the future isn't real

The Future Isn’t RealBreaking through the barriers that limit your imagination.

Early Prototype of Google Glass?

Anything is possible in your imagined future.

Why?

Lots of conversations with people about technical limitations

Why?

We don’t dream big anymore,partly because we don’t have the

time or resources to do so

Why?

If we do dream big, there’s lots of criticism of our “unrealistic” ideas

“I can't imagine that would be easy to do.We should probably find another way to do it.”

“Your developers will hate you if you ask them to implement such a thing…”

“How in the world would this be done?LOL this will never fly.”

It won’t fly with that attitude.

Why do we respond this way?

We’re great at finding solutionsto current problems and getting things done

Why do we respond this way?

We have a hard time breaking awayfrom popular trends and technology limitations

Why do we respond this way?

We find blank canvases, empty pages, and radical ideas deeply frightening

It hasn’t always been that way.

A view of the Future, from the Past

Old Definition Of Invention:

“An act or instance of creating or producing by exercise of the

imagination…”

“To originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity,

experimentation…”

“To make up or fabricate (something fictitious or false)”

“An act or instance of creating or producing by exercise of the

imagination…”

“To originate or create as a product of one's own ingenuity,

experimentation…”

“To make up or fabricate (something fictitious or false)”

Modern Definition of Invention:

Mashup. Evolve.

Remix. Retweet.

Fork.

A History Of Invention…

What have we been doing?

What’s Filling This

Space?

We’ve Been Creating Content & Software:

And YouTube…

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1990 2014

Did we invent all the big ideas already?

“The way some pessimists put it is that all the low-hanging fruit has been picked. I would argue

that there was never any low-hanging fruit; it was always of intermediate height and the question

was, were people reaching for it or not?

I’m frustrated because I think technology is progressing slowly, but I’m optimistic because I

think it could be going a lot better.”

Peter Thiel, Founder of PayPal /

Future Technology Investor On September 18th, 2014

Technology Stalled In 1970

The future needs new & better ideas that are not

tied to the past’s limitations.

It’s hard to start a revolution — failure is hard, people

might not be interested, & evolution is easier to fund.

“[Are computers] really significant or is it simply a novelty? The

Macintosh has been called “the world’s most expensive Etch A Sketch” by at least one critic.”

A Statement Put To Steve Jobs InA February 1985 Magazine Interview:

There are real limitations in engineering, technology,

and culture.

“The number of transistors incorporated in a chip willapproximately double every 24 months”

Moore’s Law, 1965:

“I pick about 2020 as the earliest we could call Moore's Law dead.”

— DARPA Director & Pentium Processor Architect, Robert Colwell In 2013

So…

…how do weinvent the future?

#0. Find A Safe PlaceTo Think, Brainstorm,

Dream, & Create.

#1. Scrap Everything.Anything Is Possible.

#2. Use Your Imagination. Think Of An Ideal World.

#3. Take That Ideal World, And Work Backwards.

#3. Take That Ideal World, And Reverse Engineer It.

Ask questions like… How? What? When? Where? Why? Who?

What resources and technology would you need

to get this done?

What might be the barriers to adoption of this idea?

Think beyond just graphical user interfaces and apps.

Deconstruct that Ideal World. What makes it tick?

Sketch some ideas.Make some prototypes.

Problem: Traffic During Commute

Solution: Hover Track Cars

Hover Track Cars

Hover Track Highways

New Driveways & Garages

Hover Track Cars

Hover Track Highways

New Driveways & Garages

New Power Sources

Cities Build For Hover Track Traffic

Hover Track Cars

Hover Track Highways

New Driveways & Garages

New Power Sources

New Design Disciplines

New Public Transport Options

Cities Build For Hover Track Traffic

#4. It’s Going To Take Commitment, Passion, Risk

Taking, & A Great Team.

An Experiment…

Experiment Setup:

Find a team

Anything is possible, there is no spoon

Find a problem you have

Imagine a perfect, ideal solution

Take notes, make a sketch

Present your ideal Future

Introducing iDentity

• Tiny private wearable device that knows everything about you

•Knows your allergies and shows only available food in any refrigerator

•Knows your favorite radio stations and temperature in any car

•Knows your payment methods allowing you to skip the checkout

•Knows your work habits and workspace, on any computer

The Future Isn’t RealBreaking through the barriers that limit your imagination.

Thank You!

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