Unflitered: SXSW & Adobe Summit

UNFIL-TERED

16 DAYS. SEVEN FLIGHTS. TWO CITIES. TWO CONFERENCES. ONE OR TWO BEERS.

MILLIONS OF IDEAS.

RYAN GOSLING

SXSW HEADLINERS

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016/2017

• Ambient location• Curation• Mobile 1st• Social Storytelling

• Big data + context• Distribution > Virality• Creative collaboration• Humanised tech

• Currency Alternatives• Body/brain

hacks/history• Integrated interactive

intuition• Paranoia → Anonymity

• AI & Transhumanism• VR & Agile Storyworlds• Streams• Enforced Equality

• Health & Med-tech• Artificial Intelligence• Transportation 2.0• Gen Z > Gen Y• Neuroscience• Chinese startups• Convergence• Diversity• Chatbots• TV Reimagined • Fear of Future Robot• Privacy & Security• Journalism vs Personal

Publishing• Trump’s ‘Cyber’ AgendaHugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer @ SXSW

6 Years of Change

“A GREAT WAVE OF DISRUPTION - ANCHORED IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ROBOTICS, SELF-DRIVING CARS, GENOMIC EDITING, COGNITIVE COMPUTING, THE INTERNET OF THINGS AND BIG DATA - IS UNDERWAY.”

Future Trends Report, 2017

CONSUMER TASTES ARE MATCHING PACE OF CHANGE

“EVERYTHING HAS TO HAVE A PURPOSE, A PLACE IN YOUR EXPERIENCE”

ADOBE, 2017

SO ‘MURICA…

WHAT’S NEXT?

THE RISE OF THE __MACHINES

EXPERIENCE__IS KING

IT’ S TIME FOR

THE RISE OF __THE MACHINES

AIMAKING YOU SMARTER

MACHINE __LEARNING

HELPING YOU CHANGE

DON’T BE SCARED. THEY ARE HERE TO HELP.

CARSTHE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE

BOTSMAKING IT EASIER TO CONNECT

VOICETHE NEXT FRONTIER

YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU

SPEAK TO__HUMANS

STORY TELLINGHAS CHANGED FOREVER

CONTEXTUAL__ENGAGMENTBE RELEVANT.

MEMES__KILL ADS

A NEW WAVE OF ENGAGEMENT

H2H

YOU’RE DEALING WITH HUMANS

FANSARE NOW FOLLOWERS

YOUARE NOW WE

NO REAL SURPRISE BUT…

EXPERIENCE IS__YOUR BUSINESS

In 2014, 4/10 businesses said that ‘experience’ was their top priority. In 2017, 9/10 businesses said that ‘experience’ was the most important priority for their business ”

- Adobe 2017

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CONVERGENCE

BLENDING DIGITAL & PHYSICAL

REAL TIME __CHANGEKNOW YOUR HUMANS

NOWDON’T WAIT, DO IT NOW

CONTEXT

START BY ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS

CXIS YOUR BRAND, USE IT

STOPBUYING ‘SILVER BULLETS’