BUILD

There are a number of problems, projects and futures I would love to build or help build. I like working on wicked problems that improve the way humans are able to cooperate with one another, to make better decisions, to create sustianable growth solutions, and to improve the lifes of the people around you, especially those who are different from you.

Reach out if you’re interested in building any of these things. Send me a message at chris@shadestream.com or connect with me on Linkedin.

To Reimagine

Taxation
Healthcare
Hiring
Public Service/Civic Participation
Community
Governance
Higher Education
Transfers of Wealth
Labor Unions

Whys (Questioning assumptions)

Is gaming the next large-scale form of human cooperation? (like money, religion, and nations)
How capturing data about behavior actually changes behavior (are you shaping the data or is the data shaping you?)
Why aren’t there new pricing models?
Why do we hire individuals instead of teams?
Why is hiring based on pattern matching?
Why is college four years long?

Hows (New approaches)

Thinking tech (Abductive reasoning technologies)
Large scale simulations
Affective computing
Minimnum viable communities
Pay for Value vs Pay for Service
Sustainable investing (returns not based on debt that future populations have to pay back/into)
Augmented intelligence platforms
21st century design
Volumetric data & edge compute
Synthetic media
Layering digital intelligence into physical structures

Wheres (New markets)

Rise of robots/autonomy
Esports & gaming
Cohort-based learning
New frontiers of manufacturing (Syntheic biology, warehouse zero, and sustainibility)
Non-permissive logistics
Rethinking urban environments
Blockchain governance
Tech for aging populations
Decision science
Decentralizing national security operations
Outer Space
No code rapid prototyping

Whats (Problems to solve)

Humans and robots working together
Cameras/sensors that count things
Understanding intent from imagery
Insurance in space
Consumer owned career experience records (apple health kit, but for work)
Metaverse for learning
Passwords from biometric data
Human behavior simulators
Mapping social networks
Organizing businesses around decision making
AI integration/AI design
Making consumer data more actionable (vs reportable)
Qualitative data extration and preprocessing
Decision anticipation
Diversity of thought and experience
Professional Networking & Mentorship
Expert Networks
Loneliness
Layoffs
Ageism
Getting rid of resumes
Future of work (money, meaning, discretion, learning, and connection)
Revitalizaing legacy cities

Futurist and Fun Ideas

Dogs in Space (I’m not sure humans could have survived on earth without dogs, and I don’t believe we can in space either).
Teach a Mars Colony Simulation Class

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