A virtual world in in a visual world

Technology is the game changer in all facets of life throughout the history of human race. The evolution of agricultural technology from the Stone Age to Copper Age and from Copper Age to Iron Age; the evolution of industrial technology from manually operated machinery to automation; the evolution of communication technology from wire to wireless; last but not least, the evolution of information technology from a visual environment to a virtual world. All these fundamental changes in the technological context influence human behaviors so profoundly that speedier paradigm shift in terms of political democratization and economic prosperity, which in return facilitates the continuous development of technology and vice versa, has become the norm.


A virtual world is within the reach of human beings. Interaction, communication, facilitation, management and organization of a business would become virtually vertical, meaning that most individuals' chances and spaces to maximize his or her intellectual and practical ability are getting higher and broader. Explosion of inherent potential and talent within the people will be the keystone to break the already blurred distinction between employers and employees. Everybody is the boss on his own within the organization, as well as being the co-worker to each other. A real knowledge-based economy will be a reality followed by the forthcoming virtual world. 


Business-to-business, business-to-government, business-to-customers, and business-to-employees relationships will all boil down to a similar mode of direct, efficient and transparent interactions. Geographical, racial and religious borders would become so insignificant in the context of communication. Bureaucracy in social, political or commercial organizations will become leaner and more efficient, as both the decision-making and decision-implementation process are cut shorter than ever. In short, the visual world would become flatter and smaller in a virtual world.


The Age of Information, the Age of Digitization, the Age of Cloud Computing or whatever you want to call it, has come to our doorstep. To open the door or not, is definitely your choice.