{"id":5933,"date":"2016-01-29T10:50:47","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T08:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lcm-content.web-email.at\/en\/?p=5933"},"modified":"2017-03-16T10:59:20","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T08:59:20","slug":"the-age-of-swarm-intelligence-lcm-future-study-drafts-business-models-for-the-year-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lcm-content.web-email.at\/en\/the-age-of-swarm-intelligence-lcm-future-study-drafts-business-models-for-the-year-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"The age of swarm intelligence | LCM future study drafts business models for the year 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"

Linz, 26.01.2016 \u2013<\/em> \u201cSmall fish like P\u00f6ttinger will have to come together to form a swarm if they want to survive against the bigger fish in our pond\u201d. Lisa W\u00f6ss, Innovation Manager of the agricultural machinery company from Grieskirchen, outlines one of the key messages of the LCM study \u201cHuman-Time-Machine \u2013 Future Radar 2030\u201d. In cooperation with the Institute for Strategic Management (ism) of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, LCM carried out a number of expert interviews, an international Delphi Study with 170 participants and several foresight workshops with the companies Atos, Fronius, LineMetrics, P\u00f6ttinger and Rosenbauer. On Monday night (25.10.2016), the results were presented to roughly 70 guests in the Ars Electronica Center, Linz.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe farmers will sit in offices in the year 2030 and direct their harvesters on the basis of data procured from a cloud that is, in turn, fed by data from multiple agriculture companies\u201d, says Lisa W\u00f6ss, describing a perfectly realistic scenario for her company. She argues that, given the balance of power in the agricultural technology industry, the competitive situation of small companies has to be strengthened by forming consortia of firms. For example, global market leader John Deere, with 59,000 employees and annual sales of over US$ 36 billion, is still a Goliath in comparison to P\u00f6ttinger, with 1,600 employees and a turnover of EUR 317 million. \u201cThe courage to lay bare your data on a common platform of potential competitors in order to be able to digitalise complete process chains is something that has to be mustered in the interest of a common cause\u201d, says W\u00f6ss. \u201cThis swarm intelligence -\u2013 i.e. smart farming \u2013 can help to ensure survival in a pond of major players\u201d.<\/p>\n

14-year-old sees irreversible technology leaps<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The extent to which the digitalisation of agriculture is already thriving is outlined by 14-year-old entrepreneur and expert for disruptive innovations Lorenzo Tural. \u201cEven now, there are fields of asparagus with special asparagus sensors that predict when the asparagus should be harvested based on subterranean measurement values and weather forecasts.\u201d Advertising and sales campaigns are then adjusted accordingly. One trend that Tural already considers to be irreversible is the trend towards self-driving vehicles. \u201cAt some point, traditional cars from the inner cities will be banned because they are too dangerous. And at some point, drivers in today’s sense will only be turning to the wheel for nostalgia events.\u201d According to Tural, the crux of technology is that it cannot be reversed and anyone that tries to hold out against the technological tide will ultimately become the odd ones out.<\/p>\n

Machines that respond to emotions<\/strong><\/p>\n

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As communication between humans and machines intensifies, one thing is clear for Bernhard Freiseisen, Strategic Planning in Fronius International GmbH: \u201cIntelligent machines can now respond to gestures. Soon they will be able to respond to the emotions of their human counterparts and adjust their working speed accordingly.\u201d The incipient turnaround from a product-oriented to a user-oriented industry will also open up new occupational fields. \u201cIn light of the ever-increasing digital information on customers and products, creative data interpretation will become a key qualification,\u201d predicts Freiseisen. \u201cThe humanities disciplines will therefore also become more important in the technological industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Great foundation of trust, vigorous discussions<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In some sectors, no stone will be left standing, declares LCM CEO Gerald Schatz. 3D print in particular, a technology that enables the cost-efficient production of individual pieces, will render certain sectors virtually unrecognisable. \u201cIn China, the walls of a house can now be printed, and these can then be screwed together to form a complete house on site,\u201d says Schatz, mentioning one possible disruptive development for the building industry. Similarly trailblazing is the concept of Local Motors, a company that is already offering cars from a 3D printer. The search to discover the future of the industry has led to vigorous discussions in workshops with Atos, Fronius, LineMetrics, P\u00f6ttinger and Rosenbauer. \u201cOn the other hand, signing a confidentiality clause was never needed, as a foundation of trust very quickly developed between all participants,\u201d emphasises Schatz.<\/p>\n

Stage already set to continue with time travel<\/strong><\/p>\n

While the companies involved in the first round of the future radar are about to translate the results into concrete pilot projects, the continuation of this initiative has already been decided. \u201cThis excursion into the future of industrial production has triggered an enormous echo. For this reason, we will offer the workshops this year also,\u201d explains Thomas Buchegger, initiator of the “Human-Time-Machine \u2013 Future Radar 2030” and LCM employee.<\/p>\n

Intermediate result in Deep Space<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With approx. 70 guests, the Deep Space of the Ars Electronica Center Linz was filled to capacity at the presentation of the first results of the \u201cHuman-Time-Machine \u2013 Future Radar 2030\u201d. Among those travelling to the future of industrial production were company representatives of voestalpine, Palfinger AG, AVL List GmbH, Engel, Primetals Technologies Austria, Robert Bosch AG, PHOENIX CONTACT, SKIDATA, STIWA Automation, Salvagnini Maschinenbau GesmbH, Greiner, Keba, Trumpf and many others.<\/p>\n

We would like to thank all our guests, speakers and contributors for the event. Here you will find a selection of pictures taken yesterday. For further questions on the event \/ photos \/ press material, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Mag. Doris Prohaska, BSc, MBA, Marketing | Communication Linz Center of Mechatronics GmbH.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t