Beyond Narrow Compliance
Co-Inpetto taught me that dealing with privacy data properly offers deeper engagement with talent pools. The PDS (personal data service) idea was born, and innovation became unstoppable. Co-Inpetto started in the recruitment market for IT professionals and business consultants in 1999, a market that got dominated by the use of LinkedIn. As an economist in […]
A tribute to The Last Post and Max Schrems
The Last Post is a daily ritual in Ypres (West-Flandres, Belgium), the battlefield of the First World War. Each evening, you can listen to Bugle calls. It is a reminder for us; peace and freedom are not for granted. If we want to honor it in our daily lives we have to use liberty genuinely […]
Europe’s Digital Infrastructure Is Unfolding
We take the infrastructure for the flow of water, electricity, and gas for granted. It’s available, practical, and safe. The data infrastructure is the following. This collaborative endeavor is achieving new momentum, below some recordings of conversations of the last month. Soshana Zuboff meets Margrethe Verstager: a converstation about a future digital Europe Shoshana Zuboff […]
U was er bij in het Fort V (en lees nu – 3 jaar later – even mee)
Vandaag 8 juni 2020, is het drie jaar geleden dat we het hadden over ‘Blockchain Organiseren’ in het Fort V. De keten van stevige forten stonden toen symbool voor een plan. Een gedeelde infrastructuur voor verankeren van data en goede welvaart, had te landen in onze handen. Wie dacht dat het enkel bij straffe woorden […]
A New Decade. A New Internet.
Let’s learn as much as possible about the new internet. Click here and take the opportunity to listen to Kristof De Spiegeleer, the founder of Threefold Network. He explains the Threefold project at BlockTV. I look forward to meet you in Fort V.
Code Is Law
Code impacts our life and society; it is professor Lawrence Lessig who introduced the saying “Code is law”. Our democratic society has to integrate new organizational thinking and responsibilities. The following questions for each code design are relevant: 1. How is code introduced? Who is involved?2. How is code implemented?3. How are the coded rules […]
Weconomics Congress 26-11-2019 – Theater Perron 3 – Rosmalen (NL)
Co:Inpetto is partner of Weconomics Foundations. A goal of Weconomics is to share knowledge and co-design for our next level of prosperity. A next congress can be announced for the 26th of Novembre at Theater Perron 3 in Rosmalen (The Netherlands) – more information (dutch only for the moment). See you there ? Work Less. […]
The Zero Marginal Cost Society and More
Good to be reminded to some inspirational thinking before Threefold technology is getting launched (Q4 2019). The thinking serves the missions of Threefold, Freeflow Nation and Weconomics. The Zero Marginal Cost Society is a book of Jeremy Rifkin. We can look forward to a new book of Bernard Lieater – click here for more information. […]
We Are All Economists Now
‘We are all economists now’ is the title of the last chapter of the book of Kate Raworth – ‘Dougnut Economics’ – ‘Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist’. The seven ways to rethink economy are pictured below and explained in the book. Thinking as a 21st-century-economist makes sense, it is hopeful and it […]
The Core Infrastructure in Society –> The Way for All
Follow the roots of the succes of the London Metro System and you will meet the roots of the advertising business. Investments in the core infrastructure were made by private companies. The fact that the services won’t get sold, was the risk that is taken. Return on risk capital got some help of the invisible […]