Jessica Clark, an author and futurist, leads Dot Connector Studio, where she champions social innovation at the crossroads of media and culture. In this conversation, she discusses her book on inclusive futures and the importance of diverse narratives in storytelling. Clark explores the challenges of misinformation in today's media landscape and the evolving roles of artists as creative entrepreneurs. She emphasizes the need for collaboration and intergenerational dialogue to drive innovation and redefine success in the arts.
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Storytelling Power
Recognize how stories shape perceptions and manipulate assumptions.
Take control of your own narrative and become media literate.
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Shifting Reality
The basis of reality shifts with technology, raising questions of truth and manipulation.
Consider the creator, viewer, and technology's role in capturing and verifying reality.
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Storytelling's Evolution
Storytelling has evolved beyond traditional forms and influences perceptions through tropes and frames.
Influencers manipulate systems by capturing audiences and exploiting existing narratives.
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In 'Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution', Howard Rheingold examines the potential of technology to augment collective intelligence. The book delves into how mobile devices and computer networks are used to organize collective actions, from protests and social movements to new forms of cooperation and community building. Rheingold discusses examples from around the world, highlighting both the benefits and dangers of these technologies, including their impact on democracy, civil liberties, and the coordination of activities by various groups, including activists and terrorists. The book emphasizes the importance of understanding how people use, resist, adapt to, and ultimately transform themselves and their communities through these technologies[1][3][4].
Beyond the Echo Chamber
Beyond the Echo Chamber
Jessica Clark
Tracy Van Slyke
The Death of the Artist
How Creators are Struggling to Survive in the Age of Billionaires and Big Tech
William DeRezowicz
Inframocracy
Inframocracy
Malka Older
The American replacement of nature
the everyday acts and outrageous evolution of economic life
William Irwin Thompson
Program or be Programmed
Ten Commands for a Digital Age
Douglas Rushkoff
In this book, Douglas Rushkoff argues that in a world increasingly mediated by software, it is crucial to learn how to program in order to maintain control over one's life. He outlines ten commands or ideas that highlight the biases of digital technologies and how these can be turned into advantages. Rushkoff advocates for a broader understanding of programming as a necessary literacy for the digital age, similar to reading and writing. The book is designed to help both technophobes and cyber enthusiasts navigate the complexities of digital media and its impact on society[1][2][5].
This week I speak with author, futurist, and strategist Jessica Clark of Dot Connector Studio. Jessica has honed her skills for decades on a path that’s carried her from AAAS to The Library of Congress to The Encyclopedia Britannica to the Center for Media and Social Impact to The New America Foundation to The Association of Independents in Radio and beyond, and now she oversees a refuge for social innovators working at the intersections of philanthropy, media, arts and culture, and futurism. We need dot connectors more than ever if we are to trace the shape of what’s emerging, and I look to Jessica as an example of how to weave research, experience design, production, strategy, and culture-building into something like the raft we need to make our way through vast uncertainty to thriving futures just over the horizon. In this episode we discuss the ideas shared in her book with Kamal Sinclair, Making A New Reality: A Toolkit for Inclusive Futures and how to rethink storytelling in new media.
0:00:00 - Teaser0:01:40 - Intro0:07:51 - Who is Jessica Clark?0:10:42 - “New Media” Means New Kinds of “Reality”0:15:18 - Storytelling & Social Power0:25:07 - Overcoming Groupthink / Problems in The Creative Economy0:32:39 - Fairness in New Media0:40:38 - What Do We Measure While Incubating Creativity?0:48:32 - Post-Institutional Credentials0:55:01 - How Do We Support “The Interstitionaries”?1:02:14 - Intergenerational Wisdom & The Value of Conflict to Truth1:08:59 - What Biases Do We Want?1:14:29 - The Future Voice of Fandom1:18:03 - Acknowledgements & Next Guest
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