I’ve been watching the Bitcoin scaling debate with some amusement, given that my technical background is in distributed AI and operational simulation (with some VR […]
Continue readingBitcoin, Blockchain, and Distributed Ledgers: What questions should we be asking?
The latest report from the Centre for the Edge is out, Bitcoin, Blockchain & distributed ledgers: Caught between promise and reality. This report follows on from the one published in […]
Continue readingTo code or not to code, is that the question?
Centre for the Edge is dipping our toe into the education waters again after last years report, , Redefining Education. We’re collaborating with Geelong Grammar‘s School of […]
Continue readingBitcoin’s not broken
A lot of high profile Bitcoin people are getting their knickers in a knot as they’re starting to realise that they don’t have any real […]
Continue readingThe Future of Exchanging Value: Cryptocurrencies and the trust economy
Our latest piece at Centre for the Edge is out: The Future of Exchanging Value. This report started life as a followup to a report […]
Continue readingThe problem with platforms in the sharing economy
I have a new post up on the Deloitte Strategy blog.It’s the result of a chat I was having the other day with an economist colleague who opined that […]
Continue readingOur Economic Future: Driving Innovation Through Better Public Policy
The following are the notes I pulled together for the first panel in ADC‘s Future Summit on Monday September 28th. The major opportunity for Australia is to find […]
Continue readingBe careful what you measure
Tyler Cowen has an article over at MIT Technology Review, Measured and Unequal, that discusses how improved measurement of workers might be a fundamental driver of inequality in […]
Continue readingHow much do we need to know?
We used to be defined by what we knew. But today, knowing too much can be a liability. Google, for example, is putting its trust […]
Continue readingThe shift from stocks to flows
Digital technology is changing the world by enabling us to convert stocks – things we accumulate and hold – into flows – things we access […]
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