Programmable World

Published 2022-03

Control, customization, and automation are being enmeshed into the world around us, making the physical as programmable as the digital.

Verdict

fadedNot listed again within the publisher's next two editions, nor later (D33).

A trend is graded on whether the publisher keeps it, never as a hit or a miss (D6, D33).

rank: 2
subject: Programmable physical environments (5G, ambient computing, AR, smart materials)
horizon: next decade
note: Edition-level horizon: the Introduction describes the 'Metaverse Continuum' as 'poised to revolutionize life and enterprise in the next decade.' Printed subtitle: 'Our Planet, Personalized'. Present-tense survey: 74% of executives report IoT/edge devices deployed significantly or exponentially increased.
confidence: high