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Dr Louise Metcalf, Associate Lecturer at Futureproofology
This is a kind of 'how long is a piece of string' question and there are so many answers that could be given! Endless! However there are some really certain bets that can make.
1. Quantum computing and efficient solar batteries - a lot of bots - one of the things that has held back everyone having the kind of robots we see in science fiction movies has been the sheer size of computers and batteries needed to get a robot to walk and talk like us. This has meant that many have moved on to using apps instead. BUT, enter quantum computing and efficient solar powered batteries... and it all changes. Suddenly we can fit much faster computers on to smaller devices, and let the sun power them, and the reality of robots being everywhere is beginning to appear.
Let's face it, right now there are no quantum computers (however we've just had a major breakthrough in getting some happen in Japan - https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/09/24/natio... so it is quite possible that we will all be using (or rather interacting) with quantum computers in the next 10 years.
Till then... just keep your eyes on the apps. Apps like Siri (your virtual assistant on iPhone) are advancing at an incredible rate, so much so that we are unlikely to be using keyboards in 10 years, and so much more! Our world we be automated around us.
2. Big data - you can't have automation without data being collected about you. I currently have an app that sends me deals for good coffee wherever I go in Sydney. For that automation I am handing over data on where I go. Our lives will become less and less private (and open up many avenues for the less scrupulous to do bad things with - so there will be laws needed!). If you have any kind of head for numbers, you want to be in the business of playing with big data these days. It is at the very beginning of its potential and it will rule us all in very subtle ways.
3. Education - online and certainly not with text books - I doubt that Universities or Schools of any kind can keep up with the kinds of technological change that is currently going on in education, so there will be new organisations, or possibly adhoc collections of clever people that pop up to create the education of the next 10 years. This will be education in virtual classrooms with virtual workspaces - it will be hands on. Want to be a GP? Meet your virtual patient on the very first day of your very first class. No text book needed!
4. Virtual reality - world, yes including where you work - It won't be just education that transitions in to a virtual space, it will be workplaces, coaches, shops, everything! Think second life plus those virtual reality headsets. Only medical professionals will be exempt from this at first as you can't take a virtual blood test... yet.
5. Medicine - the Dr within you - yes that's right! Dr's are moving internal! They will eventually be in a kind of second life too, but the first improvements we see in the medical space will be so tiny you can only see them with an electron microsope, these are nanobots, or similar that will be injected in to each one of us to monitor our health but also simply clean out our arteries! Don't believe me? See the latest research here: https://www.nature.com/subjects/nanomedicine
There are so many more I could list, but these are certainly where the most money is going and where the most progress is being made right now. However feel free to have other ideas! I am sure there are many!
Can anyone share their thoughts on what types of businesses will be successful in the next 10 years?
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Deborah Vella at Support Legal
As the next generation comes through to the management levels in business, we seem to be seeing a trend towards more businesses with attributes that appeal to the millennial generation. One of those is working on your own terms in small business rather than grinding out work for years for a large employer. I think the next big thing in the next five to ten years will be just that, a major shift away from big business and supporting small businesses which provide a personal service.
I know that the big US company Amazon is wanting to open up here in Aus. What impact will the opening of Amazon here have on my small retail business here in Australia? Does anyone know how Amazon...
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Jenny Thomson at Flannel Clothing
As an eCommerce site Amazon is one of the best option fot retail business. Already many of the retail businesses based in UK,USA, Australia & Canada impacted with Amazon. Even the top most brands like Alanic Activewear, Nordstrom, Nike have already connected with Amazon.
For example- https://www.amazon.com/Alanic-Activewear-AW003A-V-Neck-X-Large/dp/B06XPKJ6JB/
What do you think will be the next big trend or focus for businesses in the next decade?
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Jef Lippiatt, Owner at Startup Chucktown
In all honesty, I think the next big thing in the time span you've mentioned will be companies abandoning or tweaking their Robotic/Drone/Artificial Intelligence presence to a more human approach.
Just as currently we are seeing the most successful companies are the ones with not only the best user experience but the best customer experience. Building a "well-known" or "respected" brand amounts for very little if you dehumanize your customers.
Companies will have to be very intentional and careful with their implementations of chatbots, artificial intelligence algorithms and the like to succeed. Although we all crave efficiency and profits, when humanity becomes too disconnected, we risk much more.
Lisa Ormenyessy , Business Coach and Marketing Specialist at Straight Talk Group
Oh Jef I do hope so! Successful business is about relationship and if we lose the balance we are all doomed, business or not!
Deborah Vella , at Support Legal
I believe the next big thing is already starting to emerge. A cultural shift away from employment towards starting a small business.
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Sathyanarayanan Srinivasa, Registered Tax Agent & Accountant at Taxfin Business Services
Hi
You need to understand the demand & supply gap for the products that you have decided to invest in, apart from the other scenarios which you will consider. The ground rules mainly would be complying with the applicable statutory requirements and work within the limits applicable to the industry in which the investment has been made. You may have to deal with both micro and macro economic conditions applicable to the business.
What technology excites you the most about your business industry? Why? I'm interested in hearing the treads going on in multiple industries and what specifically has your attention.
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Prosper Taruvinga, Digital Marketing Expert at Livelong Digital Pty Ltd
my mobile phone. I literally am a media company from just my mobile.
Hey are you noticing an impact on your business since the election? Customers seem more on edge and not as happy. Just wondering if it's just me or business in general.
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Philippe Flatt, Owner & Photographer at Image Technique
Yes indeed I had a sharp decline in customer enquiries for my photo studio as soon as there were rumblings about a possible election. A friend who sells luxury goods online also has experienced the same thing.
Or do people simply throw them in the bin without looking at them each week. I am trying to capture a diverse market but I am wondering if it would be best just to focus on social media posts and...
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Steven Freeman at Evolved Sound
Print is quite dead and risky for small business advertising. If you can get in with your council and list your event through that it may be OK. I don't regularly read the local paper, but have a glance occasionally when I'm having a mental break from screen time which is a healthy thing to do once per week.
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