White paper on the connected lifestyle
A few months ago I was contacted to contribute to the HARMAN “Connected Lifestyle” infopaper that is now available for download.…
Writing & Ideas
Two decades of thinking, in order.
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Get off the pedestal to live the change
I am often asked what is the role of parents, and teachers in an era of rapid change. How can…
Smart machines are our allies against dumb machines
The trend is clearly visible: sensors, and actuators, together with computation, memory and communication capabilities, are making all the objects…
Announcing Network Society Ventures
The tectonic shifts that exponential technologies and decentralized networks are provoking in the economy are giving rise to a huge…
Technology Gives Form to our Moral Ambitions
In the thousands of years that we have built human societies we haven’t become better people. But still, there have…
Lindbergh’s Lesson: Contests and Competition Supercharge Innovation
When Lindbergh made his successful transatlantic flight, it was to win a contest that catalyzed competition and innovation in the…
I Believe in Heterodoxy
A naturalistic outlook offers the thrill of an unending exploration. The tools of science and reason have evolved to explore…
Can You Change My Mind?
Self-awareness, and introspection are uniquely evolved human capabilities. Recognizing our own identity and states of mind brings us to question…
A Network of Ideas Evolves Local Solutions into Global Ones
We built interconnected platforms that span the globe – of communications, trade, culture and language. Millions of people already use…