The opening scene of "The Ministry for the Future" by Kim Stanley Robinson is a powerful and harrowing depiction of a catastrophic heatwave in India - where temperatures specifically reach critical …
Market Pivot or Inflection Point? Blockchain Storage Utilization, Data Inscription, and the Exponential Growth of Storage Blocks
Is the blockchain primarily a storage of value technology or an infrastructure for the storage of information? Or both in unequal parts (or equal measure)? And does this issue represent a business …
Anatomy of a Cyber-crypto Heist: $22 Million in Crypto Lifted from Blockchain-based Gala Games
We continue to track notable convergences in the Global Gaming Ecosystem - like our recent analysis of North Korea’s ‘Moonstone Sleet’ hacking group using a fake tank game for ransomware attacks. In …
The Materials Genome Initiative (MGI): A Paradigm Shift in the Discovery, Development, and Deployment of New Materials
Think of the infrastructure and architecture of the Human Genome Project, then apply it to the acceleration of our "understanding of the fundamentals of material science, providing a wealth of …
Exponential Technologies and the Future of Digital Self-Sovereignty
The convergence of exponential technological disruption with digital self-sovereignty could lead to a redefinition of personal and collective agency - and will likely profoundly transform industries …
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Exponential, Convergent Material Science Innovation is the Primary Driver of Global, Strategic Competitive Advantage
In 2023, OODA Loop contributor Scott Nuzum (SVP at Chicago-based Innovyz USA) contributed a foundational OODA Loop Original Analysis post - Five Exciting Breakthroughs in Materials Science. Over the …
Is the Sociotechnical Geopolitical Future – and War? – Converging in the Islands and Territories of the Pacific and Oceania?
One learns to stay open to what John Cage, William Burroughs, and Brion Gysin characterized as "chance operations," integrating the role of chance and serendipity into one's scenario planning …
Artificial Intelligence, The Metaverse, Compute, and The Future of Digital Identity Frameworks
The title of this post says it all: you will find here an OODA Loop original analysis of Artificial Intelligence, The Metaverse, Compute, and The Future of Digital Identity Frameworks as part of our …
A Generational Shift: The Global Gaming Ecosystem as Attack Surface and Point of Entry
In the April 2023 OODA Network Member Meeting discussion - The DoD Discord Leak and the Future of Security Measures - there was the realization that" we have this generational shift that is going on …
The Blockchain-based Root Name System (RNS) is Poised to Swap Out Traditional Domain Name Systems (DNS)
The blockchain-based Root Name System (RNS) leverages blockchain technology to manage domain names in a decentralized manner - and is the core design and technical element of our recent …