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New Generation V 1.0: Business impacts for your company

Written by Rejean Bourgault on Wednesday, 14 December 2011 00:00

In our recent article, "A New Parallel Generation is born: Generation V 1.0", posted on December 11th 2011, we talked about the new Generation V 1.0 that was just born.
After reading it, you are probably wondering, as business people what is the impact of this new Generation to my company.

Very simply, Virtual world is really present with all your young employees, mainly Generation Y and Cyber (30 and less) and even more important very present in the life of your customers and consumers of those generations. It is even more natural for the Cyber generation (16 and less), as they were born with the Internet. Paying attention of the Generation V 1.0 is key for your sales and marketing strategy, and should be part of your long-term planning sessions. Some companies, are already exploring this concept. Take Siri from Apple, which is giving a very unique personality and voice to Apple's latest products, or any virtual mascot being used more and more by companies worldwide.

As the Generation V 1.0 start populating the world we live in and gain popularity, you will need to start integrating them into your holistic marketing approach, similarly as what you have started to do with Social Media. Choosing carefully your Generation V 1.0 ambassador will be key.

The future is exciting !

A New Parallel Generation is born: Generation V 1.0

Written by Rejean Bourgault on Sunday, 11 December 2011 17:00

We are at a turning point, a new Generation is born. Generation V1.0.

Dear 5Deka fans: We are living in a very fast and constant changing world, where some new concept we see now, would never have been accepted by our society 10 years ago. Look at these 2 YouTube video from Japan, where you see the rise of a new generation of singer, her name is Hatsune Miku.

Just forget the technology behind this for a moment, which is a sophisticated computerized animation, just think about the social acceptance, how could this happen ?

This is fascinating. The Virtual is becoming so real, that the audience doesn't make the difference anymore between a real singer and virtual singer. There are many advantage for the industry with this, Hatsune will never be sick, her voice can change as the fans wants it, she can duplicate herself on the stage and sing in a duo, or with as many other singers as you want... She can do a worldwide tour in 20 cities simultaneously, performing live on stage in Tokyo, Sydney, Paris, New York and Toronto all in the same evening... She can change her clothes as often as she want, she can be small, or 10 feet height, she can be bioluminescent, she can fly over the audience, disappear...

Just pause for an instant and think about this concept and how Virtual is now taking a new path with real life experiences, for the general public and people from all generations. A new Generation is now born, in a parallel dimension.

The human currently think in a linear way, and we have been defining the evolution of generations in the same logical way for decades, like Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y (30 years old and less), the Cyber Generation (born with the Internet, ~16 years old or less). Trying to imagine the next one will be quite difficult to predict. We think the next generation, will be ???

5Deka is making a statement today, that we are now seeing the rise of a new generation, created 100% in a parallel path of our human evolution.  We call it: The Generation V 1.0

The "Generation V 1.0" (The First Real 100% Virtual Generation) Attributes:
- 100% Virtual; not Human
- They have a certain resemblance to human
- They can have a significant impact on human's life, as artists, musicians or specialists in a field (think Watson from IBM or Siri from Apple as knowledge specialists)
- They can generate significant amount of revenues for their creator.
- This Generation V 1.0, are built by humans, entirely created by humans and computer.
- They are not biologic; they don't have any Biological resemblance to human species.
- They don't need to eat, drink, breathe.
- They are not Avatars either, as an Avatar is normally a single persons representation in a virtual world.

What will be the evolution of this Generation V 1.0 ? We predict that when Artificial Intelligence becomes full stream, and we enter the Singularity phase, where computer can generate their own intelligence, then we will see the rise of the Generation V 2.0, not before. This could take another 20 to 50 years.

The Future is Exciting !

Future of Education: Khan Academy

Written by administrator on Saturday, 04 June 2011 13:22

Please have a look at the Khan Academy site and take 20 minutes to listen to this well done Ted Video:

We are amazed by this non profit organization and what Salman Khan is doing with his small Californian team; helping students of all age in learning Maths, Finance, Science, History, Chemistry, etc.

The Khan Academy is revolutionizing the classroom and the role of the teachers, adding multiple tracking tools for students and teachers. Teachers, now have access to a full dashboard of their student progress. Student gets rewarded with point and badges, for studying at their own pace. As Bill Gates concluded in this video, this could become the Future of Education.  Salman Khan conclude that the next steps, is Global Classroom Collaboration and learning. We just love it !

Less than 3 weeks before 5Deka's brand new presentation on June 14th - Don't miss it!

Written by administrator on Thursday, 26 May 2011 19:23

5Deka's first press release

Written by administrator on Thursday, 21 April 2011 09:45

On April 20th 2011, 5Deka's released it's first press release. This press release announces our upcoming conference which will be held on June 14th at the Montréal Congress Center. You can click here for the original posting.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - April 20, 2011) - 5Deka is pleased to announce a unique ninety minutes presentation to be held on June 14th 2011 at the Montreal convention center, titled The Next 50 Years: Technology Megatrends; Business and Personal impact.

During this dynamic and unique presentation Rejean Bourgault, will share his pure passion for the future and the impact of technology on every aspect of our lives, both business and personal.

The presentation will start by reviewing the current state of technology around us in multiple areas. Then, it will cover the potential impact of technological changes that are predicted over the next 50 years. Finally, 5Deka will transport the audience to a day in 2050 which will include many concrete examples. In parallel, the presentation will have a key focus on the Generation Y and Cyber (respectively 31 and 16 years old and younger) becoming quickly an important portion of the work force. How to attract and retain these new generations of employees is a key challenge for every companies and organizations.

The English session will start at 14:00 and the French Session will start at 10:00 in room 511 of the Montreal convention center. Participants can register at www.5deka.com/conf.

5Deka has presented to a varied range of customers, including large financials and insurance institutions, global Information and telecom companies as well as multiple chambers of commerce.

5Deka just released a brand new video on YouTube covering the next 50 years and presenting its prediction of life expectancy reaching 100 years very soon. This video is covering a very small aspect of the future, which is amongst dozens that 5Deka will discuss during the presentation.

Media passes will be available on a limited basis upon formal written request.