Inspiration

The field that you are entering is an exciting one that is rapidly changing. We are connected with many exponential technologies. Many of the jobs that you will have do not exist currently. Some of the technologies that you will be using in your jobs are not commercially available yet. The world is changing. You are going to be able to contribute directly to how it changes.

Videos to make you think about the current and future state of technology

They say that medicine, engineering, technology, psychology, design, computer science, chemistry, biology and many other fields advanced by the same amount between 2000 and 2014 as they did between 1900 and 2000. The current estimates are for that same amount of growth to take place between 2014 and 2021.

The change is exponential. The career that you are embarking on is one of constant change and constant learning. The number of areas of specialization is also increasing. Many of our graduates get jobs where they are the expert in some aspect of web and mobile technology. They become the person who advises others about new and creative ways to apply what they have learned.

Here is a list of videos that I have compiled over the last number of years just to make you think about possibilities of what could be happening tomorrow or in a couple years.

Watch them as you have time and when you need some inspiration.

1. Microsoft Office of the Future I (opens new window)
2. Microsoft Office of the Future II (opens new window)
3. Microsoft Parody Office (opens new window)
4. AI, Generative Design, and Intuitive AI (opens new window)
5. 5G Networks (opens new window)
6. Plane with no moving parts (opens new window)
7. Drones planting tree (opens new window)
8. AI crop pest detection (opens new window)
9. Smart Fabrics (opens new window)
10. Longevity Escape Velocity (opens new window)
11. Current State of Self-Driving (opens new window)
12. Current Technology Trends (opens new window)
13. Tiny Robots (opens new window)
14. A Camera to see around corners (opens new window)
15. Predictably Irrational (opens new window)
16. Intuitive AI (opens new window)
17. Get Empowered Not Overpowered by AI (opens new window)
18. Coding a Better Government (opens new window)
19. Play with Smart Materials (opens new window)
20. Biofabrication (opens new window)
21. Creating New Senses (opens new window)
22. Next Eye Exam (opens new window)
23. Auto-refocusing glasses (opens new window)
24. How the Hyperlink Changed Everything (opens new window)
25. Tim Berners Lee Open Data (opens new window)
26. Tim Berners Lee Magna Carta for the Web (opens new window)
27. Complex relationship between data and design in UX (opens new window)
28. You don't need an App for that (opens new window)
29. The quantified self (opens new window)
30. Redesigned Medical Data (opens new window)
31. Design at the intersection of technology and biology (opens new window)
32. Design for all five senses (opens new window)

Remember

Coding is a creative pursuit

Everything is connected

Surround yourself with people who have different skills and strengths than yourself

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