Introduction: What drives change |
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What the industrial revolution taught us about today's changes |
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Unbundling the second industrial revolution of the 20th century |
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The 21st century's challenges: what future tech is all about |
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Micro-view: how individuals respond to disruption |
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15 | (2) |
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Key takeaways and reflections |
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17 | (2) |
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01 The forces of disruption: Tech, policy, business models, social dynamics, and the environment |
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How to pick which technologies to focus on? |
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Five spheres of future-oriented activity |
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26 | (6) |
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32 | (2) |
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The social biosphere of innovation |
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34 | (3) |
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Key takeaways and reflections |
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37 | (2) |
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02 How science and technology enable innovation |
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Tech discovery approach #1 Grasp how technology platform businesses work |
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39 | (3) |
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Tech discovery approach #2 Understand how taxonomies work |
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42 | (8) |
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Tech discovery approach #3 Visualize the relationship between technologies |
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50 | (2) |
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Tech discovery approach #4 Track specific technologies |
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52 | (6) |
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58 | (1) |
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Key takeaways and reflections |
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59 | (3) |
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03 Policy and regulation moderate market conditions |
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The five roles of government |
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1 Government as questioner |
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2 Government as facilitator and limiter |
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65 | (3) |
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3 Government as risk taker (scaling) |
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68 | (1) |
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4 Government as tech innovator |
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68 | (2) |
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5 Government as protector |
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70 | (2) |
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Government's role in regulating technology |
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72 | (3) |
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Government standardization of technology |
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75 | (5) |
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The key policy areas to watch out for |
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80 | (4) |
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84 | (2) |
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Key takeaways and reflections |
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86 | (2) |
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04 How business forces upend technologies, markets, and society |
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How industry taxonomies illustrate technology change |
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89 | (5) |
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Spotting emerging business models---a challenging task |
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94 | (2) |
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Platform tech---last decade's dominant approach |
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96 | (7) |
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How startups upend markets |
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103 | (4) |
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Strategy frameworks---business models put into a larger context |
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107 | (4) |
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111 | (1) |
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Key takeaways and reflections |
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112 | (3) |
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05 Social dynamics drive adoption |
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115 | (22) |
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How a futurist thinks of social dynamics |
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116 | (1) |
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How individual consumer habits influence technology's impact |
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117 | (4) |
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The impact of social groups on technology |
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121 | (4) |
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The impact of social dynamics on technology: case studies |
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125 | (10) |
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135 | (1) |
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Key takeaways and reflections |
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136 | (1) |
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06 Five technologies that matter and why: AI, blockchain, robotics, synthetic biology, and 3D printing |
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The future of artificial intelligence |
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139 | (5) |
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144 | (6) |
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150 | (3) |
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The future of synthetic biology |
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153 | (7) |
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The future of 3D printing |
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160 | (6) |
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166 | (2) |
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Key takeaways and reflections |
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168 | (1) |
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07 How to become a postmodern polymath |
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169 | (18) |
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Beginning a journey of combining insights from several domains |
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The greater aim---adding value to society |
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186 | (1) |
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08 Personalize your insight ecosystem |
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187 | (18) |
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187 | (1) |
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Readily available insight tools |
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188 | (1) |
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Your personal insight and growth toolkit |
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189 | (3) |
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The way to track insight for growth |
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192 | (5) |
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Tech discovery approach #1 Personalize your approach |
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197 | (2) |
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Tech discovery approach #2 Develop your insights beyond 101 |
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199 | (1) |
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Tech discovery approach #3 Understand the scientist as well as the science |
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199 | (4) |
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203 | (1) |
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Key insights and takeaways |
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204 | (1) |
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09 Merge with technology to achieve a cognitive leap |
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205 | (22) |
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Integrating with machines |
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206 | (5) |
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Setting boundaries for machines |
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211 | (1) |
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Stewardship and ethics of machines |
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212 | (2) |
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How brain-computer interfaces are transforming everything |
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214 | (8) |
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Why we develop new machines |
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222 | (3) |
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225 | (2) |
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How to access advanced technology? |
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227 | (1) |
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227 | (11) |
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Key insights and takeaways |
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228 | (2) |
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230 | (1) |
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230 | (3) |
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233 | (3) |
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Understand the stakes of missing the picture on tech |
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236 | (2) |
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238 | (39) |
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Types of platform technologies |
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238 | (3) |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (5) |
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10 thought leadership events that matter |
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247 | (6) |
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Resources for artificial intelligence |
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253 | (6) |
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259 | (2) |
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261 | (2) |
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Resources for synthetic biology |
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263 | (2) |
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Resources for 3D printing |
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265 | (3) |
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Polymaths throughout history |
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268 | (4) |
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My personal insight ecosystem |
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272 | (5) |
Bibliography |
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Index |
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