@PICNIC 2010

I recently sat-in on a set of presentations connected by the internet of things. This was like an exercise in evolution theory. The forecast is somewhat reassuring, as with all future events, it is better to be skeptically optimistic then overly zealous. The basic premise is that technology, specifically peer-to-peer communication, lends itself to tribal or self-organizing, social structures which will inevitably challenge traditional notions and procedures of governance to provide meaningful leadership. Presentations were given by: Ben Schouten, Usman Haque, Natacha Roussel, Francesca Bria, Jo Caudron, Peter van Waart, Constantijn Van Oranje-Nassau
"New ways of decision making: Representative democracy as we know it in the West is becoming a historical position rapidly and will disappear as a direct result of the internet and the internet of things..." more