Peter Cochrane – författare

"Peter Cochrane is one of our most far-sighted visionaries, and brings brilliant clarity and focus to our understanding of ourselves and our technologies, and of how profoundly each is transforming the other." -Douglas Adams, Author, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the GalaxyIn Uncommon Sense, Peter Cochrane's follow up to the radical 108 Tips for Time Traveller, Peter explains how very simple analysis allows the prediction of such debacles as the 3G auction and the subsequent collapse of an industry, whilst simple-minded thinking is dangerous in the context of a world that is predominantly chaotic and out of control. People balked when Peter suggested a wholesale move to eWorking, the rise of email and text messaging, and the dotcom regime mirroring the boom and bust cycle of the industrial revolution. His predictions of the use and growth of mobile devices and communication, or use of chip implants for humans to replace ID cards, passports, and medical records, or iris scanners and fingerprint readers - were all seen as unlikely. Today they are a reality. How then will the world react to his predictions as set out in Uncommon Sense of a networked world of distributed ignorance and sharing overcoming an old world of concentrated skill and control? To everything becoming 'Napsterised' in every dimension, where storage and processing power cost nothing, and become connected without the help of the old network companies? A world where individuals create their own networks, where laws of copyright and resale, and old business models have to be changed as giant industries are dragged kicking and screaming out of the 19th Century and into the 21st? Peter Cochrane poses and answers questions, suggests solutions, and raises red flags on issues that need to be addressed. Tables, diagrams, pictures and illustrations generously support all of the text, with the most difficult aspects illustrated by simulations and other material on a CD and links to a web site with an ongoing expansion of the themes addressed.

If you can imagine it it will happen...if you can't you're out of it! This book is a white-knuckle ride. It drills down into what we are doing now and comes up in the future to see what comes next. The book is a commentary and a clarion call and an invitation to see round corners and a clarion call to respond to what's there. Roy Lilley has been speaking on Futureproofing around the world throughout the 'nineties. His aim has been to awaken managers entrepreneurs and anyone who will listen to the fact that the world is changing. Faster and faster like a spiral fundamentally and structurally leaving behand those who are unprepared. Thousands of people are now meeting the challenges Futureproofing presents. You decide - keep up or give up. If you have heard Roy Lilley speak on Futureproofing you will want this book ...if you have not yet heard him read it first.

This unique volume considers the emergence of “Industry 4.0” (i4.0) and the many ways the multifaceted field of Engineering is transforming our ideas and our options around sustainability.  It points to emerging technological advances that are facilitating industrial process improvements to artificial intelligence’s promise to help us live “smartly” and manage energy demand.  Engineering for a sustainable future is an exploding area of research.  This book provides coverage of  key case studies from industrial partners such as Ericsson, British Telecom (BT), BMW, Matrixx and research from different UK and international institutions. Examines Smart Engineering Design;Considers how Communication Technologies are developing in the age of i4.0 (from 4G to 6G and beyond);Using interesting case studies from large manufacturers such as BMW to examine Rapid Prototyping and Digital manufacturing;Covers some key issues about Big Data and network security and discusses “Blockchain”;Provides fresh insight into Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality;Discusses global warming and discusses how urban heat islands are having a detrimental impact on the health and wellbeing of inhabitants in major cities;Provides interesting case studies to determine the industry 4.0 (I4.0) readiness of eight Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs).

This unique volume considers the emergence of “Industry 4.0” (i4.0) and the many ways the multifaceted field of Engineering is transforming our ideas and our options around sustainability.  It points to emerging technological advances that are facilitating industrial process improvements to artificial intelligence’s promise to help us live “smartly” and manage energy demand.  Engineering for a sustainable future is an exploding area of research.  This book provides coverage of  key case studies from industrial partners such as Ericsson, British Telecom (BT), BMW, Matrixx and research from different UK and international institutions. Examines Smart Engineering Design;Considers how Communication Technologies are developing in the age of i4.0 (from 4G to 6G and beyond);Using interesting case studies from large manufacturers such as BMW to examine Rapid Prototyping and Digital manufacturing;Covers some key issues about Big Data and network security and discusses “Blockchain”;Provides fresh insight into Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality;Discusses global warming and discusses how urban heat islands are having a detrimental impact on the health and wellbeing of inhabitants in major cities;Provides interesting case studies to determine the industry 4.0 (I4.0) readiness of eight Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs).

Chapter “Predictive Policing in 2025: A Scenario” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.