Envisioning the world in 2035 challenges the conventional view that equates technology with progress, arguing that this perspective is fundamentally flawed. Gartner Vice President and Analyst, Marty Resnick, along with Gartner Research Engagement Specialist, Robert Bowker, and Gartner Vice President and Analyst, Alan Stanley, advocate for a shift from technology determinism to societal determinism, emphasizing the need to redefine progress through a societal lens. We explore the potential of human-demand-driven innovation, where societal needs and values guide technological development, rather than technology dictating societal change.

Discussions during the podcast underscore the importance of trust, highlighting the responsibilities of organizations and governments to align technological advancements with ethical and societal priorities. By analyzing future forces and assumptions across geopolitical, economic, social, trust, regulatory and environmental domains, we discuss how these dynamics can support a more holistic view of progress. Ultimately, this discussion calls for a reevaluation of our technological trajectory to ensure it genuinely enhances societal well-being.

Alan Stanley is a vice president analyst at Gartner in the IT Leaders Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management team with over 30 years of experience in the IT Industry. Mr. Stanley guides Gartner clients in sourcing (including outsourcing/offshoring) applications services (consulting, development and maintenance) and business process services. He specifically guides Gartner clients on sourcing strategy, provider selection, contracting and negotiation, sourcing management, Oracle & SAP applications service providers, business process services and sourcing services in Latin America.

Robert Bowker is a research engagement services specialist in Gartner’s Supply Chain team. With an interdisciplinary research background in politics, philosophy and economics, Robert is also interested in how macrotrends and trendspotting should inform the strategies of Gartner’s clients. He is currently participating in several research projects within the Gartner Futures Lab, such as the Future Beyond Technology and the Hype Cycle for Political Trends. Prior to joining Gartner, Robert worked as an account manager at Saepio Solutions, an information security company.

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In this episode of the Gartner Futures Lab Podcast, host Marty Resnick sits down with Gartner Senior Director Analyst of Enterprise Strategy, Sean Kumar, and Gartner Chief of Research of Emerging Technology and Trends, and Distinguished Vice President, Bill Ray. They discuss the geopolitical landscape of space — astropolitics — and why technology leaders should care, as it directly impacts satellite communications, global positioning systems and cybersecurity, and opens up new opportunities and possible new attack surfaces in the near future.

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In this episode of the Gartner Futures Lab Podcast, host Marty Resnick sits down with Gartner Vice President Soyeb Barot and Gartner Fellows and Distinguished Vice Presidents Daryl Plummer and Frank Buytendijk, to discuss their recent research about the future of computing across two horizons: two to five years out; then five to 10 years. During this episode, our guests discuss each of the horizons from both a business benefits and technology perspective.

Soyeb Barot is a technology leader at Gartner with more than 20 years of experience in the field of AI, ML, business analytics, and data management domains. As a Chief of Research for GTP, he is responsible for steering the research portfolio assisting technical domain architects part of the chief data and analytics officers (CDAOs), chief information security officers (CISOs), software engineering leaders (SWELs), heads of infrastructure and operations (I&O) and enterprise application leaders teams.

Daryl Plummer is a VP, Distinguished Analyst and Gartner Fellow. His research focuses on the strategic issues of cloud computing, digital disruption, and the unfolding of the future through predictions, trends and evolving digital business cycles. As Chief of Research in the technology and service providers organization, he helps oversee research across the four roles of general manager, product managers, product marketers, and tech CEOs.

Frank Buytendijk is a Distinguished VP and Gartner Fellow in Gartner's Emerging Trends and Technologies team. Frank is Chief of Research of Gartner Futures Lab. His work mostly takes a futurist approach, researching the edges of what he covers. He pioneers the topics of "the future," digital ethics and digital society helping organizations to do the right thing with technology and avoid messing up. He further covers data and analytics.

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