Trends Project – Early idea

I would like to look at generational “dial tone” communications technologies.  By this I refer to the technologies, platforms and “take it for granted” habits and actions each generation has about communications.This project would also entail a forecast as to what the next “dial tone” might be.

Questions – 7/14/08

  1. How are Information Economy dynamics changing society?  In particular, how do they affect neighborhoods and local politics?
  2. How would you frame the significance of the fact that roughly three quarters of the world’s population appears to not be presently part of the Information Economy?
  3. Where is the significance of the individual when compared to or made part of the “Wisdom of Crowds”?