Convergence and Divergence - future technology and consumers, innovation, product design, new technology, communications, phones and computer products. Conference keynote speaker.

http://www.globalchange.com All innovation is divergent - doing things different and better. But most companies focus on convergence on price, quality, features. Future trends lecture by Dr Patrick Dixon, author Futurewise, for MTN global leadership event

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Science & Technology

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• convergence
• divergence
• technology
• features
• mobile
• phones
• computers
• innovation
• design
• products
• customers
• consumers
• business
• economics
• social
• science
• media
• communications
• computer
• engineering

[pjvdixon]

I am British - Patrick Dixon

[hellyersonline]

good points. The personal touch is important, nobody really wants to sit in front of a "fix-all" device other than hi-tech designers. You made some great points

[pjvdixon]

Thanks for the kind words. Patrick

[pjvdixon]

True, but as cost of devices falls, most people own more and more of them, doing mainly one or two things with each. Patrick Dixon

[MrMerlinss]

Very nice demonstrations.......All the points are xcellent

[SuperRanRanRuu]

@pjvdixon thanks for the good points. you inspired me :3

[Sellos23]

@pjvdixon

I am Turkish - H. Selcuk Ipek

[ekdor1]

What good is an interesting speech/lecture if it stops abruptly. I want to hear the rest of it.

[Diabolous3x]

ur originally south african or zimbarwian or is ur accent brittish?

[konman001]

As an industrial designer, I would like to see what he talks about really do happen but big businesses also have a say in this. One main reason why right now "convergence" is a buzz word is because it helps companies reduce cost and therefore keep more profit. If you have a product with a feature that most companies use then there probably is a large quantity of the parts which create that feature. Large quantity = reduced cost of production per part = wider profit margin.