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Future Technologies Brainstorm

You have all been doing some research concerning innovative technologies that are 'just around the corner' (set to impact in the near future).  Let's take these thoughts and try to build up a picture of how this is going to affect our lives personal and professional and those of our industries, companies, clients and competitors. Good companies and organisations are always looking ahead to see what changes are almost certainly going to happen and to plan for the opportunities and threats that they imply. History and management research suggests that it is those companies that DO attempt to look forward and make appropriate strategic plans (even if they don't achieve all of their objectives) which out-perform companies that...

posted on: 12 Oct 2011 | author: tjolley

3I

Innovations, Impacts and Implications J-Charles: Telephone – i phone 4S 2007 launch set to change everything more than a telephone : a revolution usual functions plus: video / MMS / apps steve jobs: 'amazing' sharing with other apple devices / voice recognoition voice to write function 60m Apps = productivity Functionality + Usability Efficiency + Effectiveness + Economy + Equity   Baptiste: GPS old system: road map – required navigator no paper updates without re-purchase 1978 = 1st GPS can be just driver / no navigator can make DIY itinerary always updated usability – easy for young / old – simple radar / speed trap indication shows speed limits few negative points concentrating on GPS not road (overcome...

posted on: 5 Oct 2011 | author: tjolley

Vocab: About me ex

posted on: 28 Sep 2011 | author: tjolley

Tech2 Vocab, Glossary etc

For the moment it will exist rather in list form, but I will give it some structure later!   Qualifications / Equivalences Brevet = ‘O’ Levels  (Ordinary) BAC = ‘A’ Levels (Advanced) BAC+ 2 = Higher National Diploma or University Foundation Programme BAC + 3 / Licence = degree  (Bachelor of Arts or of Sciences  BA or BSc) BAC + 4 = Postgraduate Diploma BAC + 5 = Masters Alternat = a ‘sandwich’ programme (Bread = education  – filling = workplace employment) 1 x Km  = 5/8 of a mile   Vocabulary / spelling. Musculation =  body-building Mecanics (Fr) = mechanics (Eng) CentER = American   /  CentRE = English REaliZe and OrganiZation = American RealiSe and organiSation =...

posted on: 22 Sep 2010 | author: tjolley