This document discusses emerging technology trends and their impact on business and society. It begins with an overview of Craig Rispin, a business futurist and innovation expert. It then explores topics like acceleration, globalization, emerging technologies, computing advances, virtual business models, robots, mobile devices and more. Specific examples discussed include Google's self-driving car project and the growth of robotic surgery. The document advocates staying aware of technological changes and outlines some digital tools that can help with filtering information and staying informed of future trends.

1. Know First • Be First • Profit First
Craig Rispin
Business Futurist & Innovation Expert
www.FutureTrendsGroup.com
craig@futuretrendsgroup.com
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Acceleration
Globalised
Business Technology
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3. Education
Re-Engineering
Global Free
Mobility Agency
Age Gap People End of
Retirement
Un-Bell Curve W Speed & Size
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Megatrend Tech
Acceleration
Globalised
Outrageous Business Technology Cloud
Outsourcing Computing
Coworking eMemory
Virtual Innovation Robots Mobile
Business Imperative Rise Madness
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4. Meet Juan Enriquez:
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5. Juan Enriquez
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6. Juan Enriquez
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7. Juan Enriquez
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8. Education
Re-Engineering
Global Free
Mobility Agency
Age Gap People End of
Retirement
Un-Bell Curve W Speed & Size
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In nec
Marketing Co
n Unbreakable
Megatrend Tech
Acceleration
Globalised
Outrageous Business Technology Cloud
Outsourcing Computing
Coworking eMemory
Virtual Innovation Robots Mobile
Business Imperative Rise Madness
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9. Your mobile phone has
more computing power than
all of NASA in 1969.
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11. Despite Tremendous Ramp So Far,
Smartphone User Adoption Has Huge Upside
Global Smartphone vs. Mobile Phone Subscriptions, Q4:11
7,000 6.1B Mobile Phone
Subscriptions
6,000
5,000
Global Subscriptions (MM)
4,000
3,000
2,000
953MM
Smartphone
Subscriptions
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Smartphone Mobile Phone
Source: Mobile phone subscriptions per Informa (as of Q4:11), Smartphone subscriptions estimate based on Morgan Stanley Research’s
estimated smartphone user as % of total mobile user at the end of 2011 (16%).
Note: While there are 1B global 3G subscribers as of Q4:11, not all of them were smartphone users. One user may have multiple mobile 11
subscriptions, therefore actual user #s may be lower than subscriber #s.
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12. iPods Changed Media Industry iPhones Ramped Even
Faster iPad Growth (3x iPhone) Leaves “Siblings” in Dust
First 8 Quarters Cumulative Unit Shipments, iPod vs. iPhone vs. iPad
1,400
70,000
iPad
iPad
iPad iPhone
iPhone
iPhone iPod
iPod
iPod
20,000
1,200
60,000
Global Unit Shipments (000)
Global Unit Shipments (000)
1,000
50,000
15,000
800
40,000
10,000
600
30,000
400
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Source: Apple, as of CQ1:12 (8 quarters post iPad launch). 9
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16. bit.ly/AppStoreMedRoom
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19. Partner Questions:
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20. Partner Questions:
What’s you favourite app and why?
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21. Partner Questions:
What’s you favourite app and why?
Do you have a mobile strategy at your
organisation?
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22. Partner Questions:
What’s you favourite app and why?
Do you have a mobile strategy at your
organisation?
What’s your big idea for mobile
healthcare app?
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23. Partner Questions:
What’s you favourite app and why?
Do you have a mobile strategy at your
organisation?
What’s your big idea for mobile
healthcare app?
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24. Education
Re-Engineering
Global Free
Mobility Agency
Age Gap People End of
Retirement
Un-Bell Curve W Speed & Size
or
Sh k/L - n
ift ife ter tio
In nec
Marketing Co
n Unbreakable
Megatrend Tech
Acceleration
Globalised
Outrageous Business Technology Cloud
Outsourcing Computing
Coworking eMemory
Virtual Innovation Robots Mobile
Business Imperative Rise Madness
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25. South Korean Kids Get Robot Teachers
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26. Google robot car does 225,000km by itself
By Brett Davis | October 11th, 2010 20 Like 18 Comments
Mulit-billion-dollar international technology company, Google, has been secretly working away on
developing robotic cars capable of driving themselves.
Up until now it’s all been a bit of a secret, but Google has begun releasing information to the public
about what the company has been up to in the last year or so and where it’s currently at.
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27. Google robot car does 225,000km by itself
By Brett Davis | October 11th, 2010 20 Like 18 Comments
Mulit-billion-dollar international technology company, Google, has been secretly working away on
developing robotic cars capable of driving themselves.
Up until now it’s all been a bit of a secret, but Google has begun releasing information to the public
about what the company has been up to in the last year or so and where it’s currently at.
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28. Healthcare Robots
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29. Healthcare Robots
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30. Robotic Surgery Has Doubled in 5 Yrs
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31. Robotic Surgery Has Doubled in 5 Yrs
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32. Robotic Infection Control
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33. Robotic Infection Control
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34. Robotic Infection Control
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35. 3D Printed Organs
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36. Stem Cell Research: The Fountain of Youth
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37. Stem Cell Research: The Fountain of Youth
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38. Stem Cell Research: The Fountain of Youth
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39. Remote Monitoring
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40. Beautiful, Elegant and
Simple Technology
That Helps You Keep Up -
and Filter Fluff Too
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41. iPad
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42. Twitter Lists
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43. Health Futures Digest @HFDigest
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44. Flipboard.com
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45. Flipboard.com
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46. Flipboard.com
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47. Evernote
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48. Use Any Device
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49. David Allen’s Getting Things Done
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50. HD Webcam
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51. Google+ Hangouts
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52. Online Mastermind Group
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