About The Hybrid Reality InstituteThe Hybrid Reality InstituteTHRI_bb4e0ecc-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec99A Research and Advisory Group Focused on Human-Technology Co-Evolution and Its Implications for Global Business, Society and PoliticsAyesha KhannaAyesha Khanna is Director of the Hybrid Reality Institute. A technology and innovation strategy expert, Ayesha has over ten years of experience advising clients and cities on scenario analysis, product development, digital branding and customer experience. She is the author of Straight Through Processing (2007), and was series editor of The Complete Technology Guides (Reed Elsevier).Parag KhannaParag Khanna is Director of the Hybrid Reality Institute, Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation and Senior Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations. A leading geo-strategist, he is author of the international bestseller The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order (2008) and How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance (2011).THRI FellowsAnya KamenetzTHRI Fellow -- Anya Kamenetz is a staff writer at Fast Company Magazine and the author of DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education,which investigated the roots of the cost, access, and quality crises in higher education as well as innovations in technology and social media to address these crises. Heather KnightTHRI Fellow -- Heather Knight is currently conducting her doctoral research at the intersection of robotics and entertainment at Carnegie Mellon. She also runs Marilyn Monrobot in NYC, which creates socially intelligent robot performances and sensor-based electronic art. She is an alumnus from the Personal Robots Group at the MIT Media Lab.Mathias J. HolzmannTHRI Fellow -- Mathias J. Holzmann is an entrepreneur who co-founded Palomar5, the catalyst and network for young individuals to play and build.He is also co-founder of play&build, an Internet technology incubator. He studied Law and Philosophy in the Netherlands and in Germany with a focus on Art Law, Cultural Policy and 20th century Philosophy.Jason SilvaTHRI Fellow -- Jason Silva is is a filmmaker, gonzo journalist, writer and founding producer/host for Current TV. He produced and directed a short documentary film titled The Immortalists, profiling scientists and philosophers, including Ray Kurzweil, about the philosophical implications of merging with our technologies and overcoming our biological limitations.Greg LindsayTHRI Fellow -- Greg Lindsay is co-author of Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2011), with John D. Kasarda. Aerotropolis examines how and where we live in a globalized world – in cities that have coalesced around airports, rather than the other way around. He is a contributing writer for Fast Company, and has written for Fortune and Bloomberg BusinessWeek.Lina SrivastavaTHRI Fellow -- Lina Srivastava is currently the strategist for Three Generations and a partner in the social change strategy team for the Resist Network. She has created the Transmedia Activism framework and co-created the Modeling Global Change framework, and has provided strategic support to films such as Born into Brothels and The Devil Came on Horseback.Sonia ArrisonTHRI Fellow -- Sonia Arrison is an author who has written about the impact of new technologies on society for more than a decade. Her most recent book is 100 Plus: How the Coming Age of Longevity Will Change Everything, From Careers and Relationships to Family and Faith. She is a founder, academic advisor, and trustee at Singularity University, located in Mountain View, CA.Shane HopeTHRI Fellow -- Shane Hope is Artist-in-Residence at the Hybrid Reality Institute and a GraviTV Programmer of Everware-There-Is-Masstaken-iPlentities. His current practice flocuses on artilectual femtofactured mind-splaces, post-conscious subthreaded sales-swarms, and prescient peek-a-boo plunderware portraiture.Natasha Vita-MoreTHRI Fellow -- Natasha Vita-More is a designer and theorist, and PhD researcher, known for her book “Primo Posthuman: The New Human Genre”. She is Chairman of Humanity+, which advocates the ethical use of emerging technologies to enhance human capacities and explores possibilities for the “posthuman” future.Lea BajcTHRI Fellow -- Lea Bajc is an investor at Northzone, a leading technology investment fund. She is a big believer in the power of technology to tackle global challenges and improve human lives and happiness. Her focus is on game-changing early stage companies with a clear purpose. Lea is also a Kaufmann Fellow and serves on the Boards of Artfinder and FlyB.Daniel F. MooreTHRI Fellow -- Daniel F. Moore is the co-author of “What Is Nanotechology and Why Does It Matter?: From Science to Ethics“, which explores scientific and philosophical issues related to developing technology. Daniel is the director of the Nanoethics Group and a scientist with IBM, where he develops nanoscale processes for semiconductor devices and solutions for Smarter Planet.Sanford DickertTHRI Fellow -- Sanford Dickert is a catalyzing technologist, product expeditor and a remitting/relapsing roboticist. He is known for his role as CTO of the John Kerry for President Campaign, Product Director for the Texai Remote Presence system and serves as CTO of PeerIndex, a social capital analysis company.Lucy BernholzTHRI Fellow -- Lucy Bernholz is a philanthropy wonk trying to understand how we create, fund, and distribute social goods in the digital age. She writes extensively on philanthropy, technology, information, and policy on her award winning blog,philanthropy2173.com. Her work in philanthropy led The Huffington Post to hail her as a “game changer.”Ian Marlow THRI Fellow -- Ian Marlow is a widely recognized leader in real estate, technology and the creation of “smart cities.” He is Managing Partner at FiTech Consultants. He was closely involved in the development of Songdo International City and was named one of the top 250 Innovators in the United States by InformationWeek.Marc GoodmanTHRI Fellow -- Marc Goodman is an expert in cybercrime, cyberterrorism and critical infrastructure protection working with organizations such as INTERPOL, the United Nations and NATO. Marc is Chair of the Policy, Law and Ethics program at Silicon Valley’s Singularity University and founder the Future Crimes Institute. He has written widely on the security implications of disruptive technologies.Patricia RangelTHRI Fellow -- Patricia Rangel is a leading laser holographer who has exhibited her work at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, the Burning Man Festival, San Diego Space 4 Art, and CalArts Main Gallery. Her work includes fully immersive virtual reality, 3D stereoscopic projection, holographic projection, augmented reality, mixed reality, and virtual configurators.Rich DoyleTHRI Fellow -- Rich Doyle is Professor of English and Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University and is the author of a trilogy of books on information and the life sciences. The latest, Darwin’s Pharmacy: Sex, Plants, and the Evolution of the Noösphere, was published in 2011. Professor Doyle is a Distinguished International Fellow of the London Graduate School. Jason SosaTHRI Fellow -- Jason Sosa is the Founder and CEO at Immersive Labs which has been featured by CNNMoney, New York Times, Huffington Post, Fortune Magazine, Mashable, and Business Insider. He has been researching Digital Signage and HCI (human computer interaction) with a focus on bridging the gap between the virtual (online) world and physical world through intelligent content.Robert TorresTHRI Fellow -- Robert Torres is a Senior Program Officer at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation helping to lead their digital media and college readiness work. Until recently he served at the Chief Research Officer at Institute of Play where he co-founded Quest to Learn, a games-based school in New York City. His research has focused on the potential of games-based environments to support cognitive development.Molly WebbTHRI Fellow -- Molly Webb is head of smart technology for The Climate Group and is responsible for developing and coordinating the organization’s SMART 2020 Programme, which supports climate change action across the information and communications technologies (ICT) sector. Molly was also a researcher at Demos where she focused on science, innovation and environmental policy.Stan StalnakerTHRI Fellow -- Stan Stalnaker is the Founding Director of Hub Culture, a social network service that operates the currency Ven and is the first to merge online and physical world environments. Previously, Stan was the international director of marketing for the Time Inc. Business and Finance Group. In 2002 he authored Hub Culture: The Next Wave of Urban Consumers on the emergence of harmonized cultural psychographics.Lucian Tarnowski THRI Fellow -- Lucian Tarnowski is Founder & CEO of BraveNewTalent.com, the community platform that bridges the gap between education, skills and employment. He is on a mission to help maximise Human Potential through the democratisation of Education. He has been honoured as Europe’s youngest Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum. THRI ResearchersSawsan GadTHRI Researcher -- Sawsan Gad is is a quantitative analyst, working on becoming a GIS-SNA (Geographic Information Systems – Social Network Analysis) scientist. She is interested in investigating human activity using geospatial mapping and visualization. Sawsan has an M.A. degree in Demographic and Social Analysis, from the University of California, Irvine.Tarun WadhwaTHRI Researcher -- Tarun Wadhwa is completing a book on the promise and the perils of India’s national identity system. He is a senior research associate with the Think India Foundation, where he analyzes the issues and challenges that India is facing due to urbanization. He holds a BA in Political Science from The George Washington University.Michell ZappaTHRI Researcher -- Michell Zappa is a London-based emerging technology strategist who heads the trend forecasting studio Envisioning Technology. He focuses on extrapolating on current developments to explain where society is inexorably heading, using specialized keynote presentations and info visualizations.Mark WienTHRI Researcher -- Mark Wien is a co-founder of the Micro Equity Development Fund, a for-profit, social initiative focused on connecting investors with investment opportunities in microfinance. He recently completed the Postbac Program at Columbia University. His travel and work increased his passion for public health initiatives in the underdeveloped world. Kenneth GoodTHRI Researcher -- Kenneth Good is a student of Urban Studies and Economics, whose primary interests are intelligent urban design and the economics of technology and innovation. While studying in Thailand and traveling throughout South Asia, he developed a passion for the role of technology in urban and economic development.Max CelkoTHRI Researcher -- Max Celko is a trend analyst, innovation consultant and writer based in New York City and Berlin. He tracks emerging trends in media, communication, technology and society, and consults brands in identifying their implications for product innovation. Additionally, Max is a creative director/ producer for TV documentaries and ethnographic video productions.Scott YoungTHRI Researcher -- Scott Young is a Research Associate with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada in Vancouver. Originally from Metro Vancouver, he is principally interested in the geopolitical intersection between emerging economies and technological trends, as well as the implications for global and regional governance.Aaron SmithTHRI Researcher -- Aaron Smith is a digital strategist, educational technologist, and transmedia scholar. He explores the design ecology surrounding transmedia systems and their interrelationship with media technology and culture. He currently works as an Interactive Media Planner for Wieden+Kennedy, where he coordinates digital, social, and mobile media initiatives for brands like ABC Entertainment and Disney XD.Ahmed El HadyTHRI Researcher -- Ahmed El Hady is a graduate student at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self Organization (Goettingen, Germany). He is working on a neurotechnology research project and is very interested to explore the impact of neurotechnologies specially artificial intelligence on the structure and dynamics of the society.Michael GarfieldTHRI Researcher -- Michael Garfield is a paleontologist-turned-performing philosopher. He uses all available media to playfully and provocatively deconstruct the boundaries between individual and collective, art and science, the sacred and the mundane. When words aren’t nonlinear and ecodelic enough, he turns to acoustic-electronic guitar and live painting. Soenke Ziesche THRI Researcher -- Soenke Ziesche holds a PhD in Natural Sciences from the University of Hamburg with a focus on Cognitive Science and AI. He has worked for the United Nations in the humanitarian and recovery sector and in information management in Gaza, New York, Colombo, Islamabad, Blue Nile State , Benghazi.Abhijnan RejTHRI Researcher -- Abhijnan Rej a retainer scientist with the Quantitative Finance Group of the Tata Consultancy Services Innovation Labs Hyderabad. He carried out his doctoral work in mathematical physics at the Max-Planck Institute of Mathematics, Bonn.Chris Arkenberg THRI Researcher -- Chris Arkenberg is an independent researcher, analyst, and innovation strategist. He consults with start-ups, municipalities, Fortune 500 companies, and the USG providing guidance for product innovation, research, competitive intelligence, forecasting, scenario planning, strategy and human-centered design.Aran Levasseur THRI Researcher -- Aran Levasseur has an eclectic background that ranges from outdoor education to life coaching, and from habitat restoration to video production. He writes for PBS’s MediaShift about the intersection of education and technology and is the Academic Technology Coordinator at San Francisco University High School.Curvin HuberTHRI Researcher -- Curvin Huber has a broad background in education and the 3D simulation industry. He holds a MFA in Illustration, a MS in Instructional Technology, and a BA in Studio Art. He is currently an Associate Professor of Game Design at Becker College in Worcester, MA. THRI Junior ResearchersHarry Bernholz THRI Junior Researcher -- Harry Bernholz is a student at a Mandarin immersion school where he will begin the fifth grade in September. He is interested in music, dance, and technology. He uses the computer program Scratch to make games and animations. Harry’s project for the Institute will explore music and robotics.Jaden SosaTHRI Junior Researchers -- Jaden and Maddox Sosa 8 years old Jaden loves technology, video games, science, and building cool stuff, while his brother Maddox, 5 years old, enjoys drawing on the iPad, playing games, and making funny faces. For their project, they are experimenting with robotics including building ones like the Tin Can Maddox SosaTHRI Junior ResearcherData THRI Junior Researcher -- Data is an aspiring robot actor, best known for his standup comedian exploits on behalf of Marilyn Monrobot at the TED conference series and on stage in Brooklyn. Based on the Nao platform, Data caters his jokes, animation level, and interactivity to individual audiences using online learning techniques. He enjoys engaging in banter on Twitter._bb4e134a-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec99To consider the implications of human-technology co-evolution for global business, society and politics_bb4e1570-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec99ResearchCxplore human-technology co-evolution and geotechnology, and their implications for society, business and politics._bb4e170a-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec991The Hybrid Reality Institute explores human-technology co-evolution and geotechnology, and their implications for society, business and politics. Generative Cities: Technology, Innovation, Inclusiveness_bb4e18cc-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec991.1Ayesha KhannaResearcherParag KhannaResearcherGreg LindsayResearcherChris ArkenbergResearcherKenny GoodResearcherMichell ZappaResearcherMore than fifty percent of humanity now lives in cities, many of which are creaking under the weight of crumbling infrastructure. How can we use technology to create an urban operating system that promotes sustainability, economic growth, and enhanced citizenship?Geotechnology: Power Diffusion and Global Scenarios_bb4e1a66-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec991.2Marc GoodmanResearcher Parag KhannaResearcher Sawsan Gad Researcher Scott YoungResearcher Ahmed El HadyResearcher Tarun WadhwaResearcher Abhijnan RejResearcher Soenke ZiescheResearcher National and international security are increasingly driven by and dependent on disruptive technologies from communications to biology to neuroscience. These trends will impact cyber-security, personal and corporate data protection, and political stability around the world.Education and Personal Learning Networks_bb4e1c1e-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec991.3Ayesha KhannaResearcher Curvin HuberResearcher Aran LevasseurResearcher Our Industrial Age education system is abysmally inadequate in preparing and students for the disruptive and rapidly changing markets of the 21st century. Traditional paths of secondary and university education need to be augmented or even replaced with personalized training enabled by technology and social media.SalonsHost invite-only brainstorming salons around the world on the future of commerce, education, health and other relevant topics._bb4e1fac-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec992The Hybrid Reality Institute hosts invite-only brainstorming salons around the world on the future of commerce, education, health and other relevant topics.Trends for the FutureForecast trends in innovation, social media, nanotechnology, medicine, and how their complex interactions will impact political and economic institutions._bb4e2196-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec992.1San Francisco – Trends for the Future -- Mar 20, 2010: Monitor 360 hosted a brainstorming breakfast to forecast trends in innovation, social media, nanotechnology, medicine, and how their complex interactions will impact political and economic institutions. Experts included Chris Anderson, Editor of WIRED, Michelle Gonzalez of Apple, Stephen Goodman of Sun Microsystems, Mike Olson, CEO of Profitable Green Strategies, Amy Ovalle, Director of Communications, Asia Foundation, and Rob Hayes of First Round Capital.Social Innovation_bb4e2362-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec992.2Singapore – Social Innovation -- August 13, 2010: Hybrid Reality hosted a salon dinner in bustling Singapore on new trends in social entrepreneurship and innovation. Penny Low, a dynamic young Member of Parliament and founder of Singapore’s Social innovation Park, explained her approach to bringing together educators, entrepreneurs, government agencies, and students to promote sustainable enterprise and enhance opportunities for nurturing young talent in the arts. Learn more about Social Innovation Park and its annual Global Social Innovators Forum [at http://www.socialinnovationpark.org/]Innovation in JapanDebate the future of innovation in Japan._bb4e257e-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec992.3Tokyo – The Future of Innovation in Japan -- August 25, 2010: The Hybrid Reality Institute hosted a salon dinner at the sleek Kimono Wine Bar & Grill in Tokyo’s Roppongi district to debate the future of innovation in Japan. The discussion covered educational and entrepreneurial approaches to stimulating creative business and social innovation. Participants included Daniel Saito, formerly of MySQL; William Saito, President of InTecur; Todd Porter, director of TEDxTokyo; Patrick Newell, founder of the Tokyo International School; Eiji (“AJ”) Hagirawa of the Mitsui Corporation; and Hiro Naguchi, consultant for KACG Global.Immersive RealitiesDiscuss how the construction of ever more immersive realities in influencing real-life behavior and whether new technologies can re-shape our current social and political dynamics._bb4e2772-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec992.4Los Angeles – Emerging Immersive Realities -- August 26, 2010 – Hybrid Reality brought together leading film-makers, online game designers, branding executives, and media personalities to discuss how the construction of ever more immersive realities in influencing real-life behavior, and whether new technologies can re-shape our current social and political dynamics. Participants in the lively Beverly Hills dinner included: Jason Silva and Max Lugavere, film-makers and former Current TV anchors, Barry and Felicia Ptolemy, co-directors of Transcendent Man, Edwin Rosero, graphic interface designer; Charlie Ebersol, television producer/director; Carson Bowley, former interactive design manager at Sony Pictures; Paulynn Cue, curator of the 5D | Design is Change conference; and Grace Kim, branding and movement building consultant.Citizen 3.0Discuss the impact of technology on citizen activism and innovations in governance._bb4e29c0-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec992.5New York – Citizen 3.0 -- September 1, 2010 – Hybrid Reality and Science House together convened a salon to discuss the impact of technology on citizen activism and innovations in governance. Among the many topics debated were the emergent forms of “We-Government,” new trade-offs between openness and privacy, gaps between educational preparedness and digital opportunity, and multiplying types of identity. Participants included: Andrew Rasiej, Founder, Personal Democracy Forum; Michael Cohen, Senior Fellow, American Security Project and Advisor, Ford Foundation; Matt Waxman, Professor, Columbia Law School; and Ann Lee, Professor of Economics, New York University and Senior Fellow, Demos; James Jorasch, Founder, Science House; and Megan Kingery; Events Manager, Science House.Bioenhancement Discuss breakthroughs in modern medicine that will allow us to enhance our bodies and minds beyond what is considered “human” today. _bb4e2bfa-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec992.6New York – Bioenhancement -- November 17, 2010 – Breakthroughs in modern medicine will allow us to enhance our bodies and minds beyond what is considered “human” today. What are the medical technologies on the horizon that might turn us into superhumans, and how should we grapple with the ethical issues that accompany such developments? The Hybrid Reality Institute hosted a salon with Science House in New York to discuss these questions. Participants included: Lee Silver, Professor of Molecular Biology and Public Affairs, Princeton University; Stuart Dambrot, futurist and author; Robert Goldberg, Co-founder and Vice-President of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest; S. Matthew Liao, Associate Professor in the Center for Bioethics at NYU; Daniel Moore, Research Scientist and Director, Nanoethics Group; Shaifali Puri, Executive Director of Scientists Without Borders; Laura Baur, MD/PhD candidate in neuroscience at Columbia University; Laure Parsons, Filmmaker, “Acceleration”; James Jorasch, Founder, Science House; and Megan Kingery; Events Manager, Science House.NanotechnologyDiscuss nanotechnology issues._bb4e2e02-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec992.7New York – Nanotechnology -- February 6, 2011 – Enhanced imaging technologies and innovations in systems design at the molecular scale are driving a revolution in nano-technology’s utility across a wide range of disciplines from medicine to engineering. Are we experiencing the nano equivalent of an industrial revolution? What will be the principal applications of nano-tech in the coming years? And who will drive and control nano-tech innovation in the years to come: East or West? The Hybrid Reality Institute hosted a salon with Science House in New York to discuss these questions.Participants included: Daniel Moore, IBM; Mike Treder, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies; Leslie Brody, Purchase College; Pearl Chin, Nanotech Foresight Institute; Shaifali Puri, Scientists Without Borders; Kumar Bhargava, Pfizer; Angelo Del Parigi, Pfizer; Gerry Ohrstrom, Investor; Jenny Listman, Yale University; Dan Menelly, National Science Foundation; Stuart Dambrot, Futurist; Christopher Robinson, Rockefeller University; Lauren Proctor, Hybrid Reality Institute; Jonathan Grant, Financier; Napier Collyns, Global Business Network; Juliette Powell, Author; James Jorsasch, Science House; and Megan Kingery, Science House.Aesthetics of EnhancementDiscuss how technology impacts our perceptions and emotions and how we measure and evaluate concepts like beauty._bb4e3028-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec992.8New York – Aesthetics of Enhancement -- Apr 26 , 2011 - From digital avatars to subcutaneous silicon implants, modifying the human body in the real and virtual worlds is a growing trend. Our bodies may one day cease to be discreet objects and instead contain numerous interfaces that wirelessly share data with other machines and even plug into them. As the gap between therapy and enhancement narrows, how will technology impact our perceptions and emotions, and how will we measure and evaluate concepts like beauty?To discuss these emergent trends and debates, Hybrid Reality and Science House convened a salon of experts including: James Jorasch, Megan Kingery, and Rita King of Science House; Katelan Foisy, visual artist and blogger; Daniel Moore, IBM; Greg Lindsay, Fast Company; Lina Srivastava, transmedia consultant; Yael Kanarek, artist and teacher; Wafaa Bilal, New York University; Kyle Munkittrick, Institute of Ethics and Emerging Technologies; Scott Draves, software artist; Isabel Draves, start-up consultant; Shane Hope, artist; Paul Hoffman, journalist and biographer; and Quinn Norton, writer and photographer.CitiesDiscuss the future of cities_bb4e32bc-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec992.9New York – Future of Cities -- May 31, 2011 – The Hybrid Reality Institute hosted a salon on future cities at the home of New York and Silicon Valley based entrepreneur Alex Lloyd. Greg Lindsay, Fellow at the Institute and author of Aerotropolis made a short presentation on the debates surrounding how to add urban intelligence to new and existing cities. Participants then discussed the battle between corporate golliaths IBM and Cisco to dominate the domain, the economic opportunity in “City as a Platform,” and the vital importance of engaging citizens and ensuring that their rights and privacy are protected.The salon was attended by Alex Lloyd, entrepreneur and technology investor; Julie Pham, real estate broker; Dan Latorre, VP Digital Placemaking; Frank Hebbert, Director of Civic Works; Pamela Puchalski, urbanist; Ian Marlow, Managing Principal, FiTech Consultants; Joshua Brustein, correspondent for the New York Times; Candida Haynes, entrepreneur; Ray Cha, interactive designer; Greg Lindsay, author of Aerotropolis; Ayesha Khanna, Director, Hybrid Reality Institute; Parag Khanna, Director, Hybrid Reality Institute.Science in Imaginary WorldsDiscuss the impact of science fiction on society._bb4e350a-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec992.10New York – Discussing Science in Imaginary Worlds -- Jun 19, 2011 – Science fiction and fantasy has inspired the minds of many for centuries. From the robotic horses of Arabian Nights, to Jules Verne’s time machines, to the widest reaches of space in Star Trek, artists have used science and technology as starting point to create fantastic new worlds. How does science fiction inspire new technology, and how does new technology inspire artists and authors? Science House and the Hybrid Reality Institute brought together authors, editors, and scientists to discuss the impact of science fiction on society.Attendees included: James Jorasch, Megan Kingery of Science House; Rita J. King and Joshua Fouts of Science House and Dancing Ink Productions; Daniel Moore, Director of the Nanoethics Group, Hybrid Reality Fellow, scientist with IBM; Leslie Moore, educator; Paul Hoffman, journalist and biographer; Patrick DiJusto, author and journalist; Jeff Newalt, publicist, performer (as JahFurry), and comics editor for Smith Magazine; and Michele Reznik, graphic designerTechnology’s Double-Edged SwordDiscuss how to direct and constrain the impact of technology to positive ends._bb4e3758-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec992.11San Francisco –Technology’s Double-Edged Sword -- Aug 3, 2011 -The biggest challenge we face is how to direct and constrain the impact of technology to positive ends only, an extremely difficult proposition since every technology can be used for either justice/injustice; security/terrorism; democracy/dictatorship. On August 3rd, the Hybrid Reality Institute held a salon in San Francisco where participants discussed how to proactively steer new technologies away from evil.Attendees included Vivek Wadha, Visiting Scholar, UC-Berkeley; Columnist Washington Post and BusinessWeek; Jamais Cascio, Futurist; Philip Rosedale, Founder of Second Life and co-founder of Coffee and Power; Jacob Harold, Program Officer, Hewlett Foundation; Lucy Bernholz, Managing Director, Arabella Advisors; Marc Goodman, Global Security Advisor/Faculty Member, Singularity University; Tarun Wadha, Researcher, Hybrid Reality Institute; and Harry Bernholz, Junior Fellow, Hybrid Reality Institute.Talent Discuss issues relating to talent in the techonomy._bb4e3a0a-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec992.12London – Talent in the Techonomy -- May 8, 2012The global competition for talent has migrated into cyberspace as a digital economy creates borderless opportunities for highly skilled innovators. What are the best ways for talented individuals to educate and promote themselves in this new Techonomy? What are some of the technological trends to watch for in the years ahead that will reshape the digital marketplace? The Hybrid Reality Institute hosted a salon with Brave New Talent featuring Fellows Lucian Tarnowski and Sanford Dickert.AdvisoryAdvise clients on how to leverage emerging technologies to achieve strategic goals, especially building intelligent urban environments._bb4e3c94-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec993The Hybrid Reality Institute advises clients on how to leverage emerging technologies to achieve strategic goals, especially building intelligent urban environments.Techno-sherpas for the 21st century -- The Hybrid Reality Institute works closely with clients to forecast technological trends and develop strategies to leverage them for strategic advantage. We assemble teams include Institute fellows and researchers as well as specialists in diverse fields such as technology innovation, scenario planning, risk modeling, product development, market entry, and data management. Clients include government agencies, multinational corporations, city authorities, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations.We currently specialize in two areas:Geo-Strategic AssessmentWork with governments, corporations and other entities seeking to understand how emerging technologies and complex trends will affect their operations._bb4e3f1e-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec993.1Governments CorporationsWe work with governments, corporations and other entities seeking to understand how emerging technologies and complex trends will affect their operations. We use scenario planning and other analytic tools to assess risks and develop strategies for dynamic industries and markets.Generative CitiesDesign Generative Cities_bb4e41f8-5690-11e2-a8f1-a87d8a22ec993.2Cities of the future must be generative, finding the balance between technology, innovation, and inclusiveness. Our generativity matrix assesses a city’s level of urban intelligence relative to pioneering cities and provides a framework for devising policy initiatives that harness public-private partnerships to upgrade infrastructure and stimulate innovation.For more information, see GenerativeCity.com2013-01-04http://hybridreality.me/OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net