I’ve been thinking about what life will be like after the Information Age for some time now and while this isn’t a formalized and thoroughly researched post with validative information, here is what I’m seeing and what that will mean.

Radical Transparency, Open Source, Web 2.0, Web 3.0, Crowdsourcing, Co-Creation, Design Thinking, Distributed Innovation…. so many methodologies and philosophies each with a unique take on how business “should” and “will” be done; yet no one has connected the dots and strung together an image of what is really happening from a macro perspective.  What is it then Warren you might ask and my answer is this…everybody is right!

While I joke, I mean that in a couple ways.  The theories behind each of the methodologies & philosophies is proveable and the sum of all the parts is exactly what I believe will take place.  To summarize for sake of a concise post, each and every person on both sides of the buyer-seller equation will become their own business contributing to industry with their expertise through social mediums.  Their perspectives as both buyer and seller will optimize/innovate products/services without overhead costs that weigh down margins all at an incredible pace created by telecommuting through social-professional mediums that break down the geography constraints that necessitate travel and create down time.

What this will net our civilization is mass cooperatives without borders of competition.  If done correctly we’d create a more free market system, one that stimulates jobs in a recession, motivates employees with proper and equitable incentives, allows people to pursue their passions with focus, encourages cammaraderie with clear and unifying goals, accelerates the pace of innovation to a level that consumers demand, and of course drives market demand to a level that is both attainable and profitable for consumers and industry.

Just what’s on my head…

What do you think?

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