Scenario prompts are part of my 4 step strategy development programme. See https://www.ronimmink.com/perception-pioneer/
Today’s topics to consider are mini organs, regrowing limbs, pundits and gurus, UX design trends, mission economy, being agentic, fractional employment, conscious AI, sustainability going mainstream, swarm bots, trends in restaurants and the future of healthcare.
Check out masterchefs as a source of consistent innovation.
The many uses of mini-organs
https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/03/08/1089612/the-many-uses-of-mini-organs/?
Scientists are using organoids to screen drug candidates, grow viruses, build biocomputers, and much, much more.
Mutant newts can regenerate previously defective limbs
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-mutant-newts-regenerate-previously-defective.html?
Think biomimicry and think exponential.
You Need To Be Skeptical Of Advice From Business Pundits And Gurus. Here’s Why:
Read https://www.ronimmink.com/bad-habits-best-bad-practice-kuru-business/
UX/UI Design Trends Going Into 2024
https://blog.prototypr.io/ux-ui-design-trends-going-into-2024-ca43a839b541
Less space, more engagement.
Mission Economy: Rethinking the role of the state
https://www.innovationaus.com/mission-economy-rethinking-the-role-of-the-state/?
Governments should take a leading, mission-driven approach to solving 21st century societal, economic, health and environmental problems.
How to Be More Agentic
https://every.to/p/how-to-be-more-agentic
Increase your surface area for luck, learn, flow, feedback, court rejection and chil.
Fractionalized Employment Now!
https://rishad.substack.com/p/fractionalized-employment-now?
Fractionalized employment allows for a smart way to manage costs by dialing down employee cost while ensuring the dignity of continued employment.
Conscious AI is the second-scariest kind
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/03/ai-consciousness-science-fiction/677659/
It may be that today’s large neural networks are slightly conscious.”
Sustainability Has Gone Mainstream Across Industries
Sustainability is not an optional choice for businesses anymore – it’s a strategic imperative, shaping the practices and priorities of industries worldwide.
Physicists develop a modular robot with liquid and solid properties
https://techxplore.com/news/2024-03-physicists-modular-robot-liquid-solid.html?
Schools of fish, colonies of bees, and murmurations of starlings exhibit swarming behavior in nature, flowing like a liquid in synchronized, shape-shifting coordination
Future trends shaping the restaurant industry
Technology, virtual, sustainability and personalisation. Read https://www.ronimmink.com/what-business-can-learn-from-masterchefs/
These two tech trends will transform the future of healthcare
https://www.wired.com/sponsored/story/the-future-of-health/
AI, doctor in your pocket, wearables, bionics and augmentation.