Live from CES 2023 & the ISS Space Station
Human organs, printed in space, may be available to transplant into humans, by 2040.
Good Morning from Las Vegas and Day 2 of #ces2023 (Consumer Electronic Show).
This mornings incredible presentations kicked off with a 20 minute live cross to 2 astronauts on the ISS space shuttle, talking about their everyday life on board, their extraordinary life on board, some of the 400+ experiments they’re undertaking on their 6 month mission and so much more.
It’s a great insight into space and why it is one of my 9 nominated horizon points we all must be looking at to understand future innovation and possibilities.
Below is the unedited full interview, so get a cup of coffee and spend 20 minutes going where few people have been before.
For more 2023 insights and general business foresights, I’ll be running some online and in person CES overview sessions, showcasing this years’ shows insights and foresights and my own secret sauce of what to make of it all, let me know if you’re interested in attending or would like to book an in-house conversation, workshop, keynote or strategy session.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What were the most significant signals from CES 2023?
The mainstreaming of AI in consumer products (before ChatGPT made AI universally visible), continued maturation of electric vehicle technology, the emergence of health monitoring wearables that move beyond fitness into genuine medical-grade sensing, and the first serious consumer applications of extended reality. The show also signalled the shift from hardware novelty to software and service differentiation as the primary competition axis.
Q: What is the connection between CES consumer technology and space station research?
More direct than most people realise. Much of the miniaturisation, power efficiency, and sensor technology that appears in consumer devices was developed or accelerated by space program requirements. The ISS is an active research platform for materials science, biology, and technology that has direct terrestrial applications. The technology pipeline runs in both directions.
Q: What is the most important lesson from tracking technology shows like CES?
That consumer technology shows reveal what is about to become invisible — the technology that is so well-integrated it stops being noticed. The things that seem novel at CES 2023 are the things that will be assumed by 2028. Foresight practitioners use these shows as a calibration tool: not to predict breakthroughs but to track normalisation timelines.
Q: Can Morris Misel provide a technology futures briefing for our organisation?
Yes. Technology trend briefings, CES-derived signals analysis, and space technology foresight are regular offerings. Book at morrismisel.com.
Human organs, printed in space, may be available to transplant into humans, by 2040. Good Morning from Las Vegas and Day 2 of #ces2023 (Consumer Electronic Show). This mornings incredible presentations kicked off with a 20 minute live cross to 2 astronauts on the ISS space shuttl.
When signals like Live from CES 2023 & the ISS Space Station emerge, organisations that engage early have the advantage of choosing their response rather than reacting to events. That gap between those who prepared and those who did not is where competitive positioning is actually made or lost.
The most important question is not whether Live from CES 2023 & the ISS Space Station will matter, but how quickly it will matter in your specific context. Leaders benefit most from mapping the ripple effects early — not just the direct impact but the second and third-order consequences that arrive later and hit harder. That is the practical work of foresight.
