Matthew ShorterinUnthinkable DigitalDigital Natives, Immigrants, Pioneers and CitizensThe term ‘digital native’ is widely used to describe members of the generations that have grown up using digital technology. Its less…Dec 13, 2019Dec 13, 2019
Matthew ShorterinUnthinkable DigitalDesigning digital democracyThe two services that, more than any other, have come to stand for the dysfunctional relationship between digital technology and politics…Jul 30, 20181Jul 30, 20181
Matthew ShorterThe Birthplace of DemocracyI wrote this story a couple of years ago at the behest of David Rogerson, as part of his proposed collaborative writing project G is for…Oct 2, 2017Oct 2, 2017
Matthew ShorterinUnthinkable DigitalDiscovering ourselves onlineAs an over-forty, it’s a cliché that I’m an immigrant rather than a native to the land of digital. (Having grown up in the age of the…Sep 27, 2017Sep 27, 2017
Matthew ShorterinUnthinkable DigitalThe self and the machineI recently read Mikhail Lermontov’s A Hero of Our Time, and was captivated by the freshness with which the book deals with the…May 5, 2017May 5, 2017
Matthew ShorterinUnthinkable DigitalLearning how to be surprisedOver the past couple of months, we at Unthinkable have been surfacing a few of our reflections on learning, and in particular the ways in…Sep 20, 2016Sep 20, 2016
Matthew ShorterinUnthinkable DigitalOnline learning and the unbundling and rebundling of attentionThe early days of the web were something of a golden age for content creators. There were a few years, prior to the maturing of social…Jul 14, 2016Jul 14, 2016