Negotiating equitable contracts for software and technology services can be a difficult process. From the moment you engage with a prospective vendor, the contract negotiation game begins. The blatant reality is that vendors negotiate agreements frequently while most organizations do not, thus giving them leverage over the process. Adding [...]
It is clear in the next decade there will be a series of innovations that change the complexity of the world as we know it today. These include the rapid commercialization of the internet of things, artificial intelligence, web3, virtual reality, the metaverse, blockchain, quantum computing, haptics, and 6G [...]
The mission of education is to prepare people for the future, equipping them with the skills and knowledge necessary to be productive and have marketable skills. As technology continues its rapid (and inevitable) advance, it is becoming increasingly important for education to keep up and prepare students for the [...]
Even with the number of tech startups leveraging cutting-edge technology to create new products and services, the number of organizations operating on outdated and unsupported systems is staggering to say the least. I’m not talking about ancillary systems that are used infrequently. I’m speaking of the core systems – [...]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic and has gained new attention with the likes of ChatGPT and Dall-E. These technologies are already revolutionizing the way we live and work. Notice that I’m using present tense. The AI revolution has started, it is well underway, and it IS impacting [...]
Introduction Consciousness. Self-Awareness. Sentience. For as long as humans have thought about these concepts, we have attributed them to ourselves … and only to ourselves. We believe they are somehow unique to us and what truly makes us, us. We are proud of these attributes, even arrogant at times, [...]
Introduction Europe has always been ahead of the United States in regulating emerging technology and the internet. One reason for their maturity with digital governance could be the differences in historical experiences. European countries generally place a higher value on privacy because their long histories have often included group [...]
Introduction Starting an organization that involves funding (money) with another party requires a lot of trust in the other party. Also, it’s hard to trust someone you’ve only ever interacted with over the internet. This is where Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) come into the picture. DAOs are designed to [...]
Introduction There is a good chance you have heard the acronym NFT. That’s because NFTs went from virtual obscurity to dinner conversation starter in the spring of last year after an artist named Beeple used an NFT to sell a piece of artwork for $69 million. So, you may [...]
The massive changes wrought by the fallout of a global pandemic have left many of us searching for ways to adapt to our new reality. It is easy to feel powerless in the face of forces beyond our control, but as human beings we are uniquely equipped to problem [...]