On Controlling “Your Data”
For years now, we’ve discussed variations of the question “who owns my data?” And alas, we didn’t get very far, for several reasons: The most economic value of…
For years now, we’ve discussed variations of the question “who owns my data?” And alas, we didn’t get very far, for several reasons: The most economic value of…
Over at ThingsCon, I’m stepping down from my seat on the board of directors. Below, I’m including the official blog post announcement from ThingsCon. But first I’d like…
If you read this, chances are you spend a significant amount of your day in meetings — these days, likely video meetings. During the first lockdown, it seemed like…
After reading Monique van Dusseldorp’s most excellent new newsletter on the future of (hybrid) events, I re-watched this Travis Scott x Fortnite video from April 2020. At the…
We’ve been seeing regulators around the world taking a strong stance against Big Tech. From China blocking one of the world’s largest IPOs to the anti-trust moves against…
I’m reading Kim Stanley Robinson’s Ministry for the Future, which is all about climate change. In it, the author riffs a bit on the role of efficiencies and…
Globalization + Internet = Real Time Context Collapse. The double punch of globalization and ubiquitous internet access have collapsed context. There are no more future places. For example,…