Entrepreneurs need to recognize that, especially in the digital domain, they are unlikely to come up with something that is going to be permanently on top, that impermanence and ephemerality is the nature of the beast. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share Image
Most of us who work as professional futurists never really stop gathering information - you never know when a provocative, potentially disruptive new development… — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
We've already seen digital picture frames pre-loaded with viruses; I'm not eager to have my refrigerator hacked or my alarm clock turned against me. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
You need to recognize that the copyright date on a book reflects when it came out, not when it was written - assume that… — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Human beings are social animals; we devote a significant portion of our brain just to dealing with interactions with other humans. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
It's remarkably easy to dig up enormous amounts of information about individuals, without their consent. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Nearly every communication method we invent eventually conveys unwanted commercial messages. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Participatory complexity may well be the key descriptor of the 21st century - in our economies, in our politics, and in our everyday lives. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Preventing global warming from becoming a planetary catastrophe may take something even more drastic than renewable energy, superefficient urban design, and global carbon taxes. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Is there a better example of natural selection in action than 'Project Runway?' — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Carbon dioxide isn't the only greenhouse gas out there. Other substances, such as water vapor and nitrous oxide, also trap heat to varying degrees. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Futures thinking is hard work. Fortunately, you do get better at it with practice. It's worth the effort. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Technologists and futurists call the mashup of digital info and physical space 'blended reality.' — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Intelligence augmentation decreases the need for specialization and increases participatory complexity. — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
Fragile economies and weak infrastructures tend to worsen the results of climate disruptions, a problem exemplified by Bangladesh's vulnerability to monsoons, accelerating desertification in… — Jamais Cascio Copy Share
