WebMe #TechVision Together they are driving a shift towards a With metaverse and Web3 already weaving But while a critical eye is important, it’s equally more human-centric internet and it is urgent their way into board room conversations around important not to let the debate around hype enterprises prepare for these imminent changes. the globe, it’s necessary for executives to be cycles dominate the bigger picture: the growing able to separate hype from reality. After all, certainty that our digital world is in the early the term metaverse was coined by the author stages of significant change, and that in the Neal Stephenson back in 1992, and today’s coming years these technologies will become emergence into everything from commercials critical components of how enterprises 71% to earnings calls seems sudden given the orchestrate their digital strategies. progress we’ve made and how much more still of global executives state needs to be done. As for Web3, in the last year that the metaverse will have alone major volatility around cryptocurrencies a positive impact on their and the multi-million-dollar sales of NFTs (non- organizations, with fungible tokens) simultaneously demonstrated the disruptive potential of emerging online marketplaces and new modes of commerce – while also raising serious questions around the 42% value and stability of these digital products. believing it will be breakthrough or transformational. Introduction // WebMe // Programmable World // The Unreal // Computing the Impossible 25