by Sean | Mar 3, 2019 | Blockchain, Business
A large part blockchain’s promise is around creating open financial systems. By this I mean: Removing intermediaries Enabling peer to peer transaction Reducing coordination costs Creating high trust transactions Reducing fees and wait times At ETH Denver, one of...
by Sean | May 10, 2016 | Business, Tech, Work
The US is on track to overtake China as the most competitive manufacturing center in the world. For the first time in decades our manufacturing base is experiencing real growth. But this growth isn’t driving a resurgence in manufacturing employment. And this story...
by Sean | Apr 23, 2016 | EdTech, Education, Learning, Teaching
What do you want to be when you grow up? How many times were you asked this as a kid? Was your answer ever the same from month to month? Chances are that you’re not currently doing that job (and maybe you never will). This question is bullshit. Every...
by Sean | Apr 19, 2016 | Automation, Business, Tech
Imagine if you never had to walk into an office again. You didn’t have a job, and the government gave you a check every month that enabled you to live pretty comfortably. What would you do? How would you spend your time and gain fulfillment? Could the world even...
by Sean | Apr 15, 2016 | Education, Government, Learning, Teaching, Tech
Every child in America should be have access to the internet. It’s a necessity as learning moves online. And our children need to develop digital literacy to participate in the innovation economy. Yet 15% of Americans don’t have access to the internet....
by Sean | Apr 13, 2016 | Tech
In the early 19th century the industrial revolution began to take hold. The world was on the cusp of a rapid transformation, and society shifted from a focus on agriculture to industry. Mechanization came about, and factory jobs became the norm. People traded their...