White spaces: An analyst explains the grand opportunities he sees for innovation

What will be the next massive shift in our world?

Analyst Horace Dediu, who writes insightfully on Apple and more at Asymco, said, “People say there’s no more opportunities, I say there’s tons of opportunities because you look at all these spaces where -- to put it bluntly -- software has not yet infiltrated. Software -- you can say technology but let’s be more specific -- it’s software. Once you inject software into any product you go from making it dumb to smart.”

He singled out health care, education and transportation as fields likely to go through upheaval that will benefit the average individual. Dediu expects wearables to drive the change in health care.