“The Fourth Industrial Revolution will affect our identity and all the issues associated with it: our sense of privacy, our notions of ownership, our consumption patterns, the time we devote to work and leisure, and how we develop our careers, cultivate our skills, meet people, and nurture relationships” — Klaus Schwab, The Fourth Industrial Revolution, 2016 For a moment, let’s consider some of the ugliness the 4th Industrial Revolution might bring!Information Overload Being connected 24-7 will continue to burden us as the continuous information flow only gets worse. [...]
In my last post I examined the ugliness; now let’s consider the potential beauty that the 4th Industrial Revolution might bring! BENEFITS: Easier Communication Social media has made the world a smaller place, globally providing everyone a platform to communicate and voice opinion. 30% of the global population uses social media to communicate and acquire global news and information. That trend ain’t reversing anytime soon. Faster Deliveries Automated delivery systems employing robot pilots has already begun to redefined the online shopping landscape. The ease of access to [...]
