I gave a presentation on the impact of emerging and unproven technologies for Museum Computer Network (MCN)'s annual event at The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh.
My approach was to identify ten major trends and examine each not in isolation, but how their aggregate capabilities might generate new potentials. The central premise was that technologies combining often matter more than any single innovation considered alone. The point was not to scout new technology, but to interpret how we might make sense of combined consequences.
Revisiting this presentation from 2017 offers a useful vantage point. Looking back at recent futures work reveals how quickly underlying assumptions shift. What seemed probable or pressing a year ago can appear partial or incomplete from even this modest distance.
Aggregate potentials remain a concept I find interesting: multiple capabilities accumulating and intersecting to produce possibilities that weren't immediately obvious when scrutinizing technologies individually. The presentation explored how institutions might anticipate combined technological shifts.
My presentation is linked below. I appreciate the trust of the organizers.
