Oral presenatation in NTNU Sustainability Science Conference, Oct. 2017

1. Welcome to
Internet of
NO things
Scenarios for
hyperconnected society
2040
NTNU Sustainability Conference 20.10.2017
Johannes Mikkonen
Researcher
Demos Helsinki
johannes.mikkonen@demoshelsinki.fi
@jonemikkonen

2. @jonemikkonen

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5. IN THE FUTURE, the new technologies will
emerge that combine physical and digital
realms. It means that the physical and the
virtual world will collide, come together, and
exchange qualities. Digital will become
physical as much as physical becomes digital.
@jonemikkonen

6. IN THE FUTURE, the new technologies will
emerge that combine physical and digital
realms. It means that the physical and the
virtual world will collide, come together, and
exchange qualities. Digital will become
physical as much as physical becomes digital.
@jonemikkonen
This is a horrible
future!

7. IN THE FUTURE, the new technologies will
emerge that combine physical and digital
realms. It means that the physical and the
virtual world will collide, come together, and
exchange qualities. Digital will become
physical as much as physical becomes digital.
@jonemikkonen
This is a wonderful
future!

9. ○ 13 workshops & co-creation
sessions
○ 17 stakeholder interviews
○ wide literature review (2000
journals)
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10. We understand the next step for the
internet will be hyperconnectivity
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11. 5 KEY TENSIONS OF THE HYPERCONNECTED
PLANET
1. Well-being VS Planetary boundaries
2. Increased human capabilities for all VS More for the some
3. Converging markets VS Fragmenting structures
4. Liberation from labor VS End of work
5. Liberties VS Security
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12. TENSIONS CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES
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15. WHY WE DO
SCENARIOS?
• Scenarios help decision making by revealing possible futures.
Possible Futures
• Scenarios show a logical chain of events that demonstrate
how future events are linked

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17. ONE: Hyperconnected technologies will become part of our
environmental and daily lives…
TWO: ...and this will inevitably change our relationship to the physical
world and our relationships with other people, affecting communities,
societies, and economies.
THREE: It enables new opportunities for a good life within the planetary
boundaries.
FOUR: Visioning those opportunities with scenarios help organisations
and people to make right decisions today.
FOUR TAKEAWAYS
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18. Johannes Mikkonen
Researcher
Demos Helsinki
Twitter: @jonemikkonen
johannes.mikkonen@demoshelsinki.fi
www.demoshelsinki.fi
www.nakedapproach.fi
Thanks!