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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Foreword: Don't Fear the Future … Prepare for It
Introduction: To Survive, Every Company Must Become a Tech Company
The Innovation Ultimatum
The Innovator's Palette
Should I Be Afraid or Excited?
Getting the Most Out of This Book
Don't Panic; Don't Wait; Get Help
Part I: Six Technologies That Will Reshape Business in the Next Decade
Chapter 1: Artificial Intelligence
What Is It and Why Is It Important?
What Can You Do with It?
How AI Works
Beyond Deep Learning: The Future of Artificial Intelligence
Narrow, General, and Super Intelligence
Strategies to Get You Started
Chapter 2: Sensors and the Internet of Things (IoT)
Cheap, Tiny Computers and 100 Trillion Sensors Make Everything Smart and Connected
What Can You Do with It?
Strategies to Get Eyes on Your Business and Act on Events in Real Time
Chapter 3: Autonomous Machines—Robots, Cobots, Drones, and Self-Driving Vehicles
What Are They and Why Are They Important?
What Can They Do?
Strategies for Success
Chapter 4: Distributed Ledgers and Blockchains
Beyond Cryptocurrencies: Why Blockchain Is a Big Deal
Blockchain 101
Cryptocurrencies, Tokens, Smart Contracts, and dApps
Establishing Truth in a Trustless World
Shifting Incentives with Token Economics
Key Applications for Blockchain Technology
The Future of Blockchain
Strategies to Get You Started with Blockchain
Chapter 5: Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality
What Are They and Why Are They Important?
What Can You Do with Them?
Strategies for Success
Chapter 6: Connecting Everything and Everyone: 5G Networks and Satellite Constellations
5G—A Lot More Than Just Faster Phones
Connected Factories, Hospitals, Cities, Vehicles, and People
The Structure of 5G Networks
Connected Planet: Reaching the Next 4 Billion People
Part II: Key Concepts to Help Your Business Adapt and Thrive
Chapter 7: Align Your Automation Strategy with Your Corporate Purpose
Automation Is Inevitable: Make Sure You Get It Right
Raise Your Aim: Solve a Higher Class of Business Problems with the Intimacy of IoT
Build Human/Machine Partnerships to Boost Productivity, Improve Quality, and Increase Employee Engagement
The Importance of a Thoughtful Approach to Automation
Chapter 8: The Data Ultimatum: Data as Fuel for Business Innovation
The Strategic Importance of Data: Data-Driven Decisions, Hungry AI, and Frictionless Experiences
Create New Value with Data
Elevate Your Offering: Products to Services to Experiences to Transformations
Data Spirals: Create Increasing Levels of Value Using Moore's Law of Data
Chapter 9: The Future of Work: What to Expect and How to Make Yourself “Robot-Proof”
The History of Work: From the Physical to the Knowledge Era
The Next Era of Work: Augmented Work
Automation Armageddon: Plan a “Robot-Proof” Career
New Technology Creates New Types of Work
Keeping the World Spinning in the Postautomation Economy
Part III: Lessons from Industry, Sector by Sector
Chapter 10: Keeping Healthcare Healthy: What Every Business Can Learn from Healthcare Tech
The Challenge: Meeting the Needs of an Aging Population
Artificial Intelligence Improves Patient Interactions and Outcomes
Healthcare Gets Personal with Precision Medicine
Drones Save Lives
The Remote-Monitored Patient: Sensors and Wearables Flip the Model
Blockchain-Based Medical Records Reward Healthy Behavior and Take Us beyond Accidental Wellness
Augmented Reality and 5G Transform Telesurgery and Telemedicine
Chapter 11: Transforming Human Mobility: What Every Business Can Learn from Transport Tech
The Challenge: Climate, Traffic, and Moving Deathtraps
The Next Revolution in Human Mobility: Horseless, Driverless Carriages
Vehicles Morph from Products to Services
Autonomous Platforms Bring Services to Your Door
Autonomous Trucks Transform Haulage
Going 3-D: Tunnels, Gondolas, and Passenger Drones
Decarbonizing: Electric Cars, Trucks, Trains, Ships, and Planes
Chapter 12: Surviving the Retail Apocalypse: What Every Business Can Learn from Retail Tech
The Challenge: E-Commerce and the Retail Apocalypse
Digital, Frictionless, and Unstaffed Stores
Shopping with Smart Shelves, Chatbots, and Robots
AI Transforms the Shopper Journey
Home Shopping with Voice, Gesture, and Augmented Reality
Chapter 13: Cheap, On-Time, Safe, and Genuine: What Every Business Needs to Know about Future Supply Chains
The Challenge: Shifting Expectations and Widespread Fraud
Streamlined Logistics with IoT, Autonomous Vehicles, Robots, and Drones
Blockchain Speeds Audits, Builds Provenance, Aligns Incentives, and Fights Fraud
How to Build a Brand-Centric Supply Chain
Chapter 14: Smart Factories and Augmented Factory Workers: What Every Business Can Learn from Manufacturing Tech
The Challenge: Mass Customization and Globalization
Generative Design Melds Human Creativity and Machine Intelligence
Robots and Cobots Boost Productivity and Reduce Worker's Comp Claims
Digital Dexterity: Next-Generation Robots Learn to Manipulate Objects as Humans Do
Exoskeletons Turn Factory Workers into Ellen Ripley
Augmented Workers Improve Training, Aid Compliance, and Reduce Liability
Your Next QA May Be an AI
Distributed Manufacturing and the Mega Corporation with One Employee
Industry 4.0/5.0 and the Sentient Factory
Chapter 15: Removing Chaos from Construction and Intermediaries from Transactions: What Every Business Can Learn from Real Estate Tech
The Challenge: Mistakes, Margins, and Glacial Transactions
Generative Design Transforms Architecture
From 2-D Plans to 3-D Augmented Reality Models
Robot Construction Workers, Drones, and 3-D-Printed Structures
AI Aids Real Estate
Blockchains Speed Transactions, Limit Fraud, and Create New Funding Models
Tokenized Assets Democratize Property Investment
Crowdfunded Mortgages Compete with Banks
Chapter 16: Preparing Our Population for the Post-Automation Economy: Lessons for the Future of Education
The Challenge: A System Designed for a Bygone Era
How Technology Is Transforming the Sector
Stagnant Sectors Will Experience the Same Pressures as Education
Chapter 17: Embracing Technology in the Service of People
Strategies Lie at the Intersection of Possibility and Purpose
Honor Individuality, Elevate Human Work, and Create Frictionless Experiences
Key Strategic Discussions You Must Drive to Determine Next Steps
Final Thoughts and Encouragement for Tomorrow's Leaders
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index
End User License Agreement
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