New Technology 2015 L02 State of Technology
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The document discusses the significant technological shifts of 2014, particularly the impact of smartphones and apps on society and the economy. It highlights a transition from hierarchical structures to a networked society, driven by software that reduces coordination costs and empowers individuals. This shift is expected to redefine the job market, enabling small tasks to become viable work opportunities and emphasizing the importance of services enabled by software.
New Technology 2015 L02 State of Technology
- 1. LECTURE L02 STATE OF TECHNOLOGY 2015
- 2. What was the biggest technological event in 2014?
- 3. REALLY, APPLE FANBOYS?!?! AGAIN?
- 6. "so on point – it's shit-white-girls-say-meets-a-club-remix” - Oliver Lukkett, theAudiance
- 7. What is it with this #Selfie?
- 9. Selfie of the Year
- 13. Best new Product of 2014
- 14. SELFIE STICK
- 15. Person of the Year in Google Search
- 17. THE SMARTPHONE EATS THE WORLD
- 18. THE SMARTPHONE EATS THE WORLD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY IS FOR EVERYONE
- 19. THE SMARTPHONE EATS THE WORLD 4 billion people are buying new smartphones every two years 1.6 billion PCs every five years Source: ITU, a16z, Benedict Evans slides
- 20. THE SMARTPHONE EATS THE WORLD 7.5 trillion SMS message sent each year globally WhatsApp, an app that was built by a team of 30 people and acquired by Facebook for $19 billion, processes 7.2 trillion messages a year. Source: ITU, a16z, Benedict Evans slides
- 21. Source: ITU, a16z, Benedict Evans slides GROWTH INTO THE BUBBLE
- 22. Source: ITU, a16z, Benedict Evans slides GROWTH SINCE THE BUBBLE
- 23. Source: ITU, a16z, Benedict Evans slides GROWTH SINCE THE BUBBLE
- 24. Source: ComScore Media, multiplatform & mobile metrix, Benedict Evans slides MORE TIME IS SPENT IN APPS THEN THE TOTAL WEB
- 25. AND TECHNOLOGY CONSUMES US
- 27. THE SMARTPHONE EATS THE WORLD RESULT? TRANSFORMATION OF COMPANIES, INDUSTRIES, GOVERNMENTS… Source: ITU, a16z, Benedict Evans slides
- 28. THE NEW NETWORK ECONOMY
- 29. 20TH CENTURY SOCIETY WAS HIERARCHAL Governments structure Corporation structure and interaction of companies Coordination cost is high Responsibility and titles (and compensations) floats up, speciality and knowledge down
- 30. 21ST CENTURY SOCIETY BECOMES NETWORK Software connects individuals Coordination drops towards zero Responsibility goes to the individuals and knowledge becomes statistics in analytical software
- 31. 21ST CENTURY SOCIETY BECOMES NETWORK “Sharing economy” Coordination cost is low Rating systems replace inspections Any business that is built around a hierarchy with high coordination cost, will be crushed by a networked software solution with low coordination cost
- 32. Need a ride?
- 37. Need a to drive the car?
- 40. New a place to stay?
- 43. Middleman, gatekeepers and inspectors are at risk Consumers interact directly with companies using apps Consumers interact with each other using apps This will result in a changed work market 21ST CENTURY SOCIETY BECOMES NETWORK
- 44. THE NEW JOB MARKET
- 45. NETWORK OF TASKS Uber of X Then X can be anything Need to buy groceries, paint the wall, clean the house…?
- 51. REDEFINITION OF JOBS When the cost of coordination drops, the smaller the task can be The X can now be a small chore, and still be beneficial to both Will the job of the future be self employment with cloud based agents?
- 52. SOFTWARE RULES THE WORLD
- 53. THE COST MODEL IS CHANGING
- 54. SOFTWARE IS THE COORDINATOR If the app is the magic wand the consumer uses to get his/her wishes fulfilled, the software is the magic spell Software connects consumer and worker/service New services, impossible before, become possible
- 56. SOFTWARE IS GOING ANYWHERE With sensors becoming tiny they can be anywhere and in any product Computer hardware becomes so small, software can go anywhere We can even wear them
- 57. WEARABLES
- 61. So we begin 2015