the fifth conference agenda

10Innovation Trendsby 100 InnovatorsCouncil Members of The Fifth ConferenceA Global Think Tank for Innovators : 

10Innovation Trendsby 100 InnovatorsCouncil Members of The Fifth ConferenceA Global Think Tank for Innovators Feedback? Frank Boermeester Twitter @fifthconference @fboermeester www.thefifthconference.com

We asked 100 innovators... : 

We asked 100 innovators...

To identify the emerging innovation trends... : 

To identify the emerging innovation trends...

That will have the most profound impact on our world in the coming 3-5 years... : 

That will have the most profound impact on our world in the coming 3-5 years...

This is what we learned... : 

This is what we learned...

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1 Education New learning tools and methods, leading to new education models

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Consider this... The University of the People offers tuition-free university education on a worldwide basis. It leverages open courseware, peer support, academic volunteers and cheap communication technology. It could change the lives of millions...

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2 The Internet of Things Low-cost sensors, low-energy sensors, living sensors and the emergence of the Internet of Things

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Consider this... The internet of things is a nice idea, but there are technical issues. For example, will the core infrastructure be open or be dominated by a handful of semi-monopolists? Companies such as WideTag are creating open source technology platforms for the IofT that could make the difference … P.S. Do you know what a Spime is?

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3 Innovation in the developing world Reverse innovation and new financial models developed in emerging markets and their impact on the developed world Toussaint L’Ouverture

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Consider this... SKS Microfinance is scaling up the microfinance business, levering technology and factory style processes. It has disbursed over $4 billion...

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4 Co-Creation Digitization, open innovation and the transformation of the industrial era enterprise as value-creating engine

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Consider this... Open source software has come of age. How about open source biotech? Is the end of the classic corporate lab in sight? What will be the meaning of IP?

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5 The Internet and the human condition The impact of the internet and its evolving interfaces on human intelligence, politics and privacy René Descartes

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Consider this... WikiLeaks exposes how unprepared we are in coping with (a potentially inevitable) total openness.

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6 Entrepreneurial enlightenment The shift toward the creative economy and its implications on the nature of work, motivation and leadership Frederick Winslow Taylor

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Consider this... What does the Sandbox generation think about life in the corporate world? (go ahead, sandboxers, tell us…)

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7 Health networks Patient networks, digital records, mobile health and the implications for healthcare

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Consider this... Patient networks are revolutionising the patient-doctor relationship and creating new opportunities for medical research. Expect something different when you land up as a ‘patient’.

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8 Sustainability Renewable energy production, intelligent energy networks, efficient machines and devices, and cradle-to-cradle business models leading to sustainable socio-economic system

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Consider this... Collaborative projects are exploring new business models and materials management systems that will revolutionise the linear industrial model. How about leasing chemicals? In fact, why not rent or lease everything?

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9 Cloud computing The cloud and its implications for IT architecture, the IT sector, enterprise IT and the enabling of new business models

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Consider this... The CIO of one of Europe’s large systemic banks (his IT department alone employs over 1000 people) argues that we should stop calling it IT

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10 e-Government & open data The opening up of government datasets and its impact on the role of government

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Consider this... The UK government is opening up its datasets to third-party developers. Could government redefine itself as a ‘platform’ for innovation (as opposed to a bureaucracy)?

What’s next? : 

What’s next? This is the start. The Fifth Conference is an innovation think tank and these 10 trends are our provisional agenda. They’ll serve as the basis for a series of interviews with the world’s most influential innovators. We’ll discuss the resulting insights among the Council—a global network of innovators that steers our work—both online at thefifthconference.com and live at our 3-day conference later in 2011. If you’d like to join us, let us know!

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