13 Books on the Future of Money & New Economy

10 Wednesday Aug 2011

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I tapped the twittersphere the other day for the best books on the ‘future of money’ and the new/emerging economy & infrastructures. Here’s what you came up with. Attribution below each book. Other suggestions welcome! I’m getting ready for a deep dive into this content area this fall, and appreciate all the guidance you can provide!

1. The Future of Money – Bernard Lietaer 

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Random House Press Release: A brilliantly clear-sighted analysis of how on-going money innovations in dozens of countries around the world are proving that they can resolve key societal problems such as: jobless growth, community breakdown,  the economic consequences of an aging society, the conflict between short-term financial thinking and long-term sustainability, and monetary instability itself. This book provides pragmatic solutions to each one of these issues. Continue reading →

Future of Facebook Project Launch on CNN.com

02 Tuesday Aug 2011

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It’s not every day I can say our little project was featured on CNN.com, so here’s us sharing our victory. 🙂

For those that are regular readers, you know that at the beginning of this year my friend Alvis and I decided to do a forward-focused video project about the future of facebook. We’ve been busy since then doing interviews, transcribing, writing scripts, and building the project. Below is the article that just launched on CNN’s Global Public Square yesterday. Huge thanks to our creative team – Shane Valcich for the video work, Erica Glasier for imagery, and Mark Plattner for designing the futureoffacebook.com web site. Please help us spread the word about the project, and let us know what you think of the first focus video – Future of Facebook: Economy. Continue reading →

Share or Die

22 Friday Jul 2011

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this post is a contribution i made to Shareable magazine’s new ebook – Share or Die. hope you enjoy my story.

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It’s October 2010, and I’m reclined in an all expenses paid seat in business class on a flight to Berlin. I’m going there for two weeks to collaborate on a video project with a couple of artists I met online, then flying to Amsterdam to present the video to a room full of bankers at the largest financial services conference on the planet. I’m not a media producer, nor do I work in the financial industry. All I can think to myself is “How the hell did I get here?” Continue reading →

Join us at Contact! $30K Innovation Awards Announced

18 Monday Jul 2011

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We’re now only 3 months away from the Contact Summit, an event I am helping Douglas Rushkofforganize.The purpose of the gathering is to bring together a few hundred technologists, artists, activists, educators, businesspeople, investors, philanthropists and other stakeholders in our networked future, so we can cross-pollinate ideas, share work, make connections, and build towards a better tomorrow.

In case you missed Rushkoff’s recent announcement, a donor has offered $30K to encourage the conception and deployment of innovative networking and technology solutions to our greatest collective challenges. $10,000 will be awarded to each of the three most compelling and achievable ideas presented at the Contact Bazaar on October 20, 2011, in New York City as part of Contact. Continue reading →

Is Facebook a Liberator or The Man?

11 Monday Jul 2011

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This post is highlighting content areas for The Future of Facebook project, a six-part video series exploring the impacts of social networking technologies on our lives and business. Image designed by the fabulous Erica Glasier.

Social networks are a tool for activism and civic engagement, as well as a means of control, manipulation, and surveillance.

What is the role Facebook will play in local and global political processes? Continue reading →

Online Detox from the Baltic Coast

10 Sunday Jul 2011

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I’ve just spent the past few days unplugged and invigorated by the simplicity of just Being. Apparently it required me to travel to the Baltic Coast of Latvia to make this happen. In this little wooden house, with no electricity, no running water, and certainly no wifi, I remembered what it means to be at peace.It took a day to overcome the nervous twitch in my hand, antsy to impulsively check email and twitter on the iphone.

How could I possibly survive without knowing what was happening at that very moment?

How could I sustain my community if I wasn’t tweeting, posting, or commenting at least every few hours?

Resistance was futile – there was no choice but to actually be present in physical reality. Continue reading →

Contact Update: 2nd Round Scholarship Winners

02 Saturday Jul 2011

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We’ve just accepted our 2nd round of scholarship winners for the upcoming Contact Summit. (here‘s the first round.) Every week we’re getting a more interesting mix of hackers, technologists, artists, activists, and change agents registering for the event! You can still apply for a scholarship to attend or register here.

Zach Verdin is chief evangelist and co-founder of the new hive, a creative tool that makes self-expression online simple and easy. Continue reading →

Ven: A Digital Currency Designed for Environmental Sustainability

24 Friday Jun 2011

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Hub Culture is a global collaboration network with over 25,000+ members distributed across 110 countries. Their stated mission to expand collective consciousness is driven by the blend of online workspaces for knowledge sharing with offline Pavilions for meeting and connecting – all powered by their digital currency, Ven. Below is an interview with Hub Culture’s Founding Director, Stan Stalnaker. Continue reading →