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Science Fiction Impact On Innovation

On Saturday, I gave a speech at Maker Fair 2010 on “Hacking The Future” where I talked on predicting the future through a variety of influences.  One that I shared was the role of science fiction. It’s staggering how much of what we do today is last generations science fiction!  Did you know: Suba w

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On Saturday, I gave a speech at Maker Fair 2010 on “Hacking The Future” where I talked on predicting the future through a variety of influences.  One that I shared was the role of science fiction.

It’s staggering how much of what we do today is last generations science fiction!  Did you know:

What used to be a facination with dreaming of the future is now critical for our future success.  To put this in context, the 10 most in-demand jobs for 2010 did NOT exist in 2004.  What does this mean for society?

We are preparing students for jobs that don't yet exist … for technologies that have not yet been invented … for problems we don't know are problems.

So how do you prepare?  As part of my day job, I spend a fair amount of time thinking about “what's next”.  One inspriation I use is science fiction.  In my case, I've been a long time fan of Philip Dick (the inspiration for Blade Runner, Minority Report, Total Recall and Paycheck)

What science fiction writers are stretching your thinking?   What are they predicting?

* Speech was insipred by a great speech by Karl Fisch titled “Shift Happens”

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Phil McKinney is an innovator, podcaster, author, and speaker. He is the retired CTO of HP. Phil's book, Beyond The Obvious, shares his expertise and lessons learned on innovation and creativity.

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