INNOVATION DEFINED

Having created the first share economy Uber-like business model in 2003 (ten years before Uber) and the first augmented reality and geo-fencing applications published in the App Store… and when not skiing deep in the Wasatch backcountry at 14,000 feet elevation with avalanche beacons in helmet, or dropping in on Pacific El-Nino swells – goofy foot of course, George Matus is avidly researching and becoming actively integrated in future disruptive technologies and services, including The Singularity, Unmanned Aerial and Autonomous Deep Learning Systems; 3D Printing Ecosystems, The coming evolution of BOTS (app killers) and Linguistics and Natural Language Processing.

Singularity

With accelerating progress of brain computer interfaces, human biological enhancements and the beginnings of AI protocol -as already seen in specific gaming applications- it will be possible for humans to become ‘one’ with the internet approaching an essential “singularity” beyond human affairs. The ‘last mile’ with the singularity will be the most difficult to conquer…  can someone live forever in some sort of digital format and be aware of self? And what if the singularities are each individually combined in what we call the ‘cloud’ today? Can there be a hive collective? Where will the singularity permanently reside? What if the singularity is integrated in a 3D printed or cloned body with complete working organs and facilities? Prior to all this however and already happening today, brain EEG interfaces are already starting to provide us biofeedback helping researchers better understand anxiety, chronic pain, insomnia, fibromyalgia, autism, Parkinson’s, ADHD, addiction, hypertension and much more. I had the opportunity to speak with the CEO of a company pioneering this effort at Stanford University recently and they have already started moving the needle. Also, as this technology rapidly evolves, the topics of consciousness, self-awareness, immortality, longevity, metaphysics, theology and philosophy will all need to be addressed.

3D Printing

3D printing will change the global manufacturing ecosystem shifting the decades old manufacturing balance of power from China, India, Vietnam and all of Asia-Pac to local communities around the world including peoples homes. 3D Printers today are still reminiscent of the old dot-matrix printers (5 minutes per page) and print speed is where the technology will see it’s most rapid improvement.  Once RVP™ rapid volume printing™ is achieved the focus will turn to materials. Don’t be surprised if in the very near future your next meal will be 3D printed and you’ll be reading about biological and organic material printing of tissues and organs. Now imagine if the printing of biological organs and tissues is combined with the singularity. Can you print a human? The opportunities here are infinite. 3D printing will help us inhabit planets as bots print bots and habitable cities. It won’t be uncommon to see a swarm of thousands of drones all working in sync to print superstructures here on earth, neighboring planets, and even asteroids to assist with mining activities. 3D Printing is a major disruptor to manufacturing as we know it and will soon evolve into a global service based marketplace.

Distributed Workforce

The 9-5 workforce as we know it today will quietly cease to exist and transform into a distributed/ share economy model. Your most talented and productive project managers, software engineers, marketing and sales teams will all be working remotely collaborating online. Talent will be readily available worldwide and on a contract basis allowing companies greater cost efficiencies and the ability to scale as needed. Additionally, this distributed share economy workforce will see opportunities to earn a generous living working from home or the local coffee shop rather than commuting two hours a day and sitting in a high-rise office building under artificial light somewhere on 6th Ave. and 53rd St. Drive Uber in the morning, rent your extra room on Airbnb and get an afternoon gig on Fiverr, Upwork, Toptal or hundreds of other up and coming platforms depending on your talent. In your spare time, you’ll learn to code online while multitasking and enjoying the next cool potential Sundance production on Netflix spending quality facetime with your friends from SoHo.

Mentor / At-Risk Youth

‪George Matus is the mentor and founder of an at-risk youth after school sports program for inner-city kids, at-risk youth, troubled teens and foster children. The program has been a huge success helping keep the kids out of trouble, off the streets and succeed in both school and life providing them with much needed attention, consistency and someone they can depend on a daily and weekly basis and role models. Majority of the kids in this program graduate high school and get continue on to collegiate or trade based education. George continues to advocate the pay it forward movement and importance of volunteering in local communities helping at-risk youth.