theme of 2026 \ anatomy of technology
Dissect
Understanding technology from the inside out.
01 \ from interaction to anatomy
Last year's theme was Interaction, engaging deeply with technology and each other. In 2026 we take the next step. After interacting with these technologies, we ask: what's really inside them, and what does that mean for our customers?
02 \ 1632, the anatomy lesson
In 1632, Rembrandt painted The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, a moment where science, education, and art converged. The surgeons weren't just looking. They were understanding how things truly work.
03 \ four hundred years later
AI systems, cloud architectures, and data platforms shape our world. Yet few understand what lies beneath, or how to translate them into sustainable business value.
04 \ this isn't destruction
Dissect is methodical deconstruction. We reverse-engineer systems, architectures, and organizations to see where they are fragile, where they can evolve, and how they can support the future. This is deep learning: the curiosity that drives breakthroughs.
They weren't just looking. They were understanding.
the anatomy lesson \ 1632 \ reimagined
The future itself isn't dissectible. Today's technologies, decisions, and constraints are.
By dissecting them, we gain the understanding we need to create better options for tomorrow. Layer by layer, component by component, we examine how systems work, where they fail, and how they evolve in real business contexts, with surgical precision, in an era of complexity.
seven years of themes
- 2020Creativity
- 2021Bond
- 2022Mastery
- 2023Experiment!
- 2024Hands-on
- 2025Interaction
- 2026Dissect
It's not a strategy, it's a mindset. A question we keep asking. Four quarterly Anatomies follow it: one technology per quarter, taken apart, explained, failures included.
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