Founder editor of Wired magazine, Kevin Kelly in his book The Inevitable, talks about some of the technology trends that will shape society and consumption over the next few decades. He identifies 12 patterns – Becoming, Cognifying, Flowing, Screening, Accessing, Sharing, Filtering, Remixing, Interacting, Tracking, Questioning , Beginning. Of these Flowing refers to the technology...
The three pillars of his strategy for Disney are – great content, great technology (distribution) and global expansion. Not path breaking, it’s the time tested inventory, conversion and traffic playbook. But what is pathbreaking are the big swings he made to build lasting advantages for Disney in these areas.
About nations, systems, and the people – Volodya clasped my hand in parting, and suddenly said: ‘Isn’t it all ridiculous—I mean propaganda, war. Really I don’t understand.’ He stared at where we’d been sitting—an orphaned circle of crushed grass. ‘If only I were head of the Politburo, and you were President of America, we’d sign eternal peace at once’—he smiled sadly—‘and go mushroom...