- The dessert was a blast today, but let's get back to business. Do you have any other ideas? How much time do we have left? - I thought you would never ask. He smiles, stretching his hand over the table and tapping the top of his wrist where a watch appears. - Wait, what’s that? Seriously? A tattoo?
Thanks. Products and services convincing enough to be relatable today are the core idea behind practical futures.
To make futures actionable today, we need to start thinking about the future on a cosy, relatable, everyday scale—not just the grand ideas of spaceships, flying cars, and time travel.
very inventive. I was waiting for something awful to happen... but then that will be for another story i suppose. it sounds like very feasible tech.
Thanks. Products and services convincing enough to be relatable today are the core idea behind practical futures.
To make futures actionable today, we need to start thinking about the future on a cosy, relatable, everyday scale—not just the grand ideas of spaceships, flying cars, and time travel.
A few powerful signals inspired the story:
1. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41528-017-0019-4
2. https://medicalfuturist.com/wiki/digital-tattoo/
3. https://www.euronews.com/health/2022/08/03/south-korean-scientists-have-developed-new-e-tattoos-that-can-monitor-health-conditions
Imagine the possibilities. Could you see yourself using an intelligent tattoo as a screen on your skin one day?