WebMe #TechVision Conclusion Decision Points: Today’s efforts around metaverse and Web3 Is your company ready for the next How are you developing the skills are creating the next version of the internet. generation of the internet? needed for the next digital world? They are two momentous technology shifts, simultaneously working to eliminate the • A significant transformation is coming to our digital world, • Just as enterprises needed to hire interaction designers, and even if the end state is not yet fully formed, many software engineers, and more to execute their digital friction that exists between today’s many digital changes are already underway. Leaders should kick off transformations, a new set of skills will be required for a future a market and technology scan to understand what is evolving driven by metaverses and Web3. Start by identifying where platforms and to reinvent how data moves and today and how it may impact or disrupt current digital efforts, you expect to compete as an enterprise, and what skills is used across digital experiences. And in the then prioritize the opportunities and partners available. gaps will prevent successfully executing those strategies. • Use case development will be key as enterprises track • Developing the pipeline for new talent will be a longer- process, they are driving new lines of business, the maturity of the underlying metaverse and Web3 term effort that should nevertheless begin today. In the new ways of working, and new means of technologies. Every company will be impacted differently, interim, companies should explore upskilling existing with no clear best practices. Maintaining focus on desired employees through vendor-based training and building interaction between businesses and people. outcomes will mean developing a concise set of use familiarity and skills with the metaverse and Web3 cases for how enterprises intend to drive value from platforms they intend to use. For most, this is the first and best chance these emerging worlds. • Low-code and no-code platforms are another avenue they have ever had to architect a new kind • There are technology investments you can already make that may jumpstart an enterprise’s ability to pursue today to improve your short-term and long-term ability to metaverse and Web3 initiatives. of digital world – and the race to define, adapt to the impending changes. Cloud is a must for every build, and populate it is on. company. More discrete industry impacts are happening across spaces like VR, AR, digital twins, distributed ledgers, and virtual marketplaces. Introduction // WebMe // Programmable World // The Unreal // Computing the Impossible 38