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Are our children techno-kids? - and if so what does it mean? Dr Patrick Dixon Chairman Global Change Ltd
The Future of our Children
Questions Parents Have:
Concerns parents have
How will they behave?
Technology alone is only pat of the exciting picture
Don’t believe market research
Youth lifestyle and fashion change faster than boards can make decisions ? scenario plans
Even the best run businesses can be upset by new technology
450 million new mobiles a year
The future is about emotion
Virtual Social Contact is Powerful
Emotional Power of Web Chat
Web Dating – Search for Love
Emotional Power of SMS
“We are going to kill you ... we are going to kill your mum.” - SMS
Does Technology Turn Children Into Unfit Couch Potatoes ?
Will we see deserted play areas?
… while children prefer to play in virtual reality worlds instead?
Power of a good book Books will continue to have huge emotional power in a digital world
No sign that young people are replacing traditional social interaction with virtual channels
Q: Who matters more - friends you are with or those elsewhere?
CDs will not survive in a world where all music is available online for free
PPT Slide
The Future is Video
PPT Slide
Video call: “Which is the best club tonight?”
Video chat makes children safer – adults cannot pretend to be children
Youth will drive corporate revolution
24 hour / 365 day video link at zero cost
24 hour / 365 day video link at zero cost
Community of Leaders in 10 nations: World Bank
Everything joined up to everyone
Brain to Brain Shared data or emotion @ the speed of light
Changes in Education Goals
Changes in Teaching Methods
Virtual Classrooms at College
Teachers often need techno-training
We encourage a child to play well
Children Need Urgent Protection from Spam Growth – selling sex Government controls needed – international agreement
Parental Supervision - Ideas
Take hold of the future – or the future will take hold of you Slides: globalchange.com/ppt/technochild
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