Futures Thinking
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Road trips, pit stops, and gas stations
From my previous post on banning new gas stations, I talked about the role of funding or grants in ushering in new systems. But as I think about this kind of future where gas stations become obsolete (yes, like the abandoned ones in the movies), I can’t help think about how road trips will evolve. Read more
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Not all cyber-attacks on the power grid are equal
From my previous post, I shared with you why we should think about the possibility of cyberwars. Okay. So why should we think about it? As we get more connected each day, with the ubiquity of smartphones and the ever-growing access to the internet, our devices get more connected as well. And that includes the Read more
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The future of cyberwar
Okay. So you might not be thinking about cyberwar yet. But it’s important to think of the unimaginable. And how can you do that? By looking for signals of change — things that are happening today and might just drive the future. You might be wondering where I got these ideas. For one, when we Read more
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What if the government is spying on you over the internet?
Do you think it’s impossible? You might even say that you’re glad there are systems in place to keep bad actors away, such as the Data Privacy Act (in the Philippines). But if you’ve already seen the movie Snowden, you might begin to wonder about the possibility of being spied on over the internet. That Read more
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Wireless power
Even if you live in developing countries like I do, you’ve probably seen or heard about wireless charging, especially with mobile devices appearing everywhere like mushrooms. But like almost all technological advances, you may have not heard how the idea of wireless power started as a signal of change first. A company founded in 2007 Read more
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