If you want to become more anticipatory, buy yourself the time to respond, develop your change muscle, and increase the quality of your strategy development, here are the scenario prompts for 3 April 2023. If you want to develop your own scenario prompts, go here.
Plants abuse, the metaverse, distributed decision making, manufacturing trends, science fiction, terminator, water-based batteries, printable glass, innovation and start-ups, LLMs and Joe Pine.
Read science fiction.
Plants Yell When They’re Stressed Out
https://gizmodo.com/plants-make-popping-sounds-when-stressed-study-1850283774?
Conscious plants….
The Internet Is Ruined. The Metaverse Can Still Be Saved
https://www.wired.com/story/metaverse-ethics/?
The future of the metaverse looks shakier than anyone can imagine.
The Corporate Rebels Handbook Series: How We Make Decisions
https://www.corporate-rebels.com/blog/corporate-rebels-handbook-decision-making?
Distributed decision making. Read https://www.ronimmink.com/leadership-is-a-mindset/
The Top 5 Manufacturing Trends In 2023
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2023/03/29/the-top-5-manufacturing-trends-in-2023/
Skils, AI, automation, digital twins, and the internet of things, supply china disruption, net zero, ESG, sustainability and decentralized manufacturing.
Some ideas for science fiction in the 2020s
https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/some-ideas-for-science-fiction-in?
Read science fiction.
Science fiction books that predicted the future with terrifying accuracy
https://bigthink.com/high-culture/science-fiction-future-predictions/?
Do books shape the future
Don’t Fear the Terminator
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/dont-fear-the-terminator/
Artificial intelligence never needed to evolve, so it didn’t develop the survival instinct that leads to the impulse to dominate others
Researchers find major storage capacity in metal-free aqueous batteries
Water based batteries…
Experience What It’s Like To Die In This VR Simulation
https://vrscout.com/news/experience-what-its-like-to-die-in-this-vr-simulation/?
Interesting…..
3D-printable glass is made from proteins and biodegrades
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00826-3?
Chemically modifying the ends of the molecules opens the door to glass that could decompose with organic waste.
The Committed Innovator: Working with start-ups
Cognition for all!
https://www.strangeloopcanon.com/p/cognition-for-all?
Excellent article about AI. LLMs are going to be everywhere
Are Your Digital Platforms Wasting Your Customers’ Time?
https://hbr.org/2023/03/are-your-digital-platforms-wasting-your-customers-time
Follow Joe Pine. Read https://www.ronimmink.com/your-business-is-a-stage/