> The table was created by Richard Watson and Anna Cupani after reading a dry list of emerging technologies on Wikipedia. They spoke to experts to shape the tab

> The table was created by Richard Watson and Anna Cupani after reading a dry list of emerging technologies on Wikipedia. They spoke to experts to shape the table and produced a number of drafts using Post-it notes for each element before agreeing on a final version... This methodology has put Smart Nappies, Wireless Energy Transfer and Autonomous Vehicles into the same 'happening now' category. Compared with them, Peer-to-peer energy trading & transmission and Automated knowledge discovery are considered 'experimental'. I'm not convinced the results are robust and they certainly don't indicate the degree of disruption that we should be expecting. > Maria Jeansson, who worked on the project, said it was designed as a visual conversation starter. I don't think it will be a very long conversation.