Entries tagged with: Economics

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Getting It (Almost) Right

Ask any reputable modern futurist to make a prediction, and you'll nearly always get the same general reply: futurists don't make predictions, we talk about scenarios, implications, and forecasts -- structured narratives about future possibilities that make clear the uncertainty...

Posted on May 14, 2013 2:54 PM

Lies, Damn Lies, and Twitter Bots

Bear with me -- this is going to get twisted. I've been paying quite a bit of attention to the use of deception as a tactical method, from real-world griefing to deception as a means of protecting privacy. I'm particularly...

Posted on August 29, 2012 11:39 AM

CRUSH ALL HU-MANS (aka, the Robot Economy)

The Huffington Post, a well-known news/blogging site, has just started a new thing: HuffPost Live, a 12 hour/day streaming video program. It seems to cover a fairly wide array of topics, but with the kind of pop-politics, pop-technology slant...

Posted on August 23, 2012 2:31 PM

Sword of Taxation, +5

Blizzard Entertainment, the game company behind hits like Starcraft and World of Warcraft, just announced the details of its (relatively) soon-to-be released game, Diablo III. The original Diablo and Diablo II were big hits, and although D2 came out in...

Posted on August 3, 2011 12:42 PM

New Fast Company: 3 New Economies, Part II

The second part of my "Three Possible Economic Models" post is now up, with extended scenarios for Resilience Economics, Just-in-Time Socialism, and Robonomics. Resilience Economics (RE) emerged out of the realization that Neoliberal Globalized Corporate Capitalism made money hand-over-fist when...

Posted on August 27, 2009 10:41 AM

New Fast Company: 3 New Economies

My new Fast Company essay is up: Three Possible Economic Models talks a bit about what 21st century economics might look like, given certain disruptive drivers. Yes, Resilience Economics is there, but so is "Just-in-Time Socialism" and "Robonomics." Speaking as...

Posted on August 20, 2009 11:37 AM

New FC: Material Issues

My new column for Fast Company is now up. The Desktop Manufacturing Revolution looks at the possible impact of 3D printing, which seems to be on the verge of the same breakthrough we saw 25 years ago with desktop publishing....

Posted on July 14, 2009 1:11 PM

Scale-Based Antitrust

Crypto-blogging in a meeting, but... One of the questions that came up after my "Resilience Economy Model" post was precisely how we could prevent businesses from becoming "too big to fail." A report on NPR's Marketplace offers one suggestion: Scale-Based...

Posted on April 22, 2009 12:24 PM

One Model for a New World Economy

If the Industrial-Era economic system is, in fact, on its last legs, it would be useful to think through some of the possible post-capitalism models that might emerge. I don't think we have enough early indicators to create a solid...

Posted on March 30, 2009 1:16 PM

The New World

It's not often that we get to see a historical catalyst in action. This is no mere "bad recession." All of the assumptions we have about fundamental elements of the economy, from finance to trade to efficiency, are increasingly coming...

Posted on March 28, 2009 10:30 PM

Cycles of History

A new economic superpower undermines established economic leaders. The collapse of complex financial instruments turn a boom into a bust. Banks fail in waves. Unemployment reaches up to 25% in some areas. A global depression holds on for more than...

Posted on December 19, 2008 11:32 AM

Epic

(Getty | Chip Somodevilla) | (lifted from Atrios) Pushed with little time to examine or debate, with explicit demands for no transparency and no oversight, and at a scale that undermines (frankly, destroys) our flexibility to deal with emerging...

Posted on September 23, 2008 4:11 PM

How Many Earths?

It's a standard trope in environmental commentary: we would need more than one Earth to support the planet's population, especially if everyone lived like Americans. The number of Earths needed can vary greatly, depending upon who's doing the counting. 1.2?...

Posted on May 16, 2008 4:52 PM

The Suburban Question

How do you green the suburbs? The bright green mantra, when it comes to the built environment, is that cities rule, suburbs drool. Cities are more (energy) sustainable, resilient, cultural, diverse, better for your waistline, surprise you with presents on...

Posted on May 9, 2008 3:39 PM

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