Scenario prompts 11 October 2023; Combine societal signals with the future proofing frames

Scenario prompts are the first step of strategy development. Topics to consider are Godbots, technology commercialisation, moonshots, carbon capture, slime, cellular agriculture, technology abstraction, future proofing, 16 min an hour, self-reproducing automata and societal signals.

Combine societal signals with future proofing. What is the potential impact on your business? Also see https://www.ronimmink.com/perception-pioneer/

AI Jesus? experts question wisdom of godbots

https://www.futurity.org/godbots-ai-2983562-2/

Researchers raise concerns about giving moral authority to artificial intelligence, specifically “godbots.”

Who Can Commercialize New Technologies?

https://every.to/p/who-can-commercialize-new-technologies

As asymmetry and exponentials are becoming better understood, it’s likely that there will be far more volatility—and opportunity—for founders.

When Your Moon Shots Don’t Take Off

https://hbr.org/2019/01/when-your-moon-shots-dont-take-off?

How science fiction and other unconventional tools can fire the imagination and lead to breakthrough growth

Climate tech startup, with $11 million in funding, seeks to channel the human lung

https://www.thestreet.com/technology/climate-tech-startup-11-million-in-funding-channel-human-lung

We have just started our carbon accelerator. More details here https://cdr-climaccelerator.com/

Slime that can save lives

https://interestingengineering.com/ie-originals/ie-explainer/season-4/ep-28-slime-that-can-save-lives?

Meet the futuristic, self-healing slime robot that can protect, heal, and assist in medical procedures.

New food technologies could release 80% of the world’s farmland back to nature

https://theconversation.com/new-food-technologies-could-release-80-of-the-worlds-farmland-back-to-nature-195981?

Cellular agriculture involves growing animal products from real animal cells, rather than growing actual animals.

AI and the future of design: What will the designer of 2025 look like?

https://www.artefactgroup.com/ideas/ai_design_2025/?

From creators to curators. Another example of technology abstraction.

How to Approach Consumer Trends and Future-Proof Your Business

https://www.euromonitor.com/article/how-to-approach-consumer-trends-and-future-proof-your-business

Drivers, metatrends, industry trends, manifestation and inspiration.

Climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimates

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/09/climate-crisis-cost-extreme-weather-damage-study

The average costs are $140bn (£115bn) a year from 2000 to 2019, although the figure varies significantly from year to year. The latest data shows $280bn in costs in 2022

The Quest for Self-Reproducing Automata: Old and New Ideas

https://www.turingpost.com/p/fod23?

The concept of self-reproducing automata envisioned by John von Neumann in 1948 heralded a paradigm where machines could mimic biological self-reproduction

Societal Signals Are Flashing

https://frankdiana.net/2023/10/09/societal-signals-are-flashing/

Although much attention is paid to advancements in science and technology, signals across society, geopolitics, economy and environment are converging.

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WHY REINVENT THE WHEEL AND WHY NOT LEARN FROM THE BEST BUSINESS THINKERS? AND WHY NOT USE THAT AS A PLATFORM TO MAKE BETTER BUSINESS DECISIONS? ALONE OR AS A TEAM.

Sense making; morality, humanity, leadership and slow flow. A book about the 14 books about the impact and implications of technology on business and humanity.

Ron Immink

I help companies by developing an inspiring and clear future perspective, which creates better business models, higher productivity, more profit and a higher valuation. Best-selling author, speaker, writer.

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