With the calendar moving past December 31st, 2010, we can say goodbye to a horrendous decade of worldwide financial problems and say hello to a new prosperity brought on by accelerated technological advancements. With much of science and engineering having migrated to information technology, the logarithmic development curve takes us to unknown opportunities in the very near future. It is this greenfield opportunity that empowers the intellectual creative intelligence of innovative entrepreneur and business leaders. While we can't say what specifics will open the doors for new entertainment and business products, we must suppose that these will come from many many areas of individual interests. Just as when we conceive of a product or service and don't know immediately how we will create it tactically, we can identify that components of the product, service and plan will evolve and become available from anywhere, and that we don't have to invent each part.
Some of the areas where I see opportunities in the near term future include hardware like GoogleTV types of intelligent television and Android based tablets or pads, software designed to take advantage of the new features enabled by these open standards, and the online entertainment (e.g., massively multiplayer online games or MMOGs) enabled by collaborative technologies floating in the Cloud.
Obviously, just about every field of human endeavor in the first world countries will see new creative solutions proffered from new and extant ventures. What had been "third world" geographies, effected over the last ten years by the advent of cheap telecommunication and computing technologies, are now becoming or have become booming markets as large sections of that population build bustling economies. What we find useful in one industry can be applied against others. Consider the current Toyota commercials about applying the advances used in their vehicles to non-automotive needs. Another example is the movement of applying game dynamics to "serious" areas. This has been termed "gamification".
Since this is the beginning of the new decade, I am making a commitment to blog on what I see coming. Hopefully, I will have comments from knowledgeable people to assist in an examination of the future. The future will happen whether you participate or not; but, its a whole lot more fun to be part of the game.
Happy New Year to All!
Harrison Rose
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