Ecological

Trends and Signals — Ecological

Trends

Green Considerations: Year-on-year growth in consumption of digital devices is creating environmental pressures, both around the disposal of (unused) electronics, their packaging, and the power our current devices consume.

The Problem of Stuff: Despite the promise of dematerialization implied by the digital revolution, we seem to be drowning in stuff, potentially impacting demand, and shaping tolerances for new innovations due to acquisition fatigue.

Toxic Tech?: Personal technology is not only having positive effects on our lives, but is also a source of concern about our health and its impacts on us. Issues ranging from mobile phone radiation and EMF from ubiquitous networks, to hazards in the plastic and metals in our devices, are causing concern.

Visualizing the World?: Rising amounts of data about the world around us collected through an expanding array of sensors and monitoring technologies, coupled with growing interest in data visualization, is providing us with an unprecedented window into our world.