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Radical Transparency

Radical Transparency   The Whole Earth Genealogy Project – Where will it lead? Starting with a concept for creating the genealogy for the entire earth, here is a fascinating journey into the topic of radical transparency. In 1999 I came up with the idea of...
The Complexity Disease

The Complexity Disease

The Complexity Disease Complexity is a Very-Real, Very-Destructive Disease that Destroys Human-Based Systems By Thomas Frey, Executive Director and Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute Often time we hear about some new disease that sounds kind of phony and quickly...
Lessons from the Ancient World

Lessons from the Ancient World

Lessons from the Ancient World Roman Numerals were a Numbering System that Prevented an Entire Civilization from Doing Any Higher Math By Thomas Frey, Executive Director and Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute During the time of the ancient Greek civilization...
Why Do We Fear the Future?

Why Do We Fear the Future?

Why Do We Fear the Future? Artwork by Patrick Turner From Futurama to Prey, our view of the world ahead has become tainted with dismal prospects for a positive future By Thomas Frey, Executive Director and Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute Few of the science...
Reinventing Property Rights on the Nano Scale

Reinventing Property Rights on the Nano Scale

Reinventing Property Rights on the Nano Scale Will people in the future sell real estate “information rights” as a separate property right? October 2007 By Thomas Frey, Executive Director and Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute “Science never solves a problem...