What's an Exponologist?

Quite simply, an Exponologist is someone who studies exponential growth and its impact on society.

What exactly does that mean?

With processing power doubling every 20 months or so, each 5 year period will experience an 8 fold increase. So, in 5 years one unit of processing power will grow to 8, in 10 years to 64 and in 15 years to 512. It is this exponential change which will drive changes in automation, robotics and nano technology ... all of which in turn impact work, prices and costs of virtually all products and services.

The Future Ain't What it Used to Be!

I have been meaning to start a blog about a subject that I find facsinating and can't stop following. I have coined this the Technology Tsunami. Most people feel it coming but just can't seem to fully articulate its source or full implications. We see it everywhere we look. In the toys we buy, the education our kids consume, the media around us, and most importantly the work that we do.

At the base of all of this is the exponential changes that are being ushered in by the advances in technology that allow us to pack twice as much power into a processor every 18 months or so ... known as Moore's Law. This doubling effect takes a while to build up. While the rate of change is fairly constant, the absolute change from period to period is pretty dramatic.