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Stephenson to read “The Future Is Smart” guide to IoT
Learn About the Internet of Things' World-Changing Potential on Tuesday, Sept 18th, First Parish Church, North Street - 7pm!
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Learn About the Internet of Things’ World-Changing Potential
Expert to read from his “The Future Is Smart” guide to Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) — the concept that we can design things that can communicate their status in real time then act on that data — has already led to neat “smart home” devices and improved business efficiency — but also unprecedented threats to personal privacy and security.
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Learn about the IoT’s promise and perils when IoT thought leader W. David Stephenson reads from his new IoT strategy guide, “The Future Is Smart,” Tuesday, Sept. 18th, 7 pm at First Parish Unitarian, 26 North Street, Medfield. He will also sign copies of the book.
Stephenson says the IoT’s most important aspect is that, for the first time, it lets us monitor how things, from assembly lines to the human body, are working (or not!) and act on that data in real time. Among other benefits he will describe, that means:
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• Siemens, one of the world’s oldest industrial firms achieves an astonishing 99.9985% quality rate by using the same IoT devices it sells to others.
• a $99 smartphone attachment delivers a FDA-approved EKG in 30 seconds. Research shows it can be more valuable than the $10,000 in-patient one because it’s recorded while doing your daily routines.
• jet turbine manufacturers reduce service costs, increase reliability and shift from selling to leasing the turbines through IoT-enabled “predictive maintenance.
He will also emphasize that several highly-publicized incidents have already shaken public and corporate confidence in the IoT, and that companies must adopt the European “privacy by design” approach to assure privacy and security are an integral part of the devices — or risk public rejection. He will also introduce the concept of “circular companies,” a radical management reform made possible by the IoT undercutting information silos, facilitating collaboration and unleashing unprecedented creativity.
“The Future Is Smart” is published by HarperCollins as part of its new Leadership Imprint. Stephenson is principal of Stephenson Strategies (Millis, MA), an IoT consulting firm.
