After attending the first day of the UNCA Ideas Fest, it was so evident that broadband is part of our acceptance to ‘new-school’ ways and ideas that have scalability for future opportunities with high speed internet.
I appreciate the University of North Carolina at Asheville for setting an environment at the inaugural 2022 Ideas Fest that reminds us that we are evolving to digital ways that require broadband.
| ‘Old-School’ | ‘New-School’ |
| Print event agenda | Cvent app |
| Transpose text, numbers | QR Quick Response code |
| Books | eBook / Audio book |
| Analog phone | Digital voice |
| Pen, paper, pad | Google Keep, Apple Notes |
| Cash transactions | Credit card transactions |
| Censored libraries | the open internet |
| Meetings in person | Video conference |
| Book signing | Amazon author ‘follow’ |
| Gasoline car | Tesla vehicle |
| Film cameras | Digital cameras |
| Board games | App games |
| In-house gym | Zoom gyms |
| Eat-in | Door Dash to home |
| Work in office | Remote work |
| Photograph album | Slack channel share of cat, dog, family pictures |
| Home caregiver | Hybrid home and work |
| Resume in person | |
| Energy from fire of gas, coal oil | Solar and wind networks |
| Slow learning curve | Faster learning curve with YouTube |
| In person political actions and protests | Online websites and social networks |
| Letter-stamp | |
| Delivery of package to home, work, or PO Box | Self-service Amazon Locker |
| Word of mouth communities | Social media channel or group communication |
| Print map navigation | Map apps – Google Maps, Apple Map navigation |
How does broadband involve your new idea for the future?
Will those that did not have internet service thrive in the future with economic opportunity, education, and telehealth with broadband?
What are your ‘new-school’ ideas? Does it involve the internet?
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