TWC Session 10

Session 10's main focus was on the Assessment and Forecasting of technologies. In this session, we talked about the potential fields of technology that are present today and also looked at "mega trends" that are present in the society today.

An important aspect to be discussed further is on the vitality of being proactive and imagination. Being proactive in the area of technology is to be aware of the future issues and thinking about how we can address the issues. This will cause an increase in demand for innovative technology. Being proactive is also beneficial to anyone, which will in turn let one be the forefront in that area. In addition to being proactive, imagination is also an important factor. As discussed more in-depth in the last session, pro activeness and imagination comes hand in hand. To be successful in any industry and to be ahead of your competitors, one needs both these "concepts".

An issue brought up during the session was the limited resources there are in the world, hence the need to prioritize on whether and when to implement new innovations and technologies. This is especially crucial in the developing countries. I feel that the government plays a huge role in this aspect of allocating resources. Most of them (especially developing countries), unfortunately, allocate their resources based on short term goals, meeting the present needs. However, they fail to have enough foresight to plan for the future issues and needs that their country might face. This means that they will always "be playing catch up" and not be able to break out of this cycle.

"Tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today"

Perhaps what could have been discussed more is on mega-trends. Prof did show a video on it, but due to the lack of time, there was not much discussion on this. Maybe a few mega trends could have been highlighted and debate about the importance of the trend.

This session was fruitful in bringing insight about the future and the attitude one should carry to be successful! 9/10

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