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Presentation on importance of netness (growing fabric of ubiquitious connectivity) for survival of communities and species. Presented December 4, 2009, at "ARE YOU READY FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS" in Brussels (conference organized by LIFT, Tinker-It, iMAL & Rob van Kranenburg.)
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enabling unintended conversations unintended communities sheldon renan 12/4/09
netness
in which connectivity is increasingly ubiquitous,participants are increasingly entangled.world of atoms + world of bits become one.
IS AN EMERGING STATE OF BEING
netness
post-network age networks > internet > netness
netness is about connectivity itself
the more things are connectedthe better things work
the smarter things are…the safer things are…the more opportunity is created for sharing resources and collaborating
EVERY DAY it becomes more important
to be able to connect, communicate,
and collaborate anywhere
with anythingon an ad hoc basis
how is connectivity changing?
as connectivity becomes ubiquitoussystems (networks) become fields.
networks > connectivity fields > “ the field ”
how is connectivity changing?
a new class of connectivity is evolving. 1st degree: loosely connected2nd degree: closely connected3rd degree: embedded
4th degree: “ entangled ” < loosely but deeply connected >
how is connectivity changing?
two worlds the world of atoms the world of bits become one
how is connectivity changing?
connecting everything,at every level
particle planet
Confluencing crisesof population growth,
climate change& insufficientresources & reserves
john hagel on december 2, 2009:
“ a networked world means more
black swan events”
mitigate risks + optimize outcomes for individuals, communities & species we need to radically improve abilityto cooperate and collaborate
maximize efficiencyminimum waste
“ unintended conversations ”
enabling more inclusive conversations between people, places, devices, sensors, etc.
every thing needs a voice. every thing has something to say
“ unintended communities ”
temporary communities of circumstance…converged communities of common interest…
heterogenous communities… people, places, things, and parts of things
“ conditional openness ”
enabling anything to connect and collaborate
on an ad hoc basis as circumstances require
no walled gardens allowed
our new to-do list:
- create a taxonomy of connectivity.- validate value of scaling up connectivity.
- make connectivity visible.- specify, implement and grow “the field”. < move from networks to connectivity fields >
- evolve new governance and business models
<move to building on connectivity instead of owning, selling, keeping connectivity scarce>
implicit in Teilhard de Chardin’s
The Phenomenon of Man
isolation = death
implicit in Teilhard de Chardin’s
The Phenomenon of Man
isolation = deathconnectivity = life
WHY EVERYTHING
WANTS TO BE CONNECTED
netness
