Is the Smarter Planet Design Pattern on the Rise?
Saturday, August 20th, 2011
IBM has a vision for a smarter planet. The vision is rooted in taking a scientific approach to services and the emerging internet of things. The pitch is that we can instrument (slap a sensor or servo on) anything, interconnect it with everything and add intelligence.
Instrument, interconnect and add intelligence is a design pattern that shifts the cognitive load off people, extends the intelligence of individuals and groups and can otherwise be used to a wide variety mind-optimized designs.
Applications big and small are popping up everywhere.
