While the tech world has its eyes set on ICOs — the funding frenzy of 2017 — an often overlooked currency seems to be shaping the way forward for tech giants. Trust is the most important currency and shouldn’t be ignored by individuals and organizations. Early in 2017, Satya Nadella…

There’s No Failures or Mistakes, Just Lessons Learned I’m not an all-knowing expert who never makes mistakes. In fact, I still make a lot of mistakes when it comes to building and growing a startup. And I’m definitely not immune to failure. Earlier this week, I sent out an email…

First we worked in fields, then we worked in factories, now we work everywhere. The rise of the digital economy, or the Fourth Industrial Revolution if you prefer, has profoundly altered the landscape of work over the past 20 years. We’re more connected than ever, with more knowledge at our fingertips. Old hierarchies have broken down and new opportunities have opened up — ones…

Over the past few years I’ve watched artificial intelligence develop from a niche concern to a topic that regularly features in the national press. But while some people believe it could unlock a new golden age for humanity, and others — like Stephen Hawking — think that it could spell our doom, you rarely hear much about the humans training the AIs. — By that I don’t just mean the data scientists and programmers who work in this field. I mean the ordinary people who tackle the tasks that AI’s aren’t equipped to handle, thereby helping to improve them.

When global economic disaster hit in 2008 this long-established truth was blown away with people’s homes, livelihoods and savings. Many people now expect millennials to be worse off than their parents — a perception backed by a recent report by the Resolution Foundation, which showed that UK citizens aged between…

In my last post I looked at some of the technologies that are ushering in the decentralized energy revolution, such as cheap solar power, home batteries and the blockchain. But there’s another type of battery that could also change the way we store and use energy — and it comes…

The energy industry is on the cusp of a revolution. Solar power prices continue to fall, monolithic power stations look financially foolhardy, and electric vehicles and better battery storage are no longer just a dream. Last year’s Paris Climate Agreement also injected fresh urgency into efforts to tackle climate change…

Time banking is an old concept that dovetails neatly with the sharing economy. Members offer their skills and services in exchange for Time Credits, which can be spent on everything from language lessons to childcare, all provided by other members. Everyone’s hour is worth exactly the same, regardless of whether…

Do you remember when Google acquired YouTube for $1.6 billion? I always ask this question when speaking at conferences and the reason behind this huge acquisition I believe, is because the company had inherently understood the concept of crowd-powered media. Look at them now. “When the stock market opened on…