Exponential Wisdom

Unexpected convergent consequences... this is what happens when eight different exponential technologies all explode onto the scene at once. An expert might be reasonably good at predicting the growth of a single exponential technology (e.g. the Internet of Things), but try to predict the future when A.I., Robotics, VR, Synthetic Biology, and Computation are all doubling, morphing and recombining… You have a very exciting future. In This Episode: Dan and Peter discuss their conversation with one of the world's leading experts in Virtual Reality (VR), Philip Rosedale, creator/founder of Second Life, and more recently the CEO of High Fidelity. As entrepreneurs and investors, Peter outlines the areas in AR/VR you should be focusing on, as the business opportunities are tremendous. Dan recaps his experience at one of the latest Augmented Reality demos and his thoughts on how this technology will transform travel and conferences.

Dan and Peter discuss the hot topic of Artificial Intelligence (cognitive computing) and their belief that this technology will soon tackle society's most daunting challenges bringing exabytes of data into perspective.    In This Episode: Dan and Peter chat about their conversation with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cognitive computing expert Stephen Gold, the CMO and VP of Business Development and Partner Programs at IBM Watson Dan talks about his confidence in AI pushing forward the ideas of transparency, seamless interactions, and making everything personalized and easy to use. Peter discusses his belief that AI will become the most important human collaboration tool ever created, amplifying our abilities and providing a simple user interface to all exponential technologies.

An expert might be reasonably good at predicting the growth of a single exponential technology (e.g. the Internet of Things), but try to predict the future when the following eight technologies are all doubling, morphing and recombining… You have a very exciting (read: unpredictable) future. In This Episode: Peter explains why the Internet of Things (IoT) enables a data-driven future where you can know anything you want, anytime you want, anywhere you want. Dan and Peter recap their conversation with Raj Talluri, the Senior VP of Product Management at Qualcomm, who oversees their IoT and mobile computing businesses. In a world of instant, high-bandwidth, communications and near-perfect information, Peter describes how this enables radical transparency and changes cultural norms.

In this episode, Dan and Peter discuss starting a new product in the year 2016 and the idea of continuous testing.     In This Episode: Dan and Peter discuss starting a new product in 2016 and the idea of continuous testing. Dan explains why honesty and courage are two of the most important traits an entrepreneur should have when testing an idea on a check-writer. Peter talks about his own company experiments and why you must embrace, celebrate and learn from failure.

In this episode, Peter and Dan continue their discussion on innovation concepts with a chat about the age bias and why most people are at their creative best before age 30.   In This Episode: Dan and Peter continue their discussion on innovation concepts with a chat about the age bias and why most people are at their creative best before age 30. Dan explains why forcing yourself to take risks is important to keeping a youthful and innovative mindset. Peter connects Darwin’s evolution with “idea evolution” in a way entrepreneurs can use to help keep their companies from going extinct. He also mentions Peter’s Laws -- check out diamandis.com/peters-laws to see the full list.

In this episode, Peter and Dan discuss the“idea economy” and why this has led to an explosion of innovation in the last 200 years.     In This Episode: Dan explains why taking the “fear of failure” out of the equation will force any company to grow exponentially.  Dan and Peter discuss the “idea economy” and why this has led to an explosion of innovation in the last 200 years. Peter gives three real-world examples any entrepreneur can apply today to increase innovation in their organization.

In this episode, Peter and Dan discuss the film “The Martian” and the science behind actually living on Mars.  In This Episode: Peter and Dan discuss the film “The Martian” and the science behind actually living on Mars. Peter gives an update on recent entrepreneurial activities in the space world and the massive breakthroughs in the last six months. Dan explains why private ownership has been the driver of economic activity historically and what this means for the next generation of entrepreneurs.

In this episode, Peter and Dan discuss two of the slowest-moving industries in the past 25 years -- healthcare and education -- and why they’re excited about the innovation and reinvention happening.   In This Episode: Peter and Dan discuss two of the slowest-moving industries in the past 25 years -- healthcare and education -- and why they’re excited about the innovation and reinvention happening. Why virtual reality and artificial intelligence will unleash a creative revolution in education unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Peter looks to the future and explains why he ultimately believes healthcare will become free with the help of sensors, data science and artificial intelligence. Peter mentions Abundance Insider, a briefing of the week's most exciting abundance-enabling tech developments and why they matter to entrepreneurs.

In this episode, Peter and Dan discuss how sensors and robotics will disrupt a multitude of billion-dollar industries.     In This Episode: Sensors and robotics are two exponential technologies that will disrupt a multitude of billion-dollar industries. Peter gives a few amazing statistics about agriculture and transportation. Peter talks about moving towards a world of intelligent direction, where we safely produce foods with perfect proteins, carbs and vitamins, and do so more efficiently than ever. Dan explains why a mindset shift is key to the adoption of fully autonomous vehicles.

In this episode, Peter and Dan discuss mindset and how problems can be the biggest business opportunities.     In This Episode: Peter and Dan discuss mindset and how problems can be the biggest business opportunities. Peter explains why fixing one problem in an organization can completely change the culture from people complaining about problems to empowering people to fix them. Dan talks about the “irritation factor” and why people often times don’t know they are looking for a solution until it is created and presented to them.