Fourth Revolution Institutions related resources
Introduction
Most of our institutions were created in the Industrial Age. During Revolutions, institutions tend to change dramatically.
The following resources address the issue of institutions changes.
Videos
Clay Shirky TED 2005
The presentation by Clay Shirky at TED 2005 is one of the clearest presentations on the limitations of institutions with regard to the collaborative long tail.
It makes very clear that the institutions of the Collaborative Age need to be open to outside to be able to mobilize the best resources to achieve their purpose.
A great video on Collaborative Consumption - the Fourth Revolution in the field of consumption. Rachel Botsman, who has also written a book on the subject, presents clearly the changes in our consumption habits brought by long distance inter-connectivity. Our relation to objects and services will change completely.
