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Scenario prompts 28 October 2024
Use the prompts to question things such as relevance, opportunity vs threat, if vs when, timelines, impact and responses. Consider multiple futures.
Today’s prompts are blockchain, DNA data storage, Daniel Burrus, strategy myopia, sense-making, insect brains, education tech trends, and James Cameron.
Skynet or Tyrell corporation?
Blockchain for Environmental Sustainability: Can Blockchain Help Create Smart Sustainable Cities?
https://earth.org/blockchain-in-smart-cities-a-path-to-environmental-sustainability/
Blockchain is emerging as a promising technology that could positively contribute to the enhancement of sustainability in urban areas
DNA ‘printing press’ could quickly store mountains of data
https://www.science.org/content/article/dna-printing-press-could-quickly-store-mountains-data
Inspired by ancient invention of movable type, researchers use blocks of DNA to dramatically increase writing speed
AI and the future: what lies ahead for society?
https://www.bbntimes.com/technology/ai-and-the-future-what-lies-ahead-for-society
Artificial intelligence (AI) is growing at an exponential rate, reshaping industries, the workforce, and society. With the right mindset, this transformation is not just something to react to—it’s a strategic opportunity waiting to be harnessed.
How to Avoid Strategy Myopia
https://hbr.org/2024/10/how-to-avoid-strategy-myopia
Strategy is a philosophy of becoming, a chance to create the conditions to enable the change we seek to make in the world.
We Live In Dangerous, Confusing Times. Here’s How To Make Sense Of Them
https://digitaltonto.com/2024/we-live-in-dangerous-confusing-times-heres-how-to-make-sense-of-them/
Also see https://www.ronimmink.com/an-ai-audio-review-of-sense-making/
Space rover tests ‘natural intelligence’ based on insect brains
https://thenextweb.com/news/airbus-space-rover-tests-opteran-insect-brains-natural-intelligence
Scientists have been studying the brains of insects. They discovered remarkable neurological efficiency.They decided to reverse-engineer the brain algorithms into software for autonomous machines. They call the concept “Natural Intelligence.”
10 Tech Trends That Will Disrupt Education In 2025
https://9meters.com/technology/10-tech-trends-that-will-disrupt-education-in-2025
The emerging trends are not just about integrating gadgets into classrooms; they represent a fundamental shift in pedagogical approaches, learning environments, and the overall educational experience.
James Cameron: Special Video Message at the SCSP AI+Robotics Summit
Skynet or the Tyrell Corporation?