Well, we all like to know what’s coming (on a light note, you’ve seen the create-your-own-fortune-cookie-app )… And in technology, we can only imagine. Here are a few things to consider regarding what’s in store, or what may not be in store for us, as we continually shape ways to effectively and authentically message, and particularly, engage in Mormon messaging (please share your own thoughts):

What to Watch For

Today’s ’savviest innovators’ are in fact the ones that are inventing hot gadgets and applications The 2020 themes to watch for will be intelligent devices and cloud services accessed across a wide variety of platforms: web, smartphone, tablet, set-top box, smart surface, etc. By 2020 we will see next generation 3D HD Display technology, coupled with multi-modal (sight, sound, speech, touch) and services which help manage and personalize media. Imagine an experience more like Apple’s Knowledge Navigator (circa 1988), where a conversational intelligent agent helps to organize and synthesize your work or entertainment or personal schedule, all completely integrated and personalized for you.” -W. Luciw

What cloud services do you use? Google apps? Bootcamp to take your Itunes library to the cloud? Any MAC apps?

Unpredicted Outcomes of Inventions

At the pseudo-trivial, hand-waving, vague-generalization level–yes; many gadgets and applications will not be that surprising, especially when one includes the wild fantasies proposed in sci fi fiction. However, there are substantive examples of what exists now that wasn’t even fantasized 10-20 years ago. I expect we will see many innovations that almost everyone will find ‘came out of the blue’-notably including many unexpected, unintended results from innovation that was initiated for some entirely different purpose (e.g., it might be said that the foremost–and completely unintended and unpredicted–result of the invention of automobiles was the creation of suburbs with most people residing far-distant from where they work.” -J. Warren

What do you see coming?
What do you think this implies for Mormon messaging, public perceptions, member involvement in the conversation about faith globally?
Other related issues?