THE END OF OBSOLESCENCE :THE WEB AS GROUND ZERO FOR THE POST-CONSUMER ECONOMY

I. How We Got Here II. A New Dynamic III.Rewiring the System •Redefine what is imaginable •Reshape demand •New relationship to information

THE END OF OBSOLESCENCE THE WEB AS GROUND ZERO FOR THE POST-CONSUMER ECONOMY by LANE BECKER & THOR MULLER PREVIEW I. How We Got Here II. A New Dynamic III.Rewiring the System I. HOW WE GOT HERE “ COLLAPSITARIAN ” Things are getting better GOOD NEWS! precisely because Things are getting worse CRASH! BOOM! UH OH. 350% TOTAL CREDIT MARKET DEBT AS A % OF GDP [...]... OF NO VALUE Text THOSE WHO MOVE VALUE AROUND THE GREAT COMPRESSION VALUE DESTRUCTION AT WORK OH SHIT! { “Job Losses Hint at Vast Remaking of U.S Economy http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/07/business /economy/ 07jobs.html?hp HITTING BOTTOM REBIRTH MARCO POLO 1254-1325 “BEATUS” MAP CATALAN ATLAS 1375 PTOLEMY 90-168 RISE OF THE MERCHANT CLASS THE AGE OF EXPLORATION THE RISE OF DEMOCRACY MANIFEST DESTINY ASPIRATIONAL... Redefine what is imaginable • Reshape demand • New relationship to information A THOUGHT EXPERIMENT THE DIAMOND AGE The Universal Copymachine Physics + Culture at the heart of the problem THE BUFFALO CULTURE Doing More in the Land of Less USING THE WHOLE ANIMAL THE WHOLE CUSTOMER Needs Transactions Emotions Ideas Expertise Engagement Quality Assurance Social Network