Society & Politics Event
Thank you for a memorable evening. I really enjoyed the conversation!
A few resources below to learn more…
Resources on themes from the presentation:
Demographics as Destiny
Key concepts: Demographics; Population Pyramid; Demographic Transition Model (6 min video); Demographic Dividend (Video)
Cool Tool: Population Pyramid Generator (Looks like a newer site is up here!)
Next Level of Learning:
Demographics + Value Systems
WFS Value Survey has a great framework around the Inglehart-Welzel Cultural Map (comparing secular vs traditional memes)
If you want to go down a deeper rabbit hole (which I recommend) learn about Spiral Dynamics Integral. There is no single resource on Spiral Dynamics that I can refer to with great confidence. It’s a complicated model but when understood provides tremendous insights into how people and societies pass through development stages.
Stay current by following Garry’s Diigo tags (social bookmarks):
*These pages contain links to web resource I find online and ‘tag’ with certain keywords. It is an external memory bank so I do not have to remember where I saw certain articles or reports.
Working with Intelligent Assistants (Data + Artificial Intelligence)
Garry’s Diigo tags (social bookmarks)
- Data
- Analytics
- AI (Artificial Intelligence) – Machine Learning & Deep Learning
- IBM Watson
- Bots / Chatbots / Messaging
Blockchain + Smart Contracts
Concepts to Understand
- Blockchain (Permissioned vs Permissionless)
- Decentralized Applications (DApps)
- Smart Contract (Oracle-based)
- Keys (Public – Private)
- Consensus Algorithms (Proof of Work, Proof of Stake, Proof of Value, Proof of Elapsed Time)
- Cryptography (Hash; SHA-256)
- Merkle Tree
Platforms to Explore
- Bitcoin (Tokenization; Sidechains; Root)
- Ethereum (including EVM)
- Hyperledger (implementation variations include Sawtooth, Fabric, Iroha)
- Monax (formerly Eris Industries) – as an integrator
Remember, it will be impossible to understand the blockchain for another few years when real world applications bring it to life. (Just like the Internet as ‘networked computers’ was impossible to grasp in 1994!)