Digital Literacy: A Quantity Perspective Every decision we make is a purchase – money might not directly exchange hands and no tangible objective product is involved – but values and costs are involved that juxtapose the personal, political, local and … Read More
A shortened version of the Sparrow Fable goes something like this: a group of sparrows have a referendum on whether to train an owl to act as their guardian – to protect them from avian hunters. Team Big 3 – … Read More
A committed and passionate Yes voter asked, on social media: “What do NO voters fear? After some perturbation I decided to offer a response, others had already done so. To make sure my response wasn’t dilettante in nature, hasty or … Read More
There is a change superstorm on the horizon – a volatile mix of climate, social, technological change. Can we avoid it? No. Can we work with it? Yes, even better – with a bit of creativity, innovation, passion and courage … Read More
Everybody is a genius. But If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing it is stupid (Einstein). Many of us undermine our own values and commitments, as well as … Read More
“Remarkable visions and genuine insight are always met with resistance (Godin 2008 109).“ By quoting from a book published in 2008 I have probably already raised a few eye brows. But he’s right. This article offers remarkable visions and genuine … Read More
Launch Time. High levels of conscious thought — humanity’s next evolutionary step. In, “It’s Alive,” (2017, 138 ) Professor Toby Walsh (aka the rock star of the digital revolution) comments “high levels of conscious thought” are a new arrival in … Read More
Human Intelligence’s (HI) problem with delivering Deep Learning Experience (DLE) en masse precedes AI’s (Artificial Intelligence’s) ‘traditional’ problem of delivering Deep Learning Experiences. This precedence makes the development of strong or deep AI inherently problematic. Why? because it has no … Read More
The bridge built by current and future technologies is bright – an extravaganza of glitz and glamour that, like a fire breathing dragon, can either: scar and frighten the worlds it is meant to co-create with, or ignite the fires … Read More
In the past 48 hours I have read bits and pieces on Biomimetics, Robotics, Cybernetics, Artificial Intelligence, VR journalism, B2B ethics, the semiotics of art, and transcendental philosophy. Some material came from on line sources, others from good old fashioned hard … Read More