#Mindcandy are scenario prompts to help companies formulate strategy. See https://www.ronimmink.com/strategy-development/
Scenario prompts 16 May 2025
The prompt for today is AI as the accelerator. Watch the TED interview with Eric Smidt. AI is under hyped. On it own but also as the accelerator for all the other technologies such as synthetic biology, genetics, nano, 3D printing, quantum computing, etc.. You should do an impact analysis. Internally on how it will effect your internal processes, but also how it will shape your competitive landscape.
The other prompts are sperm racing (you read that correct), word of mouth, skin sensors, superwood, digital eco systems, whole-body teleoperation systems, AI agents inventing their own language, living under water, and cyborg cockroaches.
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The AI revolution is underhyped
https://www.ted.com/talks/eric_schmidt_the_ai_revolution_is_underhyped
Compulsory watching. Also read https://www.ronimmink.com/ai-it-could-be-awesome/
“Some Weird Elon Musk Shit”: Inside LA’s Young, Testosterone-Fueled Sperm Race
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/sperm-racing-eric-zhu
What is a sperm race, anyway? Well, it’s all in the name, really. Round up a couple of guys, get a sample of their semen, and examine it under a microscope to see whose sperm swims faster
Embracing the Rotten Tomato gap
https://seths.blog/2025/05/embracing-the-rotten-tomato-gap/
Word of mouth and tribal connection never happens from a critical view or a blurb. It happens because the thing you made is worth talking about. That’s a choice, a challenge we can approach with intent.
Wearable device monitors skin health via vapors
https://www.futurity.org/wearable-device-monitors-skin-health-3280632/
Now, researchers have developed a new wearable device that can monitor the flux of vapors through the skin, offering new insights into skin health and wound healing.
‘Superwood’: US firm creates timber 10 times tougher than steel, resists water, fire
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/revolutionary-superwood-stronger-than-steel
A biotech startup from the U.S. is aiming to reshape the construction industry with the launch of a groundbreaking new material that mimics the look and feel of natural wood while outperforming high-grade steel in strength and durability.
This One Strategy Can Make You the Disruptor—Not the Disrupted
Develop a digital ecosystem—a network of platforms, partners, and integrated systems.
Whole-body teleoperation system allows robots to perform coordinated tasks with human-like dexterity
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-05-body-teleoperation-robots-tasks-human.html
Researchers recently introduced TWIST (teleoperated whole-body imitation system), a new system that allows humanoid robots to closely imitate the whole-body motions of human users in real-time, successfully completing various real-world tasks.
Groups of AI Agents Spontaneously Create Their Own Lingo, Like People
Over time, the group settled on a universal language convention. These biases formed collectively, even when no single agent was programmed with bias toward a word initially.
Humanity Could Return to Our Underwater Evolutionary Roots—It Could Happen Sooner Than You Think
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a64730250/deep-underwater-habitats/
Using a technique called wire-arc additive manufacturing—basically 3D-printed habitats, constructed of metal wire, that can withstand the increased pressure of the ocean—the company hopes to have its first underwater abode, called “Vanguard,” in place by the end of this year.
Cyborg cockroaches wear UV light helmets to move freely without wires or shocks
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/cyborg-cockroaches-wear-light-helmets
In a groundbreaking fusion of biology and robotics, researchers have developed a novel method to control insect cyborgs using light, eliminating the need for invasive procedures or electrical stimulation
