Hacking Society is a conversation about how networks are transforming our economy and society, and what this means for the future of innovation, regulation, advocacy and politics.
On April 24, 2012, a small group of activists, thinkers, investors and entrepreneurs gathered at Union Square Ventures in NYC to discuss this topic, joined by online listeners & tweeters from around the world.
We invite you to continue the conversation here.
Hosted by:
"We're talking about networks of us."
— Yancey Strickler, Cofounder of Kickstarter
"What we're building here is a network to protect networks."
— Cindy Cohn, Electronic Frontier Foundation
"Institutions will work to preserve the problem to which they are the solution."
— Clay Shirky, NYU
"The tools are there to disrupt concentrations of power."
— Tiffiniy Cheng, Fight for the Future
Here's a an idea for #hacksociety: Elect someone using only the power of networks, (no money) and you will change EVERYTHING
and save open web.
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Related reading
By way of introduction, here are a few articles that touch on elements of this topic.
(if you have other suggestions, please link them up in the comments).
Innovating by the Seat of our Pants
Joi Ito, nytimes.com
The Freedom to Innovate
Brad Burnham, usv.com
Innovate or Legislate
Reihan Salam & Patrick Ruffini, nationalreview.com
Why You Can't Get a Taxi
Megan Mcardle, theatlantic.com
Hacking Society: It's Time To Measure The Unmeasurable
Mike Masnick, techdirt.com
The Rise of Collaborative Consumption
Rachel Botsman, ted.com
Innovation Under Austerity
Eben Moglen, theslowhunch.com
The Rise of the Micro-Entrepreneur
Jamie Wong, fastcoexist.com
The Problem of Money in Politics
Fred Wilson, avc.com
People
The April 24, 2012 event was attended by the following people:
John Buttrick
Union Square Ventures
Kahlil Byrd
Americans Elect
Jayme White
Senate Finance Subcommittee on Trade, U.S. Senate
Luigi Zingales
Univ of Chicago Booth School of Business
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