'Deloitte’s seventh Technology Trends report, our annual in-depth examination of eight trends that are likely to disrupt businesses in the next 18–24 months.' Eight chapters, the last being 'Social impact of exponential technologies' (counted among the eight). Quotes are from each chapter's opening abstract. The exponentials chapter says several former exponentials (AR/VR, IoT, blockchain) got their own chapters 'as their mass adoption window has moved into the next 18 to 24 months'. Read from the Wayback Machine copy of the Deloitte Global PDF. Published month not stated.
A growing number of CIOs are building capabilities that link the two edge points or operate along the continuum, with targeted investments in process, technology, and talent to reengineer the business of IT, enabling delivery at the right speed for the business.
rank 1deloitte-tech-trends-2016-001
While the consumer world waits for the dominant AR and VR players to emerge, the enterprise can fast-track adoption—and begin the process of fundamentally reimagining how work gets done.
rank 2deloitte-tech-trends-2016-002
Increasingly, forward-thinking organizations are focusing their Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives less on underlying sensors, devices, and “smart” things and more on developing bold approaches for managing data, leveraging “brownfield” IoT infrastructure, and developing new business models.
rank 3deloitte-tech-trends-2016-003
For this reason, organizations are now developing strategies for reimagining their core systems that involve re-platforming, modernizing, and revitalizing them.
rank 4deloitte-tech-trends-2016-004
IT may soon become a self-managing service provider without technical limitations of capacity, performance, and scale.
rank 5deloitte-tech-trends-2016-005
Like the Internet reinvented communication, blockchain may similarly disrupt transactions, contracts, and trust—the underpinnings of business, government, and society.
rank 6deloitte-tech-trends-2016-006
Indeed, they are treating data analysis as a strategic discipline and investing in industrial-grade analytics.
rank 7deloitte-tech-trends-2016-007
Harnessing exponentials for social impact can help build markets, drive adoption, and light a powerful beacon for attracting and retaining top talent.
rank 8deloitte-tech-trends-2016-008