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Practical Imagination

World historical things that could be done right now. This is a publication for the kind of ideas that walks that fine line between imagination and practice. Big ideas — but ideas that are entirely plausible and actionable. The kind of ideas tha require courage.

Beyond torches and pitchforks: reimagining the angry mob

Beyond torches and pitchforks: reimagining the angry mob

One of the key forms of contemporary malaise is our pervading sense of deep powerlessness. Daily, we see things that are clearly wrong…
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May 22, 2016
The League of Extraordinary Developers Part II: The Prestige

The League of Extraordinary Developers Part II: The Prestige

With the recent “Homestead” release of Ethereum, I’ve found my thoughts turned distinctly in the blockchain direction. Today’s exercise in…
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May 6, 2016
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The Internet of Things, Robots and a Much, Much more Beautiful World

The Internet of Things, Robots and a Much, Much more Beautiful World

I hate litter. Ever since I was a little kid watching the world roll past the window of my parent’s station wagon, I’ve hated seeing the…
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Mar 22, 2016
Uber Uber Alles

Uber Uber Alles

I happen to own some shares in Uber and was looking at the Abysss that is currently opening up in global markets, thinking about what the…
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Jan 17, 2016
Decentralized Autonomous Popcorn Time

Decentralized Autonomous Popcorn Time

Popcorn Time is a popular bittorrent-based media player. Similar to its ancestors Napster, Megaupload, YouTube and Bittorrent itself…
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Jan 14, 2016
eLiterati. Part 2: the Big Picture

eLiterati. Part 2: the Big Picture

Last time, I discussed the notion of a new project looking to renovate the book industry starting from a very simple promise: exactly the…
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Jordan Hall
May 19, 2015
Announcing the Literati Project

Announcing the Literati Project

I think we can do much better with books. If you agree, read on.
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Feb 25, 2015
One Software Company to Rule them All

One Software Company to Rule them All

In this episode of practical imagination, I’m going to combine innovations from Dave Snowden (“Cognitive Edge”), Frederic Laloux …
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Jordan Hall
Feb 7, 2015
Ello, meet Swarm

Ello, meet Swarm

Indie darling Ello is starting to make splashes in the direction of Facebook. To be sure, the rush of techno-hipsters into the minimal…
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Sep 28, 2014
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