Welcome to Internet of NO things

Scenarios for hyperconnected society 2040

NTNU Sustainability Conference 20.10.2017

Johannes MikkonenResearcherDemos Helsinkijohannes.mikkonen@demoshelsinki.fi@jonemikkonen

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IN THE FUTURE, the new technologies will

emerge that combine physical and digital

realms. It means that the physical and the

virtual world will collide, come together, and

exchange qualities. Digital will become

physical as much as physical becomes digital.

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IN THE FUTURE, the new technologies will

emerge that combine physical and digital

realms. It means that the physical and the

virtual world will collide, come together, and

exchange qualities. Digital will become

physical as much as physical becomes digital.

@jonemikkonen

This is a horrible future!

IN THE FUTURE, the new technologies will

emerge that combine physical and digital

realms. It means that the physical and the

virtual world will collide, come together, and

exchange qualities. Digital will become

physical as much as physical becomes digital.

@jonemikkonen

This is a wonderful future!

○ 13 workshops & co-creation

sessions

○ 17 stakeholder interviews

○ wide literature review (2000 journals)

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We understand the next step for the internet will be hyperconnectivity

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5 KEY TENSIONS OF THE HYPERCONNECTED PLANET

1. Well-being VS Planetary boundaries

2. Increased human capabilities for all VS More for the some

3. Converging markets VS Fragmenting structures

4. Liberation from labor VS End of work

5. Liberties VS Security

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TENSIONS CREATE OPPORTUNITIES

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WHY WE DO SCENARIOS?

• Scenarios help decision making by revealing possible futures.

Possible Futures

• Scenarios show a logical chain of events that demonstrate how future events are linked

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ONE: Hyperconnected technologies will become part of our environmental and daily lives…

TWO: ...and this will inevitably change our relationship to the physical world and our relationships with other people, affecting communities, societies, and economies.

THREE: It enables new opportunities for a good life within the planetary boundaries.

FOUR: Visioning those opportunities with scenarios help organisations and people to make right decisions today.

FOUR TAKEAWAYS

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Johannes MikkonenResearcherDemos Helsinki Twitter: @jonemikkonenjohannes.mikkonen@demoshelsinki.fi www.demoshelsinki.fiwww.nakedapproach.fi

Thanks!