Corporate Podcasting Expressway

The following videos (describing surface technology) shows us that we humans are continuing to innovate and the thought of the Semantic web is coming closer.

It suggests greater interaction and seamless interoperability between digital devices.
It was interesting to see/hear that the core technology (Multi-touch) has been around for a few years.

The Reuters video shows us some more practical uses… Good on Microsoft for continuing to innovate!

What does this technology mean for businesses in the future?
From a business tools perspective, probably less devices and greater control based centres and management approaches.
Collaboration in teams will be greatly enhanced if people can ‘touch’ and feel a concept.

I wonder also if the sensitivity of these devices could also lead to further innovation, for example: a new way of interacting depending on pressure applied to specific graphical objects?

If the technology could also incorporate fast and efficient conferencing applications,  the technology could help the world with its environmental challenges.

From a designer perspective a greater insight, simulation and understanding for industries such as architecture, construction and even system architects for redesigning the inside of computers. With regard to the latter, it is amazing that computers are giving us a greater visibility and power to change them (computers) !

The first video suggests integration with house-hold applications and the reduction of cabling/plug-in devices. I also agree it could revolutionize the way humans interact with daily tools and their dependency on logistical ‘runs’.

Health
We do also need to consider accessibility standards. This is an area that cannot be ignored.  In addition, how much reliance on communication will there be with this device, for example, use of Wi-Fi?

I wonder if there is a roll for an intelligent coffee mat!
I can see a whole lot of jokes around not serving cheese with that!

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I was recently featured in the attached: eBulletin for 14 to 19 Richmond Partnership
It was fun to forecast what our future information professionals may be challenged with!

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Whilst looking through various podcasts I came across an interesting an excellent one on called: traex.de jazz funk trip hop music podcast,  available at i-tunes . This link gave me an opportunity to find the podcast producers on the web at:  traex.de .

Whilst browsing through their front page it suggested an excellent video at: http://one.revver.com/watch/232656/flv

The site provides embedded code that allows you to load the video on to your own web page so that others can view/share it.
In addition, I discovered Revver’s founder, Steven Starr. Interestingly he, like me enjoys Askaninja podcasts!

The video features a singer, whose details can be found at: her myspace account.

Finally, I wanted to see if the director of the video had uploaded his video to YouTube. I typed in ‘MASAHIRO USHIYAMA’ into the search bar and was pleased to discover it. You can also find out about Earth Academy, who foster an iconoclastic global organisation of forward thinking creatives, who encourage & propagate progressive and ethical human progress,through inspirational art and positive focus.

Implications for Corporations
Before you watch and enjoy it, consider the potential power of following a similar trail of research inside a corporation’s knowledge management system. We would need to consider taxonomy (the science of classification), i.e: whether the organisation’s knowledge management system has been structured effectively.

Another approach is to consider; Ontology - defined by wikipedia.org as analysing various types or modes of existence. Or, relationships within a domain.

There appears to a common thread between both computer science and philosophy, i.e: the representation of entities, ideas, and events, along with their properties and relations, according to a system of categories.

I belive that there is great potential for corporations to harness these relationships. This means that if internal systems could be more socially focused in terms of skills (e.g: more accessible skills databases that could provide virtual interviewing through competence and succession planning matching), people profiles (e.g:personal blog pages), sharing ideas (e.g: dedicated discussion sites/forums) and showcasing work (e.g:online publishing of department ideas), it could potentially lead to greater corporate unity, improvement in communication flows and collaborative focus on developing new ideas. With regard to the latter, for example, sharing ideas around customer win strategies.

Now here is the video, enjoy!

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In the United Kingdom over the next few years the school leaver age will change from 16 to 18.
In addition, new courses will be offered, for example the IT Diploma.

I’ve been asked to join one of the course design teams as an advisor - a great honour for me.

To provide some context, the following is an extract from an interview that was recorded last week:

Q3. Do you consider the Specialised Diploma in IT is a good opportunity for students?

Dr Savi - Yes, if delivered with support from business, upon completion it should offer potential employers students with greater business acumen.

Q4. Do you agree that employers have a vital part to play in the development and support for the Specialised Diplomas?

Dr Savi - There are two points I’d like to make. Firstly, if we define the term development as verifying course content, then the Diploma can ‘open-up’ typical areas that I’ve found are not fully addressed on many other courses, for example: business etiquette, understanding emergent strategies and the political context of developing business solutions with many stake holders. Secondly, often the route of many publicised project failure’s has been the apparent the lack of planning skills or seriousness given to understanding initial requirements. Therefore, enriching the course to include areas such as project definition and the sign off of IT deliverables against key satisfaction criteria could really help our industry.

Q5. What is your vision for the future the workplace and the new skills that young people will need to maintain their competitiveness in a global economy?

Dr Savi - With the development of exciting new networking sites (social media – Web2.0), for example, YouTube, MySpace, Facebook and CurrentTV (viewer created content, also known as VC2), future technologies will emerge to create what is known as ‘Mash-up’ solutions (Web 3.0 !), e.g: Mobile computing will create opportunities to surf the web to shop and then automatically guide you to the nearest outlet. From a global perspective this means that although support boundaries will change there will still be a requirement for greater local infrastructure, smarter support systems and a whole new array of services. This means lots of variety for roles in the IT sector.

Many thanks for agreeing to take part in this interview.
Dr Savi - It was a pleasure. As a company ethic we strongly believe in sharing knowledge, my blog is www.drsavi.com  please pop by for a visit!

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