======Technology Futures: Projecting the Possible, Navigating What's Next======
This report explores the impact of the fourth industrial revolution's technologies, such as AI, cloud computing, and robotics, on our future, emphasizing the need for strategic foresight tools to navigate the uncertainties ahead.\\ 
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|Report location:  |[[https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Technology_Futures_GTGS_2021.pdf|source]]   |
|Language:  |English  |
|Publisher:  |[[encyclopedia:world_economic_forum|World Economic Forum]]  |
|Authors:  |Deloitte Consulting, Mike Bechtel, Ruth Hickin  |
|Geographic focus:  |Global   |
|Page count:  |63  |

=====Methods=====
The research method involved analyzing historical data to identify enduring trends in technology and projecting these trends into the future using a novel framework called the Longitudinal Emergence Scatterplot (LEnS). This approach combined trend lines, projections, and domain-specific filters to explore possible scenarios in information, locality, economy, and education.\\ 
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=====Key Insights=====
The "Technology Futures" report examines the transformative effects of the fourth industrial revolution's technologies on society and business. It discusses the challenges of planning for the future in an era of political instability and environmental change, exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis. The report introduces a framework for foresight, using historical insights to project future scenarios and their implications for technology's role in various domains such as information, locality, economy, and education. It presents speculative fiction to illustrate potential futures and concludes with strategic takeaways for leaders to prepare for what's next.\\ 
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