Max Borders talks to Jim about singularities, social innovation, dysfunctional politics, democracy, vaccines, decentralization, cryptocurrency, and much more...
Max Borders talks to Jim about how he sees the role of the futurist, optimism, the characteristics of singularities, types of social innovation, collective intelligence, signaling systems & incentives, our dysfunctional &/or out-dated politics, analyzing our democracy, re-embracing local experimentation, fractal governance, dangers of scientism, anti-vaxxers, fast-tracking COVID-19 vaccines, decentralization, non-hierarchical collaboration, financial incentives, cryptocurrency, multiple sovereignties, and much more.
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Mentions & Recommendations
Social Evolution
Max's book, The Social Singularity
Jim's article, An Introduction to Liquid Democracy
JRS: EP73 James Lindsay on Cynical Theories
Meditations On Moloch
Elinor Ostrom's 8 Principles for Managing A Commmons
JRS: Currents 002: Brian Hanley on Releasing the Vaccines
Brian Robertson of Holacracy
Morning Star
Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux
Max Borders is a futurist, a theorist, a published author and an entrepreneur. He is the author of The Social Singularity and the founder and Executive Director of Social Evolution—a non-profit organization dedicated to liberating humanity through innovation. Max is also co-founder of the Voice & Exit event and former editor at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE).
Max Borders talks to Jim about how he sees the role of the futurist, optimism, the characteristics of singularities, types of social innovation, collective intelligence, signaling systems & incentives, our dysfunctional &/or out-dated politics, analyzing our democracy, re-embracing local experimentation, fractal governance, dangers of scientism, anti-vaxxers, fast-tracking COVID-19 vaccines, decentralization, non-hierarchical collaboration, financial incentives, cryptocurrency, multiple sovereignties, and much more.
Episode Transcript
Mentions & Recommendations
Social Evolution
Max's book, The Social Singularity
Jim's article, An Introduction to Liquid Democracy
JRS: EP73 James Lindsay on Cynical Theories
Meditations On Moloch
Elinor Ostrom's 8 Principles for Managing A Commmons
JRS: Currents 002: Brian Hanley on Releasing the Vaccines
Brian Robertson of Holacracy
Morning Star
Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux
Max Borders is a futurist, a theorist, a published author and an entrepreneur. He is the author of The Social Singularity and the founder and Executive Director of Social Evolution—a non-profit organization dedicated to liberating humanity through innovation. Max is also co-founder of the Voice & Exit event and former editor at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE).
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