1 day agoAvatars in the Enterprise: It’s complicated, but here are three recommendations for organizationsIn 2020 many organizations had to switch to a remote working model due to the COVID pandemic. Personal meetings were replaced by remote meetings and day-to-day interactions by digital collaboration tools. While remote work is now a viable option in many organizations, there is a desire to increase presence in…Metaverse8 min readMetaverse8 min read
Mar 16Introducing a model to dissect and evaluate Metaverse narrativesIn my last article “Five perspectives on the nature and form of the Metaverse” I looked at how five distinct narratives emerged over time to establish their own purpose and form for the Metaverse. I also stated that the Metaverse was a contested future vision, claimed by different stakeholders, each…Metaverse15 min readMetaverse15 min read
Feb 23Five perspectives on the nature and form of the MetaverseThis article is a kind-of, sort-of follow-up to “Four perspectives on NFTs”. Consider the following question: What is the Metaverse? The best answer right now is something like: “The Metaverse is a contested future vision, claimed by different stakeholders, each with very different perspectives, assumptions and goals.” But this definition…Metaverse13 min readMetaverse13 min read
Feb 7In the context of generative AI, should we talk about information pollution?After writing about what excites me about generative AI tools, I felt like I should also write about what worries me a bit. There is this interesting part of the web that does not exist to be read by humans — it only exists to be parsed by search robots…AI4 min readAI4 min read
Jan 27Generative AI tools are the Clipart of the 2020s, and that’s a good thingHere is an actual statement from 1998: “Clipart collections will be the end of designers.” To understand that statement, you need to remember (or imagine, depending on your age) a world where no internet image search existed. Stock photos came as print catalogs that you would order disks from, and…AI3 min readAI3 min read
Jan 20The iPhone ruined my perception of innovation cyclesIt’s good practice to review your predictions and see which you got right and where you went wrong. Here is a retrospective of one of my predictions that I got wrong, plus some learnings. Soon after the Oculus DK1 was released in 2013, I made the prediction that within the…5 min read5 min read
Jan 13Three things to avoid when predicting technology futuresIt’s the start of a new year, which means: Prediction time for a lot of people and organizations. I have read many, many technology predictions over the last couple of weeks: Some good ones, but unfortunately also many (very) bad ones. …Future4 min readFuture4 min read
Dec 8, 2022Three predictions on the Metaverse in 2023 you haven’t read yetCurrently everybody is doing their 2023 predictions. As somebody in the strategy field I love reading (and writing) these, but after a while they become repetitive. …Metaverse10 min readMetaverse10 min read
Nov 18, 2022Web3 and the Metaverse don’t need BlockchainsThis article is a kind-of, sort-of follow-up to “Why I don’t believe in the Web3 narrative” and “Why I don’t believe in the Blockchain technology narrative.” It’s more of a provocation. If you want the rational articles, read the above links. Because I work on and around the Metaverse, people…Metaverse7 min readMetaverse7 min read
Nov 15, 2022The Web3 Business Use Case Reference ListThis list of Web3 use cases is periodically reviewed and updated. If you have feedback or input, please either write a comment or send a message to @dirksonguer. Thank you! Last update: Dec 5, 2022. Index & direct links [Metaverse, Interoperability, Gaming] Web3 is required to provide interoperability for the Metaverse so that users…Web319 min readWeb319 min read