The Future Just Happened

the first American black president.

touch and gesture-based interface technology.

the internet and cloud computing.

scarcity of basic commodities.

climate change.

nanotechnology.

this is stuff i used to just see in future-themed books or movies.

but they’re now very, very REAL.

i don’t know when it exactly happened, but one day i just woke up and realized – that the future has ALREADY happened. the stuff that fed my adolescent imagination has become my adult reality.

and it has me wondering on what’s next. on what the future future has in store.

what’s the next wave of innovation and opportunity?

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truth to tell, i can’t help but feel blessed to be my age at this particular point in history.

i’m old enough to have seen the pre-digital era, and still catch it blossom into full swing (life without the web right now is the worst horror movie imaginable): Yet i’m young enough to still see huge dramatic shifts and changes in my lifetime. to whatever new things the future will bring.

And on this note, i’ve joined an interesting yahoogroup talking about the future … the ‘manila future salon‘. Do check it out.