Surfing the Technology Waves
– Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 2.3.2018
These days we are surrounded by technology changes and breakthroughs. Almost every day, we read about a major advance or a novel application in Robotics, AI, VR, Drones, Wireless Charging, Super Battery, Sensors, IoT, Cloud and Fog Computing. The list goes on and on. Two of the most disruptive ones are 5G communication and driverless cars. They will enable new products, change the way we communicate, alter the way we move, and disrupt a lot of careers and businesses.
The new technologies are just like ocean waves, one after another, coming and crashing into the shore. For a technology surfer who has been trained well, he will know how to anticipate and read the waves, and ride them at the right time. The joy and fun of technology surfing is uplifting and rewarding.
So, how do we prepare for these technology waves and become a victor, not a victim, who surfs them successfully?
As parents and teachers, you need to demand and develop new curriculum for the kids. As students, you should look for schools that provide open curriculum and encourage more elective courses to adapt to the fast changing technologies.
As business owners and employees, you need to stretch your imaginations to explore new products, services, and applications to help grow your business. Will automation take away your job? Will 5G allow for a different way of networking and communicating to create new systems at home, work, and society? The possibilities are endless.
As an entrepreneur, how can you use these technologies to create a new product or service that solve the pain points of consumers? The success of many unicorns resides on their ability to find the sweet spots of enabling technologies and unmet consumer needs. Please keep your eyes and ears open.
Just like a good surfer, you need to learn the basic skills, practice constantly, anticipate the waves, watch intensely for the right timing, then jump onto the surf board and paddle like crazy. Now you are riding the technology waves triumphantly.
成為科技衝浪者
-作者 許俊宸博士
–中譯 薛乃綺
最近大家被技術的變革與突破所環繞著。幾乎每天我們都會讀到關於機器人、人工智能、虛擬實境、無人機、無線充電、感測器、物聯網、雲端及霧運算等方面的重大進展及新穎的應用，而且這樣的清單還在不斷湧現中。其中兩項最具破壞性的就是，5G通信及自動駕駛車。它們將啟動新的產品、改變我們的溝通方式、我們的行動模式，並且將對許多職務及行業造成破壞性的改变。
新技術就像海浪般，一個接一個不斷向前的波浪，碰觸到岸後便粉碎化成無數泡沫。對於受過良好訓練的”科技衝浪者”來說，他會知道如何預測並觀察海浪，並且在適當的時機切入駕乘。而享受”科技衝浪”的樂趣是令人振奮且有意義的。
那我們該如何準備成為”科技衝浪者”，能成功衝浪；而不是變成”科技受害者”呢？
作為家長及老師們，您需要替孩子們為此開發新的課程。作為學生，你應該為自己尋找能提供開放的環境、並且鼓勵學生選修更多相關課程的學校，來因應快速變化的科技環境。
作為老闆及員工，您需要展開自己的想像力、開發新產品、新服務及新應用程序，去擴大自己的業務。究竟自動化是否將取代你我的工作？而5G又是否能在未來讓人們以不同方式進行聯網及溝通；進而在家庭、工作及社會中創建新的系統？這樣的可能性是永無止境的。
作為一個企業家，您要如何利用這些技術來創造新的產品或服務，並以此來解決消費者的痛點？許多獨門生意的成功在於它們找到有利的技術甜蜜點、以及具備滿足消費者需求的能力。因此，請隨時張大你的雙眼、打開你的耳朵、找到这些甜蜜點
就像一個好的衝浪者，你需要學習基本的技能、不斷地練習；當遇見海浪，謹慎地看準正確時間，然後跳上衝浪板並瘋狂地划水。然後你便能乘勝駕馭一波波的技術浪潮了。
