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Category Archives: Humankind collective cognitive capability
How we finally realize that Human Capital is worth much more than Physical Capital
In the Fourth Revolution book we argue that traditional accounting is obsolete. On of the arguments is: it does not measure human capital. Some economists have tried it though at the national level and here is the result, in this … Continue reading
Another institution under siege from the Fourth Revolution: Universities. Will they reinvent themselves in time?
Two Google-related university teachers have just done a mindblowing experiment that overturns conventional university education. We know that the Fourth Revolution will overturn most institutions we’ve inherited from the Industrial Age. The latest to date: Universities. It’s still only a … Continue reading
The proof of the failure of conventional R&D, and what to do about it
In high-tech, breakthrough technology appears to be negatively correlated with R&D expenditure. In this amazing article, how Apple disrupted its market on a shoe-string R&D budget, we see how R&D expenditure (relative to the revenue of the company) does not … Continue reading
Kaggle.com is still missing the point of Crowd-Innovation – unleashing the Value of the Fourth Revolution
Did you hear about Kaggle.com? It is one of the most innovative startups of 2011 according to Business Insider. Agreed, it is an improvement on the model of “Open Innovation” developped by Innocentive or Ninesigma, but unfortunately it still misses the point of collaborative … Continue reading
A surprisingly easy way to improve your brain’s cognitive capabilities
Look at this guy. Right now he is improving the capabilities… of his brain! Well, that’s what this article from the New York Times, “How exercise benefits the brain” says. One of the most useful discoveries of the Fourth Revolution … Continue reading
The Fourth Revolution in 10 bullet points
I have had some requests for a quick digest of the Fourth Revolution book. So, here is ‘The Fourth Revolution’ in 10 points: the Fourth Revolution changes the world as we know it fundamentally: our society, our institutions, the way … Continue reading
Still skeptical about the Fourth Revolution? Read this post, and experience it firsthand!
Have you seen this video on TED? “What we learned from 5 million books” video on TED. The idea is dead simple but only the Fourth Revolution would allow it. Based on Google’s now huge and unprecendented database of scanned … Continue reading
6 key practices to leverage the value of Fourth Revolution communities
In the previous blog about “How the Fourth Revolution dramatically increases humankind problem-solving ability”, we’ve observed a great case-study of how leveraging the Fourth Revolution contribution capabilities led to a quick and effective solution to an unsolved problem. What can … Continue reading
How the Fourth Revolution dramatically increases humankind problem-solving ability
Fourth Revolution minded researchers use online games to solve difficult scientific problems by appealing to a much larger community of contributors. The best example to date can be found in the article “gamers solve molecular puzzle that baffled scientists”. By … Continue reading
The thrill of publishing
The picture was taken in Kuala Lumpur International Airport at the end of August by a colleague (I went to check a few days later as I went through the airport, it was real!). WOW. The Fourth Revolution in a … Continue reading
Establishing effective co-located teams is not in contradiction with the Fourth Revolution
There is a misunderstanding hanging around. The Fourth Revolution allows long-distance communication, the creation of networks and communities across incredible distances. Yet for the process of creativity to unfold, when something really challenging needs to be done, nothing can beat … Continue reading
Social networks dynamics like you have never seen them
The New-York Times research lab is developing an application that allows to visualize the dynamics of social networks. How some people serve as linchpins for the diffusion of information. Have a look at http://www.nytlabs.com/projects/cascade.html there is a video that shows … Continue reading
e-Choupal brings the Fourth Revolution in rural India
Have you heard about e-Choupal? Another example of the Fourth Revolution in action. ITC, an Indian agricultural and food company, is revolutionizing rural India. By providing villages with access to a computer and internet, they give to the farmers unprecedented … Continue reading
Modern collaboration tools… going against the Fourth Revolution!
There is an amusing contradiction. We could think that all virtual collaboration tools should be bringing us toward the Fourth Revolution, into the Collaborative Age. On the contrary, some virtual tools do in fact keep us in the Industrial Age … Continue reading
If you copy from many people, it is research
Recently I heard the following sentence which I liked very much (it is a quote attributed to Wilson Mizner by Wikipedia): “if you copy from one person, it is plagiarism; if you copy from two it is research” Now that’s … Continue reading
Why are we blind to the Fourth Revolution?
Most of us are blind the Fourth Revolution. We see the changes in the world but fail to appreciate that our mindset and understanding of how the world goes needs to change dramatically. Daniel Kahneman, the first noneconomist to win … Continue reading
The ‘international workers’ day’ should be called the ‘cognitive surplus day’
The international workers’ day is a celebration of the struggle for the 8 hours work day. The corresponding Wikipedia article on the international workers’ day gives an excellent historical account of the events leading to its creation. The concept of … Continue reading
Measuring the available cognitive surplus
A useful statistics in the excellent book by Clay Shirky, “cognitive surplus“. Cognitive surplus is that cognitive capability that is available during our free time. It has steadily increased during the Industrial Revolution, in particular in the 20th century. But, … Continue reading
Have no bed, no toilet but I have a mobile phone… and internet!
A major impact of the Fourth Revolution is that ubiquitous cheap long distance communication is accessible worldwide. That means, also in developing countries. It is so important for people to be able to communicate that in a scarce budget, people … Continue reading
Deep learning from the “law of requisite variety”: practice your flexibility!
The “law of requisite variety” is a fundamental insight in our world. It is not well known. It should be recognized as a fundamental new insight that changes our understanding or the world. The law itself comes from cybernetics – … Continue reading