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The Paradox of Technology Abundance
It seems like a tsunami of technologies coming at us. Could there be more than we can possibly use?
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Giles Crouch, Ph.D. c
Rituals and Meaning in the Digital Age
We are increasingly holding rituals, from weddings to funerals, in digital spaces. Are they still meaningful?
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Giles Crouch, Ph.D. c
When All The Coders Are Gone.
When the coders are gone, will we miss them? The subculture? A glance 25 years into the future of almost no coders.
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Giles Crouch, Ph.D. c
Why Super Apps Won’t Work in the West
Super apps like WeChat are huge in Asian countries. But none exist in the West. Here's the real reason they likely never will. Perhaps.
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Giles Crouch, Ph.D. c
Will Machines Reshape Human Cultures?
We are already co-creating culture with machines. But perhaps less so than we might realise. Will this change? Will we allow it?
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Giles Crouch, Ph.D. c
Smartphones Are Boring. That’s Good!
When technologies get boring is when they become truly interesting. We’re just starting to see the cultural value of smartphones.
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Giles Crouch, Ph.D. c
Geopolitics & A Divided Internet
As geopolitics changes, could we end up with multiple, locked down internets? What might that look like?
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Giles Crouch, Ph.D. c
Why The Office Is The Future of Work
Knowledge workers are likely to return to the office to work. And this comes down to some very basic reasons; being human. How and where we work though…
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Giles Crouch, Ph.D. c
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