Category Archives: Maps

Map of Global Mega Trends

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Richard

Here you go then. Use this link to get to a high resolution version. A3, A1 and rather wonderful AO sized copies on paper are available upon request (no charge except for print, post and a cardbaord tube). See you … Continue reading →

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New mega trends map

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Richard

It’s done. I’m just waiting on a URL. Physical copies will be available sized A3, A1 and AO. Love this version (number 22!) with the Cult of Artificial Stupidity on twice. Almost too good to take off.

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Map

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Richard

So here is a little background and commentary to my 2017 Mega Trends & Technologies map. This map began as an idea way back in 2015, but it wasn’t until early 2016 that I started to draw various outlines of … Continue reading →

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Mega trends map

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Richard

It’s getting close. BTW, just out of interest, is anyone out there still reading this nonsense?

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The Five Stages of Disconnection

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Richard

Just had my email down for about a week. Five stages: Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Seems OK now. Meanwhile been working on the final stages of my new megatrends map and there’s a megatrend on it I’ve called … Continue reading →

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New Map

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Richard

It’s coming along….very long. New mega-map of mega-trends out in a few weeks with luck. Apparently the document now has 14,952 paths that are 194 meters long and there are 181,777 points and 24,RGB objects. I have little or no … Continue reading →

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Map of the Future

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Richard

So I’ve got seriously stuck on what’s in the middle of my new map of future trends and technologies. It’s been individualism for a while. Then I changed this to individual empowerment, which the National Security Agency (US) uses. This … Continue reading →

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Map of Now and Next

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Richard

Holding page…

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Map for High Performance Computing (far more interesting than it sounds)

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Richard

So here’s a new roadmap showing how HPC (High Performance Computing or Super Computing as it’s sometimes known) is currently being used and what HPC might be capable of in the distant future (unspecified). There are five key categories of … Continue reading →

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Coming next week….

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Richard

Still a few errors to remove. The mood modelling idea came from my book Digital Vs. Human… Mood recognition machines are especially interesting in this context. On a prosaic level, an ability to read an individual’s mood could be used … Continue reading →

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