We can call this new economy the generative economy. The word generative is from the Greek ge; it’s the same root form found in the word Gaia and means “the carrying on of life.” The generative economy is one whose fundamental architecture tends to create beneficial rather than harmful outcomes. It has a built-in tendency to be socially fair and ecologically sustainable. December 30, 2012 at 09:18AM

In a nutshell, this is the modern dilemma: There is pronounced social pressure for people to stay connected and respond quickly to the incoming blizzard of contact from others. At the same time, many people wish they could disengage every once in a while,” said Aaron Smith, research associate and lead author of the report. “The challenge is for people to manage their time and their contacts in a way that gives them oases of peace and quiet, without being so disconnected that they miss out on important social moments.” December 01, 2012 at 02:39PM

Institutions that are capable of taking a hard look at unsolved problems around the globe — as big as climate change, sending humans to Mars, and redesigning the global financial system, and as small as Umair’s perfect coffee — and then accepting the difficult, often painful, always fulfilling, work of attempting to solve them. Call this property, if you like, “solubility September 04, 2012 at 03:14PM

The deal by Google shows that the company is trying to control what we see and search for on the internet. As Google once relied on people clicking advertisements and links, the company is now buying into content to provide the best searching experience for consumers August 19, 2012 at 10:44AM

With computer chips seemingly embedded in everything — goods, smartphones and the like — merchants will not only know what’s in your shopping basket, but what you plan to buy next. August 18, 2012 at 04:17PM

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