World IP Day - April 26. Creativity: The next generation

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World IP Day – April 26

Creativity:

the next generation

What is the shape of things to come?

From the weather to the markets to the next big thing in

technology or the arts, we al l want to know how the world

will look tomorrow.

Predicting the future is an unc ertain endeavor at best, but

that doesn’t keep us from trying. An d with ever greater

access to information, instant com munication, new forms

of collaboration and crowd-sourcing, our predictions

are becoming more frequ ent, more outrageous, and

more accurate.

We know, for example, that cars will soon drive thems elves.

That our sight and spee ch – eventually our brains – will

interact more directly with, and effectively control, our

computers. Which will in tur n become much smaller and be

worn on – or inside – our bodie s. This will all have a profound

effect on how we live – how we think, how we work, how we

learn, heal, enjoy.

What used to be science ctio n is now fact. But what’s

next? What is the future beyond the f uture? What disruptive

technology is now just an idea bouncing around a young

engineer’s mind? Who will create the next on line sensation

that again changes how we talk to eac h other? What new

music will emerge from a ga rage somewhere to rock the

world’s dance oors or unnerve the a cademy? Who are

tomorrow’s great artists and innovators? How are they

working; how do they create? And how will they get their

creations to market in a world where the ga me changes,

almost daily?

The future? Ask the next generation.

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