Eleven Digital Trends to Watch in 2011

Eleven Digital Trends to Watch in 2011

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The Internet of Things: the planet has grown a central nervous system

"Over the past century but accelerating over the past couple of decades, we have seen the emergence of a kind of global data field. The planet itself - natural systems, human systems, physical objects - have always generated an enormous amount of data, but we didnt used to be able to hear it, to see it, to capture it. Now we can because all of this stuff is now instrumented. And its all interconnected, so now we can actually have access to it. So, in effect, the planet has grown a central nervous system."

Underneath the hyperbole, a shift like never before: the Shift Index Complete Reports

Over the last six months, I have posted a number of times on my experiences at the Deloitte Center for the Edge working on the Shift Index.

First it was the highly anticipated launch. Then it was the inaugural, US-based, macroeconomic report. Finally, just last month, the Center launched the industry-level report. Now in one blog post, I am including both reports in their entirety - powered by Scribd.

First, the 142-page macroeconomic report:
Deloitte Center for the Edge Shift Index for the US by John Hagel, John Seely Brown and Lang Davison

Then the industry-level report:
Deloitte Center for the Edge Shift Index: Industry Perspectives by John Hagel, John Seely Brown and Lang Da...