Future 2022

Nice to be writing my first article!

I actually participated in a competition called Challenge Future in 2012 held in Europe & the finalists had to write on a topic assigned by the hosting organisation. The topic was "How Do You Envision Your Future 10 years from now, in 2022" & I just happened to come across my submitted piece in Evernote & was quite stunned to read what I had written. I was hesitant in the start but then I thought to go ahead & publish it. I am really curious to find out how relevant does it feel 4 years from the time the original piece was written & If I was truly able to imagine the future of 2022.

Here it goes!

The technological revolution has driven the world into a new era. An era of Augmented Reality which is basically the integration of virtual world with the real world. After the breakthrough advancement of integrating Nanotechnology with Quantum Computing, the technological shift has been so intense that 2012 is now cited as the early man period of the connected world. Quantum computing has outscored the limitations of binary computing systems. We don’t need to carry devices such as Cell Phones, GPS, Tablets, Car Keys or the most advanced gadgets known ten years back. There is no bifurcation between the standard of security systems as each system, from a car’s to a bank’s safe, is designed to match your DNA, fingerprints and voice lock. In this integrated world, you can do anything to everything just at the power of thought. All that you wish to see, know, hear appears in front of my eyes.

Its 6 past 10 in the morning and my neurotransmitters have been programmed to bring my mind to a conscious state from REM. The first thing that I like to see after waking up is my daily schedule which just appears in front of my eyes. I can cancel meetings, make appointments or re-plan my schedule just by thinking or speaking which is automatically checked for availability and then synchronised & updated in the schedules of concerned people. As I open my window, I see everything. Complete available information about every living or non living entity, from buildings to persons, can be accessed. The sunrise looks really beautiful today and I wish to share it with my friends. I just make a video with the frame defined by my hands and share it with Joe and Will enclosed with a caption that I had in mind. 

The world today is governed by two types of business entities. One, the big players and second, the Entrepreneurs. About 4% of Entrepreneurs pave their way towards becoming big players and the rest just play. Youth prefer startups over huge companies for they offer seniority, flexibility and curiously challenging work with great stock options and salaries. Enterprises are solely focusing on their services/products and all other processes are outsourced to other Enterprises. Companies hire employees all over the globe without limitations of a huge infrastructure requirement everywhere. Service providers will generate much higher demand than manufacturers as it’s a world so complex that services are the only way to filter things out.

Today, the most difficult part of a business is to attract and retain the best minds of the world, who not only care about their salaries or working hours, but also about the freedom to choose their work place, their boss, undertake projects born in their minds, rate of promotion based on results apart from stock options and various trips around the solar system. Every company will have their own Venture Capital funds only open to their employees. These funds are to promote entrepreneurship and innovation within the company. These new startups run by the former company employees will be partially owned by the company and the resources shared among the two. The best brains today understand their own potential and are familiar with the huge pool of options available to them. The most competitive candidates are hired by use of platforms like Twitter, Facebook and social gaming designed to test them to the job specific skills.

That's About It

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