Dutch sistersite
I've started Dietse Dromen, a Dutch language weblog, with my friend Marc, check it out some day!
Posted by in linkdump @ 10 11 05 | No comments / No trackbacks
Mapping the global future
The National Intelligence Counsel of the US dreamed up the likely world in 2020. Read the results here (bulky pdf), over a hundred pages worth of scenarios for the future...
Posted by in linkdump @ 28 01 05 | No comments / No trackbacks
ComTech review
The new Community Tech review is online. Lots of interesting stuff...
Posted by in linkdump @ 26 01 05 | No comments / No trackbacks
Automotive Dreams
Tim Leuliette made an interesting speech on the future of the automobile industry, oil and the hydrogen economy.
Posted by in linkdump @ 24 01 05 | No comments / No trackbacks
Changing Opinions in a Changing World: A new perspective in Sociophysics
I found this article in the ArXiv today. In it, some applications and implications of recent advances in the reletively new field of sociophysics are discussed. This piece reminds me of a quote I once read of James Trefil: Read More...
Posted by in linkdump @ 27 10 04 | No comments / No trackbacks
Conference: ICT, Knoledge society and changes in work
Perhaps readers will find this interesting:
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Posted by in linkdump @ 26 10 04 | No comments / No trackbacks
"Sociophysics" or complex network theory
RedNova has been so kind to write the post I was working on, introducing complex network theory or "sociophysics" to the readers of this blog. Not much depth, but a nice intro to those of you new to the subject. (via Minding the Planet)
Posted by in linkdump @ 21 10 04 | No comments / No trackbacks
Organisational hierarchy in intelligence analysis
Orgnet.com has a short piece applying some of the lessons of complexity theory to organising the intelligence community.
Posted by in linkdump @ 20 10 04 | No comments / No trackbacks
"Hacking democracy in the UK"
Scalefree.net points to some interesting developments in the UK, explained at perfect.co.uk. This may get interesting...
Posted by in linkdump @ 20 10 04 | No comments / No trackbacks
DEMOS: Masters of the Universe
Another interesting piece of thinking from demos: Masters of the universe. Exploring the implications and possibilities coming with cheap spacetrabel.
Posted by in linkdump @ 13 10 04 | No comments / No trackbacks
DEMOS: The adaptive state
Haven't read it myself yet, but this looks like an interesting piece from the demos catalog...
Posted by in linkdump @ 13 10 04 | No comments / No trackbacks
Kyoto website
The UN has put a site online about the Kyoto protocol...
Posted by in linkdump @ 11 10 04 | No comments / No trackbacks
Complexity Theory and the Challenges to Democracy...
Just came across this article, which looks to be a profoundly enlightening bit of thinking on important changes sweeping through our world. Perhaps I'll comment on it later...
Posted by in linkdump @ 10 10 04 | No comments / No trackbacks
Personal fabrication
Edge.org published a talk with Neil Gershenfeld of MIT on personal fabrication. I highly recommend the article, but just milling around the Edge website is also recommended...
Posted by in linkdump @ 06 10 04 | No comments / No trackbacks
Insights for a WorldChanger's strategic agenda
I'll let the team at WorldChanging speak for themselves...
In this essay, I draw attention to a fruitful and rich model for global system change called the Panarchy Cycle, and draw out some high-level implications for a worldchanging strategic agenda.
By the way, happy anniversary guys and keep up the good work!
Posted by in linkdump @ 03 10 04 | No comments / No trackbacks
