Simon Roberts: How should New Wall Street invest in National Economies?
Where does money come from and how does it work? National accounts provide a mine of data for understanding the productive capacity of an economy and how sectors of the economy interact. Dr Simon Roberts takes us through these systemic dependencies by introducing a novel flow diagram. The diagram reveals the connection between economic output […]
Kevin Spak and Sam Liberty: Tales from the Cardboard Fun Lab
What is fun? Modern Board Game Designers Kevin Spak and Sam Liberty unpack this mysterious word in new ways, and usher in a boom of innovation that pushes the limits of cardboard chips and wooden bits. They believe, any time you can make the tension in your game revolve around the guy across the table, […]
Andrew McAfee: Race Against the Machine
Automation redefined blue collar employment and reshaped a global economy. Now, technology is replacing higher skilled jobs by augmenting human brainpower the way steam engines augmented human labour. Andrew McAfee braces us for a fundamental transformation in the future of work.
Madhavi Sunder: Free. Fair. Share. Care.
In her enlightening talk, Madhavi Sunder describes how cultural pirating is nothing new. Remixes and covers have long been a part of society. Sharing is how we create new culture and is what binds humanity together. But in a world of unequal power and knowledge, we ought to ensure that culture is exchanged on fair […]
Catherine Darnell: Hope’s Tapestry
Catherine Darnell is a powerful advocate for sexual abuse victims. In her early childhood, she experienced the trauma of abuse within a faith community that was supposed to be safe. After decades of living with ambiguity in her life and faith, Catherine sought answers for the meaning of her life. Through renewed faith she discovered […]
