every day I get an opportunity to talk about this new era of innovation were in
about this new era of innovation were in
about this new era of innovation were in whether you call it the fourth
whether you call it the fourth
whether you call it the fourth Industrial Revolution or the third
Industrial Revolution or the third
Industrial Revolution or the third digital wave we’re seeing a collision of
digital wave we’re seeing a collision of
digital wave we’re seeing a collision of the digital and physical worlds this new
the digital and physical worlds this new
the digital and physical worlds this new type of innovation is driving inputs
type of innovation is driving inputs
type of innovation is driving inputs from lots of different sources lots of
from lots of different sources lots of
from lots of different sources lots of things and lots of people and I believe
things and lots of people and I believe
things and lots of people and I believe that when you bring lots of people
that when you bring lots of people
that when you bring lots of people together we can solve really big
together we can solve really big
together we can solve really big challenges that can have huge impact and
challenges that can have huge impact and
challenges that can have huge impact and today we can do this because the tools
today we can do this because the tools
today we can do this because the tools that we have I’m very proud to be one of
that we have I’m very proud to be one of
that we have I’m very proud to be one of the cofounders of UI labs for a tech
the cofounders of UI labs for a tech
the cofounders of UI labs for a tech organization passionate about innovation
organization passionate about innovation
organization passionate about innovation and have a fundamental belief that no
and have a fundamental belief that no
and have a fundamental belief that no problem is too big to solve if you bring
problem is too big to solve if you bring
problem is too big to solve if you bring the right players together today we’re
the right players together today we’re
the right players together today we’re getting inputs from like I said lots of
getting inputs from like I said lots of
getting inputs from like I said lots of things lots of people this is giving us
things lots of people this is giving us
things lots of people this is giving us an unprecedent opportunity to innovate
an unprecedent opportunity to innovate
an unprecedent opportunity to innovate in new ways we’re bringing together
in new ways we’re bringing together
in new ways we’re bringing together devices and people in ways that never
devices and people in ways that never
devices and people in ways that never dreamed possible before in the next
dreamed possible before in the next
dreamed possible before in the next couple years we’re gonna see over 50
couple years we’re gonna see over 50
couple years we’re gonna see over 50 billion connected devices so let me give
billion connected devices so let me give
billion connected devices so let me give you an example of the kinds of
you an example of the kinds of
you an example of the kinds of innovation that I think are possible
innovation that I think are possible
innovation that I think are possible today let’s take an example like
today let’s take an example like
today let’s take an example like autonomous vehicles the big promise with
autonomous vehicles the big promise with
autonomous vehicles the big promise with autonomous vehicles or AVS are things
autonomous vehicles or AVS are things
autonomous vehicles or AVS are things like better energy efficiency better
like better energy efficiency better
like better energy efficiency better energy usage fewer pedestrian fatalities
energy usage fewer pedestrian fatalities
energy usage fewer pedestrian fatalities safer roads maybe you’re thinking better
safer roads maybe you’re thinking better
safer roads maybe you’re thinking better convenience maybe multitasking on the
convenience maybe multitasking on the
convenience maybe multitasking on the way to work this type of opportunity
way to work this type of opportunity
way to work this type of opportunity though is much bigger than the
though is much bigger than the
though is much bigger than the technology it’s also about how that
technology it’s also about how that
technology it’s also about how that technology interacts with other
technology interacts with other
technology interacts with other technology and how technology interacts
technology and how technology interacts
technology and how technology interacts with people so let’s take the
with people so let’s take the
with people so let’s take the self-driving car itself the technology
self-driving car itself the technology
self-driving car itself the technology is very innovative in and of itself
is very innovative in and of itself
is very innovative in and of itself you’ve got the GPS the sensors the
you’ve got the GPS the sensors the
you’ve got the GPS the sensors the cameras these are the things that help
cameras these are the things that help
cameras these are the things that help the car stay on the road not run into
the car stay on the road not run into
the car stay on the road not run into pedestrians or other traffic manage a
pedestrians or other traffic manage a
pedestrians or other traffic manage a speed limit and that’s incredible
speed limit and that’s incredible
speed limit and that’s incredible technology but the bigger promise is
technology but the bigger promise is
technology but the bigger promise is really about connected mobility and
really about connected mobility and
really about connected mobility and that’s a problem that Ford can’t solve
that’s a problem that Ford can’t solve
that’s a problem that Ford can’t solve on its own it’s a problem that BMW can’t
on its own it’s a problem that BMW can’t
on its own it’s a problem that BMW can’t solve on its own but when you bring
solve on its own but when you bring
solve on its own but when you bring together multiple players you
together multiple players you
together multiple players you can realize the promise of a connected
can realize the promise of a connected
can realize the promise of a connected transportation infrastructure so now
transportation infrastructure so now
transportation infrastructure so now let’s imagine that same self-driving car
let’s imagine that same self-driving car
let’s imagine that same self-driving car going down the road and imagine what
going down the road and imagine what
going down the road and imagine what happens when it begins to interact with
happens when it begins to interact with
happens when it begins to interact with the streetlights around it and so take
the streetlights around it and so take
the streetlights around it and so take the street lamp that might be a couple
the street lamp that might be a couple
the street lamp that might be a couple miles down the road and maybe that
miles down the road and maybe that
miles down the road and maybe that street lamp doesn’t turn on until the
street lamp doesn’t turn on until the
street lamp doesn’t turn on until the car is actually approaching maybe we get
car is actually approaching maybe we get
car is actually approaching maybe we get a little bit more sophisticated and that
a little bit more sophisticated and that
a little bit more sophisticated and that street lamp actually is able to identify
street lamp actually is able to identify
street lamp actually is able to identify that there is a parking spot below it
that there is a parking spot below it
that there is a parking spot below it and that parking spot is near a retail
and that parking spot is near a retail
and that parking spot is near a retail store that you know the retail store
store that you know the retail store
store that you know the retail store owner wouldn’t mind if that passenger or
owner wouldn’t mind if that passenger or
owner wouldn’t mind if that passenger or driver ends up in their shop so now what
driver ends up in their shop so now what
driver ends up in their shop so now what started off as a car company issue has
started off as a car company issue has
started off as a car company issue has now involved the manufacturer of the
now involved the manufacturer of the
now involved the manufacturer of the street lamp the city worker that
street lamp the city worker that
street lamp the city worker that installed the street lamp the city that
installed the street lamp the city that
installed the street lamp the city that owns the street lamp the retail store
owns the street lamp the retail store
owns the street lamp the retail store owner and it’s bringing all these people
owner and it’s bringing all these people
owner and it’s bringing all these people together it creates a whole new set of
together it creates a whole new set of
together it creates a whole new set of possibilities we haven’t even talked
possibilities we haven’t even talked
possibilities we haven’t even talked about the fact that to be able to let
about the fact that to be able to let
about the fact that to be able to let all these signals interact with one
all these signals interact with one
all these signals interact with one another you also need to bring in the
another you also need to bring in the
another you also need to bring in the wireless network provider you probably
wireless network provider you probably
wireless network provider you probably have regulatory and privacy and security
have regulatory and privacy and security
have regulatory and privacy and security now
now
now issues that you need to be thinking
issues that you need to be thinking
issues that you need to be thinking about as well and you’ve got federal
about as well and you’ve got federal
about as well and you’ve got federal agencies so you may start off as a car
agencies so you may start off as a car
agencies so you may start off as a car company problem and we’ve brought in the
company problem and we’ve brought in the
company problem and we’ve brought in the local municipality federal agencies the
local municipality federal agencies the
local municipality federal agencies the local utility the light bulb
local utility the light bulb
local utility the light bulb manufacturer at the retail store owner
manufacturer at the retail store owner
manufacturer at the retail store owner and bringing all these groups together
and bringing all these groups together
and bringing all these groups together now we can realize the promise of
now we can realize the promise of
now we can realize the promise of something like connected mobility so
something like connected mobility so
something like connected mobility so what’s different why are we able to talk
what’s different why are we able to talk
what’s different why are we able to talk about these things today we weren’t able
about these things today we weren’t able
about these things today we weren’t able to necessarily solve them or address
to necessarily solve them or address
to necessarily solve them or address these big opportunities before well
these big opportunities before well
these big opportunities before well data is changing everything I said we’re
data is changing everything I said we’re
data is changing everything I said we’re connecting everybody and everything and
connecting everybody and everything and
connecting everybody and everything and by doing that we’re creating lots of
by doing that we’re creating lots of
by doing that we’re creating lots of data and where we couldn’t collect data
data and where we couldn’t collect data
data and where we couldn’t collect data before we now have really cheap sensors
before we now have really cheap sensors
before we now have really cheap sensors that allow us to collect even more data
that allow us to collect even more data
that allow us to collect even more data but what’s more than that we also have
but what’s more than that we also have
but what’s more than that we also have the computing power in the speed that
the computing power in the speed that
the computing power in the speed that allows us to be able to make sense of
allows us to be able to make sense of
allows us to be able to make sense of that data and doing so at reasonable
that data and doing so at reasonable
that data and doing so at reasonable time and costs so now we can take that
time and costs so now we can take that
time and costs so now we can take that data and turn it into information and
data and turn it into information and
data and turn it into information and that information allows us to be able to
that information allows us to be able to
that information allows us to be able to solve new types of problems you bring
solve new types of problems you bring
solve new types of problems you bring all these new
all these new
all these new types of Technology together data and
types of Technology together data and
types of Technology together data and sensors artificial intelligence machine
sensors artificial intelligence machine
sensors artificial intelligence machine learning I’ve got all sorts of
learning I’ve got all sorts of
learning I’ve got all sorts of incredible tools at our fingertips but
incredible tools at our fingertips but
incredible tools at our fingertips but it’s how you bring those tools in
it’s how you bring those tools in
it’s how you bring those tools in combination with people and bring all
combination with people and bring all
combination with people and bring all those people pieces together that
those people pieces together that
those people pieces together that actually allow us to achieve greater
actually allow us to achieve greater
actually allow us to achieve greater things than we were ever imagined
things than we were ever imagined
things than we were ever imagined possible before so who has to be
possible before so who has to be
possible before so who has to be involved in something like this
involved in something like this
involved in something like this well you need large industry players
well you need large industry players
well you need large industry players large companies companies who realize
large companies companies who realize
large companies companies who realize that they’ve got to redefine their
that they’ve got to redefine their
that they’ve got to redefine their industry or be disrupted themselves you
industry or be disrupted themselves you
industry or be disrupted themselves you need to bring together innovators
need to bring together innovators
need to bring together innovators innovators might come from startup
innovators might come from startup
innovators might come from startup communities they might come from
communities they might come from
communities they might come from universities and you’ve got to bring
universities and you’ve got to bring
universities and you’ve got to bring these innovators and the game-changing
these innovators and the game-changing
these innovators and the game-changing technologies together with customers and
technologies together with customers and
technologies together with customers and buyers and partners investors you’ve got
buyers and partners investors you’ve got
buyers and partners investors you’ve got to look at what the small and mid-sized
to look at what the small and mid-sized
to look at what the small and mid-sized companies the legacy companies because
companies the legacy companies because
companies the legacy companies because these are the companies that have been
these are the companies that have been
these are the companies that have been the lifeblood of the US since we began
the lifeblood of the US since we began
the lifeblood of the US since we began and then you’ve got to think about the
and then you’ve got to think about the
and then you’ve got to think about the government providers as well who are the
government providers as well who are the
government providers as well who are the policy makers that are putting a stake
policy makers that are putting a stake
policy makers that are putting a stake in the ground saying that we have an
in the ground saying that we have an
in the ground saying that we have an opportunity to do something if we can
opportunity to do something if we can
opportunity to do something if we can you know provide the the landscape in
you know provide the the landscape in
you know provide the the landscape in the environment for these types of
the environment for these types of
the environment for these types of interactions to happen when you bring
interactions to happen when you bring
interactions to happen when you bring all these players together you can do
all these players together you can do
all these players together you can do pretty incredible things so let me tell
pretty incredible things so let me tell
pretty incredible things so let me tell you about a project that we’re working
you about a project that we’re working
you about a project that we’re working on right here in Chicago some of you may
on right here in Chicago some of you may
on right here in Chicago some of you may know that in 1871 there was the Great
know that in 1871 there was the Great
know that in 1871 there was the Great Chicago Fire and the Great Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire and the Great Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire and the Great Chicago Fire destroyed our entire city but you know
destroyed our entire city but you know
destroyed our entire city but you know we are scrappy and what did we do we
we are scrappy and what did we do we
we are scrappy and what did we do we built a new city on top of the old and
built a new city on top of the old and
built a new city on top of the old and that has created a very complex
that has created a very complex
that has created a very complex infrastructure below ground that even
infrastructure below ground that even
infrastructure below ground that even gets more complex year by year we’ve got
gets more complex year by year we’ve got
gets more complex year by year we’ve got all sorts of old assets from fiber to
all sorts of old assets from fiber to
all sorts of old assets from fiber to electric utilities to gas pipes subway
electric utilities to gas pipes subway
electric utilities to gas pipes subway infrastructure there’s lots of things
infrastructure there’s lots of things
infrastructure there’s lots of things going on Beneatha beneath the streets
going on Beneatha beneath the streets
going on Beneatha beneath the streets here in Chicago and while we do have
here in Chicago and while we do have
here in Chicago and while we do have paper data and paper maps that show us
paper data and paper maps that show us
paper data and paper maps that show us that unfortunately often the data is
that unfortunately often the data is
that unfortunately often the data is inaccurate sometimes it’s obsolete and
inaccurate sometimes it’s obsolete and
inaccurate sometimes it’s obsolete and it leads to all sorts of problems in
it leads to all sorts of problems in
it leads to all sorts of problems in terms of coordination and in fact every
terms of coordination and in fact every
terms of coordination and in fact every 60 seconds in the US alone we see that a
60 seconds in the US alone we see that a
60 seconds in the US alone we see that a utility pipe is hit when a utility line
utility pipe is hit when a utility line
utility pipe is hit when a utility line is hit that causes all sorts of
is hit that causes all sorts of
is hit that causes all sorts of unplanned events and leads to about a
unplanned events and leads to about a
unplanned events and leads to about a 1.6 billion dollar problem
1.6 billion dollar problem
1.6 billion dollar problem the value in solving that problem is in
the value in solving that problem is in
the value in solving that problem is in fact much bigger because that’s not
fact much bigger because that’s not
fact much bigger because that’s not factoring in things like the
factoring in things like the
factoring in things like the inconvenience to your life when the
inconvenience to your life when the
inconvenience to your life when the power goes out once again so what we’re
power goes out once again so what we’re
power goes out once again so what we’re doing is looking at how can we create a
doing is looking at how can we create a
doing is looking at how can we create a map of the underground that is accurate
map of the underground that is accurate
map of the underground that is accurate that’s responsive that’s dynamic that
that’s responsive that’s dynamic that
that’s responsive that’s dynamic that builds on itself over time and so we’re
builds on itself over time and so we’re
builds on itself over time and so we’re empowering first the city worker the
empowering first the city worker the
empowering first the city worker the utility worker the construction worker
utility worker the construction worker
utility worker the construction worker the person at the excavation site taking
the person at the excavation site taking
the person at the excavation site taking their smartphone being able to take a
their smartphone being able to take a
their smartphone being able to take a picture of the excavation site and then
picture of the excavation site and then
picture of the excavation site and then that photo gets turned into through the
that photo gets turned into through the
that photo gets turned into through the visual processing technology and
visual processing technology and
visual processing technology and advanced computing gets turned into a 3d
advanced computing gets turned into a 3d
advanced computing gets turned into a 3d point cloud that point cloud or that 3d
point cloud that point cloud or that 3d
point cloud that point cloud or that 3d image of that virtual image then gets
image of that virtual image then gets
image of that virtual image then gets transposed with visualization technology
transposed with visualization technology
transposed with visualization technology and where you can actually tag the
and where you can actually tag the
and where you can actually tag the assets that you’re seeing so you
assets that you’re seeing so you
assets that you’re seeing so you understand okay that’s a water pipe and
understand okay that’s a water pipe and
understand okay that’s a water pipe and it’s owned by this person and you know
it’s owned by this person and you know
it’s owned by this person and you know that’s the gas line that’s owned by that
that’s the gas line that’s owned by that
that’s the gas line that’s owned by that utility and that kind of information can
utility and that kind of information can
utility and that kind of information can also get combined with other sources of
also get combined with other sources of
also get combined with other sources of data and those other sources of data now
data and those other sources of data now
data and those other sources of data now when you apply things like artificial
when you apply things like artificial
when you apply things like artificial intelligence can actually take the map
intelligence can actually take the map
intelligence can actually take the map of one site and extend it across an
of one site and extend it across an
of one site and extend it across an entire city block or multiple city
entire city block or multiple city
entire city block or multiple city blocks so imagine we’re talking about
blocks so imagine we’re talking about
blocks so imagine we’re talking about here using artificial intelligence that
here using artificial intelligence that
here using artificial intelligence that we don’t have to tear up the entire
we don’t have to tear up the entire
we don’t have to tear up the entire streets or the entire underground of
streets or the entire underground of
streets or the entire underground of Chicago for us to be able to create this
Chicago for us to be able to create this
Chicago for us to be able to create this kind of map but this takes lots of
kind of map but this takes lots of
kind of map but this takes lots of groups coming together and that’s
groups coming together and that’s
groups coming together and that’s exactly what we did here in Chicago we
exactly what we did here in Chicago we
exactly what we did here in Chicago we brought together groups big companies
brought together groups big companies
brought together groups big companies like Accenture and Microsoft startup
like Accenture and Microsoft startup
like Accenture and Microsoft startup companies like City Zenith universities
companies like City Zenith universities
companies like City Zenith universities like the University of Illinois the
like the University of Illinois the
like the University of Illinois the electric utility three city departments
electric utility three city departments
electric utility three city departments it was bringing together all these
it was bringing together all these
it was bringing together all these people that were required for us to be
people that were required for us to be
people that were required for us to be able to create this kind of tool that
able to create this kind of tool that
able to create this kind of tool that goes from way above in this in the sky
goes from way above in this in the sky
goes from way above in this in the sky and can help us see what’s beneath our
and can help us see what’s beneath our
and can help us see what’s beneath our feet in Chicago who owns it what’s it
feet in Chicago who owns it what’s it
feet in Chicago who owns it what’s it used for when was it last updated and
used for when was it last updated and
used for when was it last updated and allows us to now create a 3d engineering
allows us to now create a 3d engineering
allows us to now create a 3d engineering grade map of what’s beneath our feet can
grade map of what’s beneath our feet can
grade map of what’s beneath our feet can imagine now having this kind of
imagine now having this kind of
imagine now having this kind of information it can be shared across city
information it can be shared across city
information it can be shared across city workers across utilities construction
workers across utilities construction
workers across utilities construction workers and now we can better coordinate
workers and now we can better coordinate
workers and now we can better coordinate what happens in terms of construction or
what happens in terms of construction or
what happens in terms of construction or utility
utility
utility work allows it maybe for those of you
work allows it maybe for those of you
work allows it maybe for those of you living in Chicago if not heavier Street
living in Chicago if not heavier Street
living in Chicago if not heavier Street torn up multiple times in the same
torn up multiple times in the same
torn up multiple times in the same summer and you’re thinking yourself
summer and you’re thinking yourself
summer and you’re thinking yourself didn’t they bother coordinating this see
didn’t they bother coordinating this see
didn’t they bother coordinating this see them heads nodding so you know what I
them heads nodding so you know what I
them heads nodding so you know what I mean there’s all sorts of accidents and
mean there’s all sorts of accidents and
mean there’s all sorts of accidents and delays that are able to be prevented now
delays that are able to be prevented now
delays that are able to be prevented now because we have this kind of information
because we have this kind of information
because we have this kind of information and this wouldn’t have been possible
and this wouldn’t have been possible
and this wouldn’t have been possible because this was a dream of a lot of
because this was a dream of a lot of
because this was a dream of a lot of people for a long time if it wasn’t for
people for a long time if it wasn’t for
people for a long time if it wasn’t for bringing these people together to solve
bringing these people together to solve
bringing these people together to solve this problem so innovations like this
this problem so innovations like this
this problem so innovations like this are not exactly sexy innovations they’re
are not exactly sexy innovations they’re
are not exactly sexy innovations they’re not what’s going to be the map the
not what’s going to be the map the
not what’s going to be the map the little app on your phone that you know
little app on your phone that you know
little app on your phone that you know maybe was created by two guys in a
maybe was created by two guys in a
maybe was created by two guys in a garage we’re talking about big
garage we’re talking about big
garage we’re talking about big technology innovations these are
technology innovations these are
technology innovations these are affecting every industry around us oil
affecting every industry around us oil
affecting every industry around us oil and gas aerospace and defense health
and gas aerospace and defense health
and gas aerospace and defense health care but what it’s also doing is
care but what it’s also doing is
care but what it’s also doing is creating a whole generation of
creating a whole generation of
creating a whole generation of innovators outside of what we might
innovators outside of what we might
innovators outside of what we might think of as the typical technology
think of as the typical technology
think of as the typical technology innovator we’re talking about empowering
innovator we’re talking about empowering
innovator we’re talking about empowering not just people like the utility work or
not just people like the utility work or
not just people like the utility work or their construction worker but the
their construction worker but the
their construction worker but the machinist and the farmer and the
machinist and the farmer and the
machinist and the farmer and the physician and the engine manufacturer
physician and the engine manufacturer
physician and the engine manufacturer all of these people are able to come
all of these people are able to come
all of these people are able to come together now and be empowered to solve
together now and be empowered to solve
together now and be empowered to solve really big problems so imagine when we
really big problems so imagine when we
really big problems so imagine when we can now go outside of typical tap cogs
can now go outside of typical tap cogs
can now go outside of typical tap cogs like Silicon Valley and look at what a
like Silicon Valley and look at what a
like Silicon Valley and look at what a city like Chicago that might have unique
city like Chicago that might have unique
city like Chicago that might have unique assets unique capabilities what we can
assets unique capabilities what we can
assets unique capabilities what we can solve and again it comes back to the
solve and again it comes back to the
solve and again it comes back to the people
people
people people ask me everyday are technology
people ask me everyday are technology
people ask me everyday are technology taking away our jobs and I would argue
taking away our jobs and I would argue
taking away our jobs and I would argue in fact quite the opposite these big
in fact quite the opposite these big
in fact quite the opposite these big hairy problems are only going to be
hairy problems are only going to be
hairy problems are only going to be solved when people in technology come
solved when people in technology come
solved when people in technology come together in ways that they’ve never been
together in ways that they’ve never been
together in ways that they’ve never been able to before so as you leave here
able to before so as you leave here
able to before so as you leave here today I want you to do me a favor I want
today I want you to do me a favor I want
today I want you to do me a favor I want you to be thinking about what are the
you to be thinking about what are the
you to be thinking about what are the big problems that you want to solve what
big problems that you want to solve what
big problems that you want to solve what are the problems that now can be solved
are the problems that now can be solved
are the problems that now can be solved by bringing together the technology and
by bringing together the technology and
by bringing together the technology and the tools and the people and most
the tools and the people and most
the tools and the people and most importantly who are you going to work
importantly who are you going to work
importantly who are you going to work with to solve those problems thank you
with to solve those problems thank you
with to solve those problems thank you so much
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