Answers: Steele for NATO Strategic Foresight

My preliminary contributions to the NATO Strategic Foresight Online Workshop. I have no appointment or connection to NATO or the Transformation Command. This workshop is open to the public without restriction. Characteristics of the Future Threats & Possibilities Economic Considerations Environmental Considerations Human Considerations I & II Political Considerations Technology Considerations Strategic Foresight I & …

Chuck Spinney: Cartographic Games Divorced from Reality – Daniel Neep on The Middle Eastern Example

Below is a brilliant essay that shows how cartographic hallucinogenics can capture one’s Orientation and create an incestuously amplifying* decision cycle that disconnects a “policy” maker from real world. * Note to new readers: For an explanation of how “incestuous amplification” operates to disconnect a decision maker from the exigencies of the real world read my essay, Incestuous …

Proposed Open Source Everything Sub-Categories

With over 1,000 pages already rostered under the Category open, we see a need to agree upon and implement a sub-categorization scheme that will help group related personalities, projects, technologies, and goals. Below is a list of proposed sub-categories offered for discussion (will post this bit to social media): Open Cloud & Spectrum Open Collaboration …

Open Power: Revolution Now! Non-Violently — for Electoral Reform Act of 2015 in Time for 2016

Revolution Now – Non-Violently – for Electoral Reform in 2015 Want an Honest Government Of, By, and For We the 99%? Here’s How. Robert David STEELE Vivas (Native-Born Bi-Lingual Pissed-Off Latino Activist) I cannot stress this enough: whatever your issue, however righteous and important it might be, it will never get a fair hearing as …

Robin Good Enhanced: Top Journalism Tools

This is a great curated collection of tools for journalists hand-picked by top communication and publishing professionals. Phi Beta Iota: This is so useful we have extracted all tools from all journalists and list and link them below the line. Categories include Cartography/Geospatial, Google Apps, Research, Smart Phone Apps, Twitter Apps, Workspace I – Apps, …