November 09, 2016
Futurists are often accused of excessive optimism about technology. I have been to a lot of parties at which people learn my profession and immediately ask, "Where's my flying car?" Major...
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Emerging Technologies
October 17, 2016
As the demand for web-based analytics increases, more and more software and web applications are appearing on the market every day. This begs the question of when is it better to buy and when is it...
October 17, 2016
Track the history of simulation and analysis at Deere & Co. and hear about Deere’s vision for the near and far futures. Current analysis activities at John Deere are focused on verification and...
October 17, 2016
Imagine a factory that never stops and is constantly re-inventing itself to continuously improve products and how they are made. Enabled by a digital thread that weds virtual tools with physical...
August 30, 2016
According to research conducted by the McKinsey Global Institute in 2011, big data "will become a key basis of competition, underpinning new waves of growth, innovation, and consumer surplus" in the...
June 02, 2016
Express Learning When examining "disruptive" technologies and/or business models, one of the common threads is that they all drive a significant change in human behavior. The "sharing economy" is a...
May 25, 2016
Express Learning The structure of medicine and the practice of surgery are changing based on governmental policies and emerging new technologies. This session focuses on the growing application of...
May 25, 2016
Express Learning Transformation is everywhere. Driven by technological, individual and societal forces transformation creates uncertainty. What are the ultimate causes of transformation taking place...
May 25, 2016
Express Learning Participants explore a new business model for the Industrial Internet, including the historical context of the IOT and the convergence of factors that has given rise to this...
May 24, 2016
The Virtual Experimentation and Simulation project is part of IRI’s strategic research platform on Digitalization and its Implications for R&D Management. They are working to answer the following...
September 01, 2008
In 1492, while Christopher Columbus was exploring the Atlantic Ocean in search of the Indies, Johannes Trithemius, the Abbot of Sponheim in western Germany, was struggling against the disruptive...
January 01, 2008
There are some identifiable conditions that seem to nurture creativity and innovation, and the development of the Internet illustrates them. Stable interfaces that allow for substantial change within...
September 01, 2009
Inside a New York City loft in 2006, two entrepreneurs are working on the software to launch a new dot.com business they call Animoto. They hope to offer a service that will allow people to turn a...
January 01, 2009
Information–Communication Technologies (ICTs) are no longer just for internal use. Rather, in the era of open and distributed innovation, they must be leveraged by businesses and organizations to...
September 01, 2010
OVERVIEW: The Industry-Defined Fundamental Research program is designed to bring together industrial and academic researchers to develop basic science in areas important for the success of American...
February 24, 2015
ROR Stage: exploration and planning In 2015, we will be taking a deep-dive into the ‘Everything’s in Beta’ scenario from the IRI2038 study and its implications for R&D management. The scenario: ‘...