by new market entrants to develop, augment and manufacture market leading next generation products and services.

No organisation or industry is immune from disruption and the rate of disruption, driven by easier access to funding, expert resources and advanced prototyping technologies which make new products and business models easier to develop and deploy, is accelerating. Organisations that fail to evaluate the impact that Emerging Technologies, when used individually or collectively, have on their business will miss new market opportunities and see the erosion of their core markets.

In the past decade 174 new market entrants, or ‘Unicorns’ have used new technologies to create competitive advantage, innovate new industries, disrupt existing industries and build new Empires. Today their market caps exceed $2.5 Trillion and, furthermore, industries that have traditionally enjoyed high barriers to entry such as Financial Services, Consulting and the Transport industry are now finding themselves increasingly disintermediated. Emerging Technologies are levelling the playing field, there is no hiding place.

There is a $20 Trillion land grab taking place and this Review will help you identify it and capitalise on it.

Who should use this Review

Emerging Technologies and the trends they create have the potential to disrupt existing industries, create new ones and redefine traditional industry boundaries. This Review is aimed at senior executives, investors and individuals who want to understand what the future holds and use these insights to develop profitable strategies.

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Modern day examples of Industry DisruptionBelow are a few examples of how even the most complex industries are being disrupted.

Financial Services

The disintermediation of the banking model is the direct result of thousands of new Fintech companies using a slew of new technologies that range from Machine Learning and Cognitive Computing Systems through to Block Chain and new digital DevOps Platforms to create new products and services at speed. In the past two years new peer to peer trading platforms, high frequency trading bots, mobile payment systems, virtual currencies and intelligent, automated wealth creation agents have disrupted existing finance models.

VC Funding in 2014: $6.8 Billion Examples: Apple, Bitcoin, Epiphyte, FIS, Google, Invstr and Ratesetter

Transport

The cost of entry into this market is declining rapidly and we have already seen individuals 3D print their own, working vehicles. Advanced software algorithms and new pay per use cloud HPC platforms have removed the need to buy expensive infrastructure and physically crash test products, meanwhile new battery technology, materials, autonomous vehicle systems and advanced manufacturing techniques have helped new market entrants transform the driving experience, dramatically reduce supply chain complexity and more than halve the cost of prototyping and manufacturing new vehicles.

VC Funding in 2014: $21.2 Billion Examples: Google, SpaceX, Rolls Royce and Tesla3

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Related Reading

The world is changing and you and your organisation have a choice - you can evolve or you can fade in the same way that over ninety percent of the S&P have in the last thirty years. Having access to new tools and technologies is only one part of the equation you need to foster a culture of innovation and diligence. Below is a small selection of articles that will hopefully inspire new thinking and show you how new technologies, when used creatively, can change the world. If you like this Review why not read some of my featured articles on LinkedIn Channels, Innovation Excellence or Innovation Enterprise and thank you for reading.

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Connect

It is my hope that this Review will stimulate conversation within your organisation and encourage new collaborations. The eradication of Famine, the end of Paralysis, the realisation of Immortality, off world Travel and the appearance of Autonomous Intelligent Machines are just the beginning but what we build with all of these new technologies, and how we use them is down to us. Ask questions, share stories and opinions, be a part of the Community.

The next version of this Review will expand on industry use cases and provide more detailed information on each of the technologies highlighted.

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Change is Constant

We are on the cusp of a new Epoch, the rate of disruption is accelerating. In 200 years time our descendants will compare our age in the same way we compare our Age to the Stone Age.

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Content Table

204 Emerging Technologies, 14 Categories, 9 Mega Trends

Emerging Trends ……………….. 7 Geoengineering ……………….. 21

Advanced Manufacturing ……………….. 9 Machine Systems ……………….. 23

Biotech ……………….. 11 Materials ……………….. 25

Cognitive Technology ……………….. 13 Robotics ………………..

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Digital Connectivity ……………….. 15 Security ……………….. 29

Energy ……………….. 17 Sensors ……………….. 31

Future Human ……………….. 19 UI and UX ………………..

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The Emerging Trends

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The Emerging Technologies

Advanced Manufacturing

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Biotech

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Cognitive Technology

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Digital Connectivity

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Energy

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Future Human

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Geoengineering

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Machine Systems

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Materials

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Robotics

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Security

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Sensors

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UI and UX

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