I put this together for a talk to the lovely people at the British Library. Which might explain why it's quite booky in places.
It makes a simple point. But maybe one that gets neglected.
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The Future is Lubricated
1. T HE FU TURE
IS LUBRIC ATED
@andywhitlock
Saturday, 21 April 12
2. THE FUTURE IS E XCITING...
https://plus.google.com/111626127367496192147/posts
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3. LET’S TAK E A QUICK
REAL ITY CHECK...
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4. THE GAP CONTINUES
T O EXPAND E VERY DAY
What’s possible
CHANGES FAST
How we actually live
SLOW
We’re left in an uncertain present, stretched further between the
allure of a more exciting future and the comfort of the familiar.
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5. SO ME CLING TO THE PAST
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/03/30/books/review/snider01.html?ref=books
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6. OTHE RS EMBRAC E NEWNESS
WIT HOUT CONS IDERATION
“Inevitably [...] you end up not
with something tasty, but with
a mess. Because, toppings
don't go with meatballs”
~ Seth Godin
http://www.squidoo.com/meatballsundae
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7. DON’T MISTAKE A
MOOD FOR A REALITY
New stuff gets shared a lot, so it strongly influences our sense of the
world. But presence and excitement don’t equate to actual behaviour.
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8. W HAT EXACTL Y DOES THE
PRESENT LOOK LIKE?
What’s possible
QUICK
How we actually live
SLOW
The present?
Where are we? Are we even somewhere? Help!
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9. “there's not enough solid
present around on which to
erect a plausible future.”
~ William Gibson on why his novels have snapped to the present
http://russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/2010/10/something-something-something.html
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10. ED TO FREE ‘PROGRESS’
WE NE METAPHOR
FROM IT S PHYSICAL
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
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11. THE JOU RNEY IS NOT
LINEAR, O R SINGULAR
PAST
FUTURE
ADDITION
DISPLACEMENT
MULTIPLICITY
SINGULARITY
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12. THE DAN GER OF THE
DISP LACEMENT MENTALITY
HE’S RIGHT...
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13. BECAUSE AN EBOOK ISN’T
A ‘THIN G’ , IT’S A FILE.
VS
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14. IT’S NOT A D ISPLACEMENT,
IT’S AN ADDITION
Content, physicality, consumption mode and ‘legacy’ are all ingredients
that make up the world of consuming novels. The ingredients are now
being explored in new ways.
(I have physical and digital versions of this novel - which is great btw)
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15. NEW EXPERIENCES,
BRING NEW PLEASURES
Follow me on Kindle
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16. BUT DON’T REP LACE OLDER ONES
The ‘trophy cabinet’
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17. OLD vs NEW OLD + NEW
BAD! GOOD!
PAST
FUTURE
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18. “an audience will go
anywhere with you, as long
as you, the writer, keep your
hand on the string.”
~ Henry James’ Balloon of experience
http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2010/jan/05/john-guare-interview
Saturday, 21 April 12
19. SMART PHONE NOTEBOOK VERSION. 2 BY NOTHING DESIGN GROUP
OLD + NEW
OFTEN MORE A TTRACTIVE THAN
Y COMPLETELY
ABAND ONING FAMILIARIT
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21. FAMILIAR E XPERIENCE,
N EW TOOLS
MADE OF CAR P ARTS TO SUIT THE
AL COMMUNITY
SK ILLSET OF THE LOC
http://designthatmatters.org/portfolio/projects/incubator/
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22. BIG STRIDES SMALL STEPS
BAD! GOOD!
PAST
FUTURE
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23. BIG STRIDES D ON’T EQUAL
G REATER AC HIEVEMENTS
IF YOUR STRIDES ARE TOO LARGE,
YOU’LL LEAVE PEOPLE BEHIND
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26. http://instaprint.me/
NOVELTY AN D VALUE ,
HIGH
L OW BARRIE R TO ENTRY
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27. SMAL L IDEAS ARE
SLIPPY (N OT STICKY)
EASY TO UNDERSTAND,
TRY, EXPLAIN AND PASS ON
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28. www.eggwatchers.com
STILL SHARED AR OUND 2 YEARS
IT’S BROKEN!)
ON (EVEN THOUGH
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29. A JPE G THAT REACHED
www.baddollar.com/london
OVER A MILLION PEOPLE
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30. ET ENOUGH PEOPLE TO
IF YOU CAN G N BE HUGE
DO A SMALL THING, IT CA
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/06/090603-penguin-poop-video-ap.html
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31. STILL USE D AND SHARED
NINE YEARS ON
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33. .. .BUT A BEAUTIFUL
COLLECTIV E EXPERIENCE
www.stratocam.com
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34. SOM ETIMES SIMPLE
http://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalOperaHouse J UST MAKES SENSE
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35. A SIMPLE ACT THAT EXTENDS A
TO REAL LIVES
BRAND PROMISE IN
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36. SO WHAT’S TH E SECRET?
BIG GESTURES, SMALL MENTALITY CHANGE
BIG MENTALITY CHANGE, SMALL GESTURES
Many brand managers want to do BIG things, whilst being unwilling
to change the mindset behind-the-scenes.
It’s braver, smarter and more effective to make a big mindset change,
and to have the patience to make smaller, more seductive gestures.
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37. TH E FUTURE D
IS LUB RICATE
PAST
FUTURE
Saturday, 21 April 12
38. T RAILE D OFF
A BIT A T THE
EN D, DID N’T IT
@andywhitlock
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