“Look, I love technology. I’ve always been in it. This is less about technology and more about making the physical world and process more efficient with a tech approach. We’re looking at the architecture. We’re looking at the legal agreement. We’re looking at the capabilities and different ways you can design it. We’re looking at the legalities, the permitting. We’re just making it simple. We’re doing the heavy lifting on behalf of the brand instead of leaving it to the brand to deal with themselves.”

“Every day, truck drivers are out battling rush hour traffic, maneuvering through narrow city streets, circling for parking, emitting exhaust — all to get you your package as fast as possible. For the sake of our cities, and our planet, things have to change. The future of delivery will be smaller, less loud, and more sustainable. In fact, in the future, you package might just find its way to you.“

“We believe that the future will not narrowly focus on any one technology like VR or AR. The broader vision of extended reality (XR) inspires us because it empowers the user to choose his or her level of virtualization. We see the headsets of the future allowing the user to augment digital content into a physical space or to virtualize everything depending on where they are and what they are doing.”

“It’s quite lofty, but I think the IoT has the potential, if approached correctly, to fundamentally reshape the way brands are built – not through advertising and messaging but instead through service, utility and behavior.”

“The trouble, though, is that business models for [IOT] devices don’t often allow for the kind of continuing security maintenance that we are used to with more traditional computing devices. Apple has an incentive to keep writing security updates to keep your iPhone secure; it does so because iPhones sell for a lot of money, and Apple’s brand depends on keeping you safe from digital terrors. But manufacturers of low-margin home appliances have little such expertise, and less incentive.”

“Shops need a reason to get people to come back. A drop is the perfect way to do it. We see that way beyond the bounds of fashion. I mean, even tech retailers like Best Buy are doing drops now.”

“Bankers have assumed that people want digital-only far more than people actually do; what consumers want is a combination of people and technology. Umpqua’s strategy is how can we use technology not just to create do-it-yourself convenience for customers but how can we also think about using technology to enable and empower deeper customer relationships.”

“Autonomous vehicle concepts have a tendency to become a technology showcase instead of a vision of how people use it. But Volvo is a human-centric brand. We focus on the daily lives of our customers and how we can make them better.”

“We really want the [VR] technology not to be a barrier, but a different way to connect with people. You’re in it versus looking at it. There are no limits.”

“Our target is to deliver a super sports car, and these specifications don’t exist with a battery package in terms of energy and power. A super sports car is an emotion. It must be perceivable based on acceleration, the emotion the car must give you.”

​”We think there’s a big audience [for self-heating cans and technology], but we’re targeting Millennials, who are interested in convenience, innovation and portability. We also think this will really resonate with commuters. Some of our partners are looking at four-packs to take home, where you’d grab one as you leave the house to take with you to enjoy on the way to work, whether it’s in the car or on the train.”

“Advertising formats that are useful to consumers—I think there needs to be a lot more innovation on that front. The good news is with the advent of augmented reality, virtual reality, machine learning and those things, I think there’s a potential to make that happen.”

“A big technology trend I’m noticing at the moment is that people are craving more sensory experience. In some ways we are numbed to feelings in general and technology is reflecting that. The more time people spend on screens, the more they will want three-dimensionality.”

“Algorithmic culture refer[s] to the the ways in which computers, running complex mathematical formulae, engage in what’s often considered to be the traditional work of culture: the sorting, classifying, and hierarchizing of people, places, objects, and ideas… What’s important to note, though, is the way in which algorithmic culture then feeds back to produce new habits of thought, conduct, and expression that likely wouldn’t exist in its absence—a culture of algorithms, as it were. “