12/15/2018
The Top 30 Technologies that will be driving the future (ranked in order):
#1 Artificial Intelligence /Machine Learning / Deep Learning
#2 Internet of Things / & Sensors & Wearables
#3 Mobile & Social Internet — Advancements, Social Networks/Media, Search, Messenging and Livestreams
#4 Blockchain — Cryptocurrencies, Distributed Ledger Systems, DAOs, DApps
#5 Big Data — Apps, Infrastructure & Predictive Analytics
#6 Automation — Information, Task, Process, Machine, Decision & Action
#7 Robots incl. Drones & Autonomous Vehicles — Consumer/Commercial/Industrial Robots and Robotics
#8 Immersive Media — / / / 360°
#9 Mobile Technologies & Advancements — infrastructure, networks, standards, services & devices
#10 Cloud Computing — Software-as-Service (SaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-Servcie (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) & MESH Apps
#11 3D Printing — Additive Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping
#12 CX — Customer Journey, Experience, Personalization & Commerce Tools
#13 EnergyTech — Efficiency, Storage & Decentralized Grid
#14 Cybersecurity incl. Adaptive Security — Security, Intelligence Detection, Remediation & Adaptation
#15 Voice Assistants -Interfaces, Chatbots & Natural Language Processing
#16 Nanotechnology - Computing, Medicine, Machines + Smart Dust
#17 CollaborativeTech — Crowd, Sharing, Workplace & Open Source Platforms & Tools
#18 Health Tech — Advanced Genomics, Bionics & Health Care Tech.
#19 Human-Computer Interaction — Facial/Gesture Recognition, Biometrics, Gaze Tracking
#20 Geo-spatial Tech — GIS, GPS, Mapping & Remote Sensing, Scanning, Navigation
#21 Advanced Materials — Composites, Alloys, Polymers, Biomimicry, Nanomanufacturing
#22 New Touch Interfaces — Touch Screens, Haptics, 3D Touch, Paper, Feedback & Exoskeletons
#23 Wireless Power
#24 Clean Tech. — Bio-/Enviro-Materials + Solutions, Sustainability, Treatment & Efficiency
#25 Quantum Computing — + Exascale Computing
#26 Smart Cities — Infrastructure & Transport
#27 Edge/Fog Computing
#28 Faster, Better Internet — Broadband incl. Fiber, 5G, Li-Fi , LPN and LoRa
#29 Proximity Tech. — Beacons, .RFID, Wi-Fi, Near-Field Communications & Geofencing
#30 New Screens — next evolution TVs, Digital Signage, OOH, MicroLEDS & Projections
Your thoughts — change the rank? change the descriptor? overrated something? missed something that should be on the list?
Selection criteria:
current & projected size (in terms of direct and indirect $$$ revenue)
future segment growth rate and scale of adoption
claimed perception of impact on the future (through Wikibrand surveys)
current chatter value and buzz (via Google and social media)
knock-on effects and interactions with other technologies and industries.