December 2004 Archives

The Pro-Am Revolution

By Phil Gyford on 15 December 2004, 11:18 pm | 1 Comment

A couple of weeks ago UK think tank Demos published The Pro-Am Revolution: How enthusiasts are changing our economy and society, a report available for free as a 70 page PDF. As the blurb says:

Futures conferences: I’ve created a page for a calendar of relevant conferences and events. Futures, emerging technology, long-term thinking, etc. There are… More…
The Pro-Actionary Principle: Kevin Kelly has written about the ‘Pro-Actionary Principle’, the idea that, simply, new technologies should be used to find out… More…
10 things 3D printers can do now: Apologies for the recent silence; I was ill and then woefully distracted. Let’s catch up.… More…
2008 Bioneers Conference: Another conference, also in the US: Bioneers has some interesting-sounding things although as this WorldChanging post says, “it was every… More…