Comments for The Envisioners http://www.theenvisioners.com Thinking About The Future, Not Just Predicting It Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:30:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on The You Centric Web (Personalisation 2.0) by The You Centric Web (Personalisation 2.0) « Jamie Thomson http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2012/02/01/the-you-centric-web-personalisation-2-0/comment-page-1/#comment-15382 The You Centric Web (Personalisation 2.0) « Jamie Thomson Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:30:09 +0000 http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2012/02/01/the-you-centric-web-personalisation-2-0/#comment-15382 [...] The You Centric Web (Personalisation 2.0) Posted on February 2, 2012 by Jamiet “The You Centric Web offers an inversion of today’s web, placing the user at the centre and in full control of the overall experience. It promotes discovery, celebrates serendipity and offers a personalised path through the oceans of data, content and experiences that the modern digital society has to offer. The technology required to deliver the You Centric Web is beginning to appear now, but we have further to travel before it can reach its full potential. As a society, we will have to shift our expectations of how the digital world can augment the physical world and service and content providers will need to plan for and deliver on the potential of this connected, intensely personalised world as well as work hard to win the trust of consumers by placing them at the centre and protecting and respecting their rights.” http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2012/02/01/the-you-centric-web-personalisation-2-0/ [...] [...] The You Centric Web (Personalisation 2.0) Posted on February 2, 2012 by Jamiet “The You Centric Web offers an inversion of today’s web, placing the user at the centre and in full control of the overall experience. It promotes discovery, celebrates serendipity and offers a personalised path through the oceans of data, content and experiences that the modern digital society has to offer. The technology required to deliver the You Centric Web is beginning to appear now, but we have further to travel before it can reach its full potential. As a society, we will have to shift our expectations of how the digital world can augment the physical world and service and content providers will need to plan for and deliver on the potential of this connected, intensely personalised world as well as work hard to win the trust of consumers by placing them at the centre and protecting and respecting their rights.” http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2012/02/01/the-you-centric-web-personalisation-2-0/ [...]

]]> Comment on Cloud Computing – What’s the Point? by Website tools http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2009/10/27/cloud-computing-whats-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-14682 Website tools Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:22:24 +0000 http://www.theenvisioners.com/?p=352#comment-14682 Thanks , I've just been looking for information approximately this subject for a while and yours is the greatest I have discovered so far. But, what concerning the conclusion? Are you positive in regards to the supply?|What i do not realize is in fact how you're now not actually a lot more smartly-preferred than you might be now. You are so intelligent. Thanks , I’ve just been looking for information approximately this subject for a while and yours is the greatest I have discovered so far. But, what concerning the conclusion? Are you positive in regards to the supply?|What i do not realize is in fact how you’re now not actually a lot more smartly-preferred than you might be now. You are so intelligent.

]]> Comment on Parliament and Internet – Visions for the Internet and Social by Gary Burt http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2011/10/13/parliament-and-internet-visions-for-the-internet-and-social/comment-page-1/#comment-11845 Gary Burt Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:19:14 +0000 http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2011/10/13/the-vision-and-opportunities-of-the-internethow-can-social-media-and-the-internet-drive-innovation-democracy-and-growth/#comment-11845 Insightful speech Dave. Absolutely right in dispelling the myths about the internet. As you say, we are still learning and shouldn't be surprised if we don't always get things right first time. In fact, we shouldn't expect to. Human society is a complex and evolving ecosystem. Any change, including change enabled by technology will force the ecosystem to adapt. This adaption will then adapt and evolve as peoples' behaviour adapts to the change, and the technology then evolves to meet the changed expectations ... and this continues. So introducing technology into a human ecosystem is not highly predictable. It cannot be. The route to success therefore is to expect this changing state and be ready to learn and adapt both the technology and how we interact with it. How often do we hear this in the press or from government though? Who would be willing to say this? "We want to improve things, but this may not work. If it doesn't we will learn from this and adapt, and keep learning and keep adapting until we do make a positive difference?" Compare that to the way that we handled the NHS technology implementation, "we know best and this will work!". Wrong. You don't; and it didn't. And in the process, cost not only a great deal of money, but a great deal of goodwill with the population and their view of technology. None of this is news of course. Oh yes, what did Dave talk about ... 'the arrogance of the present'. Spot on. Insightful speech Dave. Absolutely right in dispelling the myths about the internet. As you say, we are still learning and shouldn’t be surprised if we don’t always get things right first time. In fact, we shouldn’t expect to. Human society is a complex and evolving ecosystem. Any change, including change enabled by technology will force the ecosystem to adapt. This adaption will then adapt and evolve as peoples’ behaviour adapts to the change, and the technology then evolves to meet the changed expectations … and this continues. So introducing technology into a human ecosystem is not highly predictable. It cannot be. The route to success therefore is to expect this changing state and be ready to learn and adapt both the technology and how we interact with it. How often do we hear this in the press or from government though? Who would be willing to say this? “We want to improve things, but this may not work. If it doesn’t we will learn from this and adapt, and keep learning and keep adapting until we do make a positive difference?” Compare that to the way that we handled the NHS technology implementation, “we know best and this will work!”. Wrong. You don’t; and it didn’t. And in the process, cost not only a great deal of money, but a great deal of goodwill with the population and their view of technology. None of this is news of course. Oh yes, what did Dave talk about … ‘the arrogance of the present’. Spot on.

]]> Comment on Back to the Arrogance of the Present by The Vision and Opportunities of the Internet–How can social media and the internet drive innovation, democracy and growth « The Envisioners http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2011/03/18/back-to-the-arrogance-of-the-present/comment-page-1/#comment-9720 The Vision and Opportunities of the Internet–How can social media and the internet drive innovation, democracy and growth « The Envisioners Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:33:49 +0000 http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2011/03/18/back-to-the-arrogance-of-the-present/#comment-9720 [...] me, I did get an opportunity to talk about rural broadband, the humanisation of the web, and the arrogance of the present, I also managed to squeeze a tenuous Spiderman joke in and overall I had a lot of fun.  [...] [...] me, I did get an opportunity to talk about rural broadband, the humanisation of the web, and the arrogance of the present, I also managed to squeeze a tenuous Spiderman joke in and overall I had a lot of fun.  [...]

]]> Comment on About by Sustainable Communications vs Media Exploitation – a Manifesto « electricginger's media musings http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/about/comment-page-1/#comment-6982 Sustainable Communications vs Media Exploitation – a Manifesto « electricginger's media musings Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:10:10 +0000 http://www.theenvisioners.com/?page_id=2#comment-6982 [...] manifesto (well it’s more of a mission statement really) came from a conversation with the Chief Architect of Bing in the UK, Dave Coplin. We were discussing recent developments with Bing’s equivalent of Streetview and he was [...] [...] manifesto (well it’s more of a mission statement really) came from a conversation with the Chief Architect of Bing in the UK, Dave Coplin. We were discussing recent developments with Bing’s equivalent of Streetview and he was [...]

]]> Comment on Moving the Hive with Social Buzz by Juliette Howitt http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2011/06/03/moving-the-hive-with-social/comment-page-1/#comment-6218 Juliette Howitt Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:42:27 +0000 http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2011/06/03/moving-the-hive-with-social/#comment-6218 Creating a Buzz without the Bumble. Great Article. Juliette Creating a Buzz without the Bumble.

Great Article.

Juliette

]]> Comment on Back to the Forbidden Planet – Exploring in the Digital World by From Super Heroes to Social Media Super Stars « The Urban Mashup Blog http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2011/05/27/back-to-the-forbidden-planet-exploring-in-the-digital-world/comment-page-1/#comment-5933 From Super Heroes to Social Media Super Stars « The Urban Mashup Blog Sun, 19 Jun 2011 03:40:13 +0000 http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2011/05/27/back-to-the-forbidden-planet-exploring-in-the-digital-world/#comment-5933 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> Comment on Back to the Arrogance of the Present by Local is the new Global « The Envisioners http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2011/03/18/back-to-the-arrogance-of-the-present/comment-page-1/#comment-5607 Local is the new Global « The Envisioners Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:01:18 +0000 http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2011/03/18/back-to-the-arrogance-of-the-present/#comment-5607 [...] before.  What this means for us as individuals in a modern society is a classic case for "arrogance of the present", _we just don’t know_, because most of us find it hard to imagine a world of such [...] [...] before.  What this means for us as individuals in a modern society is a classic case for "arrogance of the present", _we just don’t know_, because most of us find it hard to imagine a world of such [...]

]]> Comment on Moving the Hive with Social Buzz by Ben http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2011/06/03/moving-the-hive-with-social/comment-page-1/#comment-5397 Ben Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:13:50 +0000 http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2011/06/03/moving-the-hive-with-social/#comment-5397 Hi Dave, great stuff. Well written, funny, thought provoking and a point intelligently made. Very much looking forward to hearing what you have to tell us on the 12th! Cheers Ben Hi Dave, great stuff. Well written, funny, thought provoking and a point intelligently made. Very much looking forward to hearing what you have to tell us on the 12th!
Cheers
Ben

]]> Comment on Inside Google’s Big Tent by William at Mydex http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2011/05/20/inside-googles-big-tent/comment-page-1/#comment-4302 William at Mydex Fri, 20 May 2011 19:03:52 +0000 http://www.theenvisioners.com/index.php/2011/05/20/inside-googles-big-tent/#comment-4302 Well, the star act was Ghonim I thought. Three months ago we hear of a revolution, we see this guy's TV interview go viral and then we have him live talking real seasoned global common sense. Google played a fairly straight bat (apart from Chrome plugs, which will make me switch to Firefox which has better Delicious plugin). It was fun to wave the new rules of the personal data ecosystem at "big data". Good gig I thought, with good level of civil society participation. Well, the star act was Ghonim I thought. Three months ago we hear of a revolution, we see this guy’s TV interview go viral and then we have him live talking real seasoned global common sense. Google played a fairly straight bat (apart from Chrome plugs, which will make me switch to Firefox which has better Delicious plugin). It was fun to wave the new rules of the personal data ecosystem at “big data”. Good gig I thought, with good level of civil society participation.

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