Four Key Trends Driving the Future of Patents
Four Key Trends Driving the Future of Patents In July, David Kappos, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, announced expansion plans for the USPTO that would involve opening satellite offices in Denver, Dallas, and San Francisco. These coupled with the...
False Wisdom of Crowds
False Wisdom of Crowds If you had a choice of flying from Boston to San Diego in a plane piloted by a single machine or the combined intelligence of 3,000 people, which would you choose? Perhaps you would want more information before making that decision. If the...
The Threat of a Jobless World
The Threat of a Jobless World People are seriously worried. I’ve been in a number of conversations recently where people are very worried about our coming era of automation where fewer and fewer jobs will be left for people to do. A few months ago I predicted that...
Peter Thiel’s Quest for Creating a Viable Global Currency
Peter Thiel’s Quest for Creating a Viable Global Currency In 2003 the DaVinci Institute produced a landmark event called “The Future of Money Summit” which took place at the Omni Hotel in Broomfield, CO. One of the featured speakers was Bernard Lietaer, chief...