いよいよ今月に迫ったWIRED Conference 2021と連動した週替りテーマでお届けしているSZメンバーシップ。そのDay3のテーマとなる「SELF+CARE」は、なぜ「自己（セルフ）」と「ケア」をプラスでつなぐのか、という問いから始まる。セルフが多層化して分人となっていく時代においてケアの技法とはいかなるものなのか？ 今週の編集長からのニュースレターは「SELF+CARE」を解題しながら、カンファレンスDay3の豪華登壇者とその見どころを…
We don’t just need an AV revolution — we need a design evolution
Building an autonomous vehicle without any changes in design is like building a cell phone with a rotary dial.
Sharing mobility data without compromising privacy
Innovative mobility options provide cities with opportunities to solve the last-mile transportation problem, and the data from these services has a range of uses, but there are valid privacy concerns.
3 questions startups must answer before taking on their largest competitors
Successful startups will inevitably draw the attention of incumbents. They will fight you, but if you are positioned well for the challenge there has never been a better time to prevail.
Ukraine’s crypto legislation is a step in the right direction
With corruption, unlawful asset seizures by politicians and the collapse of several of Ukraine’s prominent banks, it is only reasonable that the decentralized nature of Bitcoin appeals to the people.
The new era of education is high-tech and high-touch
As we return to school this fall, we can blend the best of technology with the best of the classroom experience.
Crypto liquidity is ready to eat cross-border payments’ lunch
Traditional foreign exchange companies will need to change their revenue models, which currently rely heavily on transaction fees, or risk becoming obsolete.
Facebook’s wearable glasses can succeed where Google Glass flopped
While Google tried to invent the design of its new glasses — using its imagination about what people wanted — Facebook leveraged a design that already has some certainties around it.
Why MPG should matter for electric vehicles
We already have a common denominator for the EV age: the kilowatt-hour. A familiar, tangible energy unit that gives us an apples-to-apples way to think about cost, efficiency and pollution.
コモンズは合意形成のツール以上にその主体を問う：SZ Newsletter VOL.101［DEMOCRACY］
有権者のたった1％の投票で決める自民党総裁選は、国家という壮大なるコモンズの失敗例なのだろうか？ 『WIRED』最新号では民主主義と合意形成の未来について紙幅を割いて特集している。そこには優先順位付投票制や液体民主主義といった新たな合意形成ツールの先に、「自律的意思をもった自己（セルフ）」という枠組みをいかに問い直すかという視座が含まれている。今週のSZメンバーシップのテーマ「DEMOCRACY」から最新号の読みどころをひも解く編集長からのニュースレ…