To digitise or not to digitise?
March 30, 2021Likho’s Work Experience at COOi
August 29, 2021
We are living in unprecedented times and are facing some of the toughest business and societal challenges in history. What will it take for us to solve them? Are there unusual solutions to solve the unusual problems we face today? A great example of an unusual solution is the work provided by the start-up Made in Space, which has launched a machine at the International Space Station that turns plastic waste and trash into feedstock for the company’s Additive Manufacturing Facility, with a 3D printer already onboard the station. This recycling machine facilitates the reusability of materials to solve new problems as they arise whether on the International Space Station or in future manned space exploration missions while also acting as a solution to help reduce the cost and weight of payloads carried from Earth.
Our project with Digital Earth Africa is exploring the use of geospatial data on the African continent. In it, we’re looking to how can we use earth observation data to encourage economic development by harnessing the power of satellite data to address some of the most pressing challenges we face today. Some use cases for earth observations are sustainably managing the environment, mitigating and adapting to climate change, managing our water resources, reducing disaster risks, and unleashing agricultural potential. The offerings of the technology landscape are endless, affording us endless possibilities!
Our project with Digital Earth Africa is exploring the use of geospatial data on the African continent. In it, we’re looking to how can we use earth observation data to encourage economic development by harnessing the power of satellite data to address some of the most pressing challenges we face today. Some use cases for earth observations are sustainably managing the environment, mitigating and adapting to climate change, managing our water resources, reducing disaster risks, and unleashing agricultural potential. The offerings of the technology landscape are endless, affording us endless possibilities!
Technology is a tool for solving today’s most pressing issues whilst improving the human experience
We live in a time where technology is present in our everyday lives, and where we’re forced to learn more about it. Especially during the COVID-19 crisis, many individuals have had to become digital experts overnight, understanding the use of mobile devices and other technology hardware to improve the human experience in education, shopping, banking and supply chain logistics. Over the years, technology has evolved drastically; it has created great tools and resources and put useful information at our fingertips. In many ways, technology has made our lives easier and faster.According to Andiswa Mlisa, Managing Director Earth Observations at the South African National Space Agency, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data analytics are one of the ways in which technology has changed the human experience, particularly in the space sector, for instance, it has enabled the agency to create a data cube which pulls current data on their systems, stacking it up, processing it and sending it to the end user in a three-dimensional box for the user to access with an internet connection. The concept of the data cube shows us that technology is evolving over time andmaking it easier for organisations to store and distribute data.
Malcolm Che, Creative Technologist at Eden Labs adds that he believes technology has changed the human experience, in that COVID-19 has forced many organisations to take their businesses online, changing work from home to “from working from home to “working from anywhere”. Malcolm believes that the state of embodying software is very important for organisations because the way people learn and the way they interact with data is different. A near literal example of embodying software is enacted in the Teslasuit, a body suit developed to train astronauts so they can actually feel what it’s like working in space, whilst on earth.
Malcolm Che, Creative Technologist at Eden Labs adds that he believes technology has changed the human experience, in that COVID-19 has forced many organisations to take their businesses online, changing work from home to “from working from home to “working from anywhere”. Malcolm believes that the state of embodying software is very important for organisations because the way people learn and the way they interact with data is different. A near literal example of embodying software is enacted in the Teslasuit, a body suit developed to train astronauts so they can actually feel what it’s like working in space, whilst on earth.
COOi Studios acknowledges that technology has changed the human experience and knows how organisations and individuals can adopt technologies that will drive business value. However, we are also aware that many organisations are still lagging behind, and we need to find ways to make organisations aware of the necessity of technology as a means of conducting business. If you would like to explore some of our solutions to help you and your team drive digital transformation, launch products that unlock new revenue streams, we can walk the journey with you. To start your journey with us, we invite you to join our team for a spring board session, where we collaborate to validate one of your many ideas through the development of a prototype or minimal viable product (MVP) and, if you are ready to create your own innovation studio, we are here to help see the project through.
“Digital Transformation: Every company in the future, whether they know it or not, will be a software company. Not only will the entire operating environment become software-defined but virtual software will shape the way the enterprise defines its very identity” - Mike Walsh
“Digital Transformation: Every company in the future, whether they know it or not, will be a software company. Not only will the entire operating environment become software-defined but virtual software will shape the way the enterprise defines its very identity” - Mike Walsh
