ABSTRACT
Human invention in the form of technology has always become a condition of our existence. Future proofing – foresight – is about foreseeing. Foresight deals with what has already happened, a phenomenon that is active and manifest, but has yet to make its full impact. In foresight, the same attributes that created the thing/phenomena are the forces moving it forward – the scenarios just imagine a maximization of use and users. The social nature of interactions on the Internet defines what the Internet is and what it is not. Augmented products and services as well as augmented places add value through nonphysical elements, by providing new layers of insight and new dimensions of experience. Autonomy means existing independently and separate from external forces, leading to self-sufficiency. When everything is autonomous, every experience is connected to another experience: this is the value of social technologies.
