Tom Koulopoulos, author, futurist and founder of Delphi Group, has released an e-book entitled "Living in The Cloud." In it, he asserts that the cloud is the first megatrend of the 21st century and explores how The Cloud will change every aspect of our lives, from how we work to how we play. Free download.

The paper reflects his focus on innovation. In it, he advises against equating Cloud with the Internet or any specific technology. Koulopoulos writes, "The Cloud represents the consummate disruptor to structure; a pervasive social and economic network that will soon connect and define more of the world than any other political, social, or economic organization."

He goes on to posit, "In its simplest terms The Cloud is the new context for business and society. The Cloud is at the same time the enabler of terrorism as well as its antidote. The Cloud is the underlying driver of the destabilizing shift in power from the industrialized world to the developing world and also the mechanism by which the entire world will develop a new equilibrium over the next 50 years."

In addition to the white paper, Koulopoulos' blog offers a Q&A on "The Cloud."

About this white paper, Q&A

The 16-page "Living in The Cloud" e-book is available for download free of charge at http://delphiinstitute.com/wp/?p=900. The Cloud Q&A with TK is at http://delphiinstitute.com/wp/?p=898.

About Tom Koulopoulos, Delphi Group

Tom Koulopoulos is the founder of Delphi Group, a 20-year-old Boston-based thought leadership firm providing advice on leading edge technologies to global 2000 organizations and government. Named one of the industry’s most influential information management consultants by InformationWeek magazine, Tom is recognized as an authority on the implications of information technology on global organizations, with articles and market insights appearing frequently in national and international print and broadcast media such as BusinessWeek, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Economist, CNBC, CNN and NPR. His eight books include: The Innovation Zone, Smartsourcing, Corporate Instinct, Smart Companies, Smart Tools and The X-economy. During the past two decades Mr. Koulopoulos’ works have introduced core industry concepts, frameworks and vernacular that are widely used today in describing the impact of technology on business.

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