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After driving two hours to a conference in Atlanta, Ga., I arrived to find a white and sterile classroom with a room full of energized bunnies. These well-dressed, robotic business-men and -women wandered about passing business cards, stating their identity and holding out their hot, pasty hand to greet their new prospects. My thoughts wandered as I realized that the evidence was there. This style of networking would surely become a sampling of the past. And as we partake in the process of a revolution, these types of formulated business meetings are not the type the future generations will experience. A 25-year stint with a company or even street smarts don’t prepare you for the types of changes we are looking forward to. Ask yourself, are people in the future going to look back and smirk saying, ‘Why didn’t they use their lazertron?’ ‘Where’s their synkatone?’ or in a muttering undertone, ‘Illotron or not, she shouldn’t have worn those shoes!’
Maybe it’s time to talk about the process of moving forward fast or rewinding—whichever you prefer. Either way, everything has to do with timing. Think about it, the latest talks about time travel are just part of what may be possible in the future. Stephen Hawking has predicted that time travel will take place and has reiterated Albert Einstein’s earlier explanation of how time can be funneled. Now, that may seem overly optimistic, but hey, why not give it a try? Science fiction has developed theories of going back in time to past experiences. Theoretically, it has been said that we wouldn’t be able to go backwards in time, and that the wormhole only goes one way -- that’s fast forward to the future. Wow, could it be that we can travel to a place where we can be educated and thrive in future? How would we ever be able to figure out how to get dressed in the morning? I’m sure there would be a glitch to getting our sensory-mode, super-sonic, customized outfit generator to understand who we were. What if it wasn’t coded to recognize someone from the year 2011? And I’m pretty sure that the coffee synthesizer would be prone to spitting if it caught a reflection of my prehistoric hair.
Although I realize that the process of a revolution doesn’t have to do with status or consequence, or even being afraid of change, it takes a forward-thinking visionary who is ready to step up to voice ideas and theories at the risk of being labeled mad. My thoughts, “Ben probably didn’t get high praise when he told everyone he was going to go fly a kite and Mr. Bell didn’t really expect that a cell phone would come from the simple idea of making a call.” All I know is that as I embark on my journey to Charleston and Atlanta in the next few weeks, it would be great to experience a few instances of time travel…or at least a new pair of shoes.
This month we will be adding content relating to eco-friendliness, environmental awarenss and our techno future. We look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Be rugged, real and refined—a 21st Century Woman,
Shirley Bass, CEO/Chief Creative Officer
