The Metaversial Minute

Part 2 of this timely and engaging podcast with Unstoppable Forces Leaders Richard Boyd, Kyle Shannon and Kevin Clark, focuses in on the dark side of this new technology. How do we survive and thrive in this new world? What has changed and what should we NOT use generative AI for?

This first part of our two-part series looks at the positive side of the generative AI revolution. How can we use this power for good? How can we get these "Unstoppable Forces" to help us stay in that flow state?

Discussion of the metaverse with Tim Bajarin

 
Jim O’Shea
The marriage of humans and AI is vital. We must find the right balance between humans and machines to optimize outcomes.
Investigative journalist AIs?
DARPA agency? The government invests in news-gathering techniques that are transferred to for-profit agencies.
 
Books by Jim O'Shea
Books by James O’Shea (The Deal from Hell)
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Email: jim@jeoshea.com

Joe Little is a qualified Futurist with the Institute For The Future and the Association of Professional Futurists and a long-standing member of PMI. He is also a former member of BPs Chief Technology Office. Joe specializes in developing digital strategies for future trends and impacts. 
He talks to Richard about all things Metaversial.
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Richard Bartle currently works at the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex. Richard does research in Game Design and Artificial Intelligence. He is the author of several books, including Designing Virtual Worlds and How to Be a God: A Guide for Would-Be Deities
 
 
 
 
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Bryan Setser is the Founder + CEO of the Setser Group. He leads a talented squad of learners and designers who execute leadership for change and innovation labs for k-12, higher education, and the future of work. Bryan is an experienced executive edupreneur and bigger table builder with three decades of results in the k-12, higher education, non-profit, and for-profit sectors.
He is a long-time k-12 practitioner having served as a teacher, principal, and as the nation’s first Chief Quality Officer at the Baldrige Award Winning district Iredell-Statesville. Bryan also led significant digital transformation efforts as CEO of the North Carolina Virtual School, the second largest in the country. In addition, he has been a leader of solutions practices as a partner and principal at 2Revolutions and rpk GROUP working with multiple k-12, higher ed, and workforce clients in over 30 states and 6 countries. He is a sought-after advisor, strategist, and execution expert for organizations designing and building the future of learning and work.
“Richard Boyd and I have explored the challenge of connecting humanity and technology for more than a decade together now on several projects and efforts across the United States and abroad."

Clark Aldrich is a thought leader in education and simulation. We are talking about his recent book, Short Sims, and the future of education in the Metaverse.
Clark Aldrich https://www.shortsims.com
 

Richard Boyd talks to David Smith, CTO of Croquet, about his new company www.croquet.io
Click on this link to watch a short Croquet Overview
 

Marc Prensky, the man who coined the term "Digital Native" and author of best-seller "Empowered!: Re-Framing 'Growing Up' For a New Age." Richard's conversation with Marc Prensky offers a challenging and hopeful scenario for the future as they discuss the future of education and how accomplishment and empowerment will replace traditional instructional models.