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Utopia for Realists

Dutch historian Rutger Bregman makes a compelling case for money for nothing.

Utopia for Realists is an accessible, modern read that makes a case for some pretty dramatic shifts in global economic policy without the baggage that usually weighs down that kind of talk. It reminds you of the freedom and hope that can come from embracing sensible new ideas that just happen to have radical implications. 

So what is this utopia?
In a nutshell… Universal Basic Income (UBI), a 15-hour workweek, and open borders.

Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World by Rutger Bregman, 2017 at Bookshop.org
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The Conference, Sweden 2016

I came to The Conference in Malmö, Sweden as a user experience designer in transition and found it not just inspiring but profound and moving, even tearing up a few times. This past year I’ve been following a a few vague, disparate leads looking for a more holistic vision of design which amazingly materialized at this one gathering. It felt like thee new new and the most interesting potential future to be a part of.

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