Look to Science Fiction for Great Inspiration

I am instinctively drawn to the concept of prototyping new technologies and experiences by gluing together concepts from science fiction. Lots of it is obvious in retrospect: you may notice the iPad in Ender's Game. Today's smartphones were called "data pads" in 80's Star Wars novels. And so on.I think there's still stuff in Ender's Game that hasn't arrived yet but is on the way. You remember the game that Ender plays on his iPad? That was 50% of the inspiration for DreamBox Learning, the company that Denter Jessie Wooley-Wilson runs. The other 50% was Stephenson's Diamond Age.So a medium post titled What I Learned About the Future by Reading 100 Science Fiction Books? Instant winner for me. And totally useful for you, too.Go check it out.