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Scenario prompts 14 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 the ultimate moment of truth (marketing), inception, quantum computing, black widow spider venom, the “Whisperverse”, strategy, spider man, pant based robots, peptide-plastic and wooden sky scrapers.
Table-Stakes Touchpoints: Powerful Strategy That Can Define The Success Of Your Business
Read https://www.ronimmink.com/shared-experiences-are-the-new-search/
Two people communicate in dreams: Inception movie-styled sci-fi turned into reality
https://interestingengineering.com/science/two-humans-communicate-in-dreams-remspace
Participants were sleeping at their homes when their brain waves and other polysomnographic data were tracked remotely by a specially developed apparatus
Preparing for the quantum-enabled future
Quantum technologies are advancing at pace, offering huge potential to improve our lives.
Black widow spider venom decoded at ‘near-atomic resolution’ by scientists
https://interestingengineering.com/science/black-widow-spider-neurotoxin-a-latrotoxin-deadly-poison
A new study has successfully cracked the mechanism behind the black widow spider’s deadly poison.
The “Whisperverse”: The future of mobile computing is an AI voice inside your head
AI-powered assistants are set to become a part of daily life, offering guidance and reminders through body-worn devices that blend artificial intelligence with augmented reality
Strategy Stack: an integrated approach to decision-making
https://www.imd.org/ibyimd/strategy/strategy-stack-an-integrated-approach-to-decision-making/
The ways in which popular frameworks are used fall short in today’s uncertain and rapidly changing environment.
Inspired by Spider-Man, researchers recreate web-slinging technology
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-spider-recreate-web-technology.html
Researchers created the first web-slinging technology in which a fluid material can shoot from a needle, immediately solidify as a string, and adhere to and lift objects.
A robot made from radish sprouts and the rise of plant-based machines
New research takes a revolutionary approach to robotics, suggesting that plants could provide the muscle power driving future machines.
Peptide-Plastic Material Paves The Way For Next-Gen Wearables, Medical Devices
The new soft materials could be used in low-power, energy-efficient microscopic memory chips, sensors and energy storage units. Researchers also could integrate them into woven fibers to create smart fabrics or sticker-like medical implants.
Sustainable building effort reaches new heights with wooden skyscrapers
Wood engineered for strength and safety offers architects an alternative to carbon-intensive steel and concrete
