Technologically, the Internet works thanks to loose but trusted connections among its many constituent parts, with easy entry and exit for new ISPs or new forms of expanding access. Jonathan Zittrain accessconnectionconstituent Change image and share on social
Technologically we can deliver the ability of parents to be able to log into a school intranet, be able to see what homework has been set or look at lesson planning, whether the child is attending, see what the timetable is like, all of that is possible and there are some schools that are doing it already. Jim Knight abilityattendchild share on social
Technologies and specific vendors may come and go, but massive cultural transformations and new kinds of relationships? Those don't go away. Clara Shih culturalkindmassive Change image and share on social
Technologies evolve in the strangest ways. Computers were created to calculate ballistics equations, and now we use them to create amusing illusions. Creating amusing illusions is a big business if you play it right. Howard Rheingold amuseballisticbig share on social
Technologies, including cell phones, have the potential to help millions of poor people out of poverty by enabling access to a range of safe, affordable financial services - most importantly, savings accounts - that have long been out of reach. Sylvia Mathews Burwell accessaccountaffordable share on social
Technologies like PayPal foster competition because they enable people to shift their funds from one jurisdiction to another, and I think that ultimately will lead to a world in which there's less government power and therefore more individual control. Peter Thiel competitioncontrolenable share on social
Technologies simmer along before they are feasible. That simmer can be short or long, but then they get traction. And from there to being huge is a couple of decades. Klaus Lackner coupledecadefeasible Change image and share on social
Technologies tend to undermine community and encourage individualism. Henry Mintzberg communityencourageindividualism Change image and share on social
Technologies that exist between man and nature in a simple form and those that enable the interaction with other technologies are becoming significantly more complex and create their own information systems. Hubert Burda complexcreateenable share on social
Technologies that may be realized in centuries or millennium include: warp drive, traveling faster than the speed of light, parallel universes; are there other parallel dimensions and parallel realities? Time travel that we mentioned and going to the stars. Michio Kaku centurydimensiondrive share on social