Top 10 Tech Trends Transforming Humanity

2016 was an incredible year for technology, and for humanity.

Despite all the negative political-related news, there were 10 tech trends this year that positively transformed humanity.

Success = Experimentation

Today’s most successful companies, the ones that are “crushing it,” started as a series of crazy ideas, followed by experiments to test just how viable those ideas might be.

Experimentation is a crucial mechanism for driving breakthroughs in any organization.

Elon Revolutionizing Transportation…(Again)

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are predicted to be the two wealthiest people on the planet given the dramatic rise of SpaceX, Tesla and Amazon, as well as their large ownership in their respective companies.

Why UBI Works

Will Artificial Intelligence “destroy humanity?”… probably not.

But I am concerned that A.I. and Robotics will massively impact the future of work.

McKinsey & Co. predicts that 45 percent of jobs today will be automated out of existence in only 20…

The Future of Cities

If you could build a city from the ground up using first principles, how would you do it? What would it look like?

By 2050, two-thirds of the population, more than 6 billion people, are expected to live in urbanized areas.

True Breakthroughs = Crazy Ideas + Passion

“The day before something is a breakthrough, it’s a crazy idea.”

I first heard this phrase from Burt Rutan, the man who designed and built SpaceShipOne, the brilliant vehicle that won the $10 million Ansari XPRIZE.

Future of Nuclear Energy

Tech billionaires are investing (a lot) in entrepreneurial nuclear power startups.

Why?

These are tough times for nuclear power. Many plants under construction are facing serious delays, halts, cost overruns and public safety…

Most Innovative Company Today

I did a quick Twitter poll yesterday asking which technology companies you think are the most innovative today. The options were:

• Amazon
• Google
• Facebook
• Tesla

AI, Quantum & Entrepreneurship in China

Last week, Eric Schmidt, Chairman of Alphabet, predicted that China will “rapidly overtake the U.S. in artificial intelligence… in as little as five years.”