Every year IBM make five predictions about the future five years out (they call it “5 in 5″), and this years are fascinating, especially for anyone interested in the human senses. This year the five predictions cover the five senses, and I can’t wait to see if they come true. Read more »

Is Pantone’s choice of Emerald (Pantone reference 17-5641) an inspired read of cultural shifts and green shoots of recovery or a slightly naive hope for the coming year? [Read about the different meanings of green here.] Read more »

Prototyping the future

This week’s Economist has a jaw dropping article on 3D printing technology which it claims will be the ‘manufacturing technology that will change the world’, comparing it with the 18th century industrial revolution.  Based on the article it will certainly transform the economics of manufacturing potentially making it almost as cheap to create a single customised product as it is to produce thousands. Read more »