Initial presentation to the Lifehack Labs 2014 cohort about technology, and the platforms that people, as a minimum, should have a fair idea about.

1. before we start...

5. what is technology
influence on culture
the (not so) far future

6. what is technology
influence on culture
the (not so) near future

11. ‘Think of technology as a
verb, not a noun.
It provides the tools,
creative people provide
imagination.’

12. technology...
connects us
informs us
changes us

14. technology...
connects us
informs us
changes us

15. http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Article/085242-2011-03-07-insider-descriptions-of-how-the-revolution-in-egypt-
took-place.htm

16. technology...
connects us
informs us
changes us

18. but how?

19. http://www.reddit.
com/r/funny/comments/2c
htx4/statue_selfies/

20. http://nypost.com/2013/12/04/selfie-ish-woman-snaps-cellphone-shot-with-suicidal-man/

21. #selfiefail

22. narcissistic, self-centered,
uncaring

24. or is it the opposite?

25. what is technology
influence on culture
the (not so) far future

28. vs

30. ‘It’s a way to connect with friends when you
don’t really have anything to say.’
https://medium.com/@joshm/tenth-grade-tech-trends-d8d4f2300cf3

34. interlude
[identity]

35. Digital dualists believe that the digital world is “virtual”
and the physical world “real.” [...] I want to argue that
the digital and physical are increasingly meshed, and
want to call this opposite perspective that implodes
atoms and bits rather than holding them conceptually
separate augmented reality
http://thesocietypages.
org/cyborgology/2011/09/13/digital-dualism-
and-the-fallacy-of-web-objectivity/

37. [...] ‘on Tumblr her friends follow people who they aspire to be. Cobra Snake was her
quintessential example of the type of Tumblr user that is idolized on the service. These
“idols” are the ones who post most of the content (photos) on Tumblr, content that is
then reblogged by kids who aspire to be what the photos represent.’
https://medium.com/@joshm/tenth-grade-tech-trends-d8d4f2300cf3

39. what is technology
influence on culture
the (not so) far future

41. http://blogs.computerworld.
com/privacy/21610/big-brother-mickey-
mouse-monitor-behavior-disneys-
mymagic-rfid-wristbands

43. https://medium.com/@joshm/tenth-grade-tech-trends-
d8d4f2300cf3
‘...coming from a gaming background we wondered whether you can take an avatar
and 3D print it. Can that toy become something that reacts to the digital world and
vice versa?’ Alice Taylor, CEO, MakieLab

44. http://www.lostmy.name/

45. Internet of Things
http://vimeo.com/56586373

48. interlude
[low-cost tech]

53. interlude
[data / security]

55. interlude
[P2P]

57. conclusion

58. conclusion
tech is a vehicle, not the message

59. conclusion
tech is a vehicle, not the message
we go to extremes before we normalise

60. conclusion
tech is a vehicle, not the message
we go to extremes before we normalise
tech changes culture and vice versa

62. http://mashable.com/
http://thenextweb.com/
http://www.theverge.com/
http://www.wired.co.uk/
https://angel.co/
http://www.dezeen.com/
http://www.newscientist.com/