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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>This may also be of interest in that connection… (responding to an earlier iteration of these ideas… (see also the discussion…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://gurstein.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/futureict-building-a-socio-economic-knowledge-collider-and-some-questions/">http://gurstein.wordpress.com/2011/01/07/futureict-building-a-socio-economic-knowledge-collider-and-some-questions/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> p2p-foundation-bounces@lists.ourproject.org [mailto:p2p-foundation-bounces@lists.ourproject.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michel Bauwens<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 05, 2013 2:03 AM<br><b>To:</b> p2p-foundation<br><b>Subject:</b> [P2P-F] Fwd: Synthesis - Google as God?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Greg Fisher</b> <<a href="mailto:greg.fisher@synthesisips.net">greg.fisher@synthesisips.net</a>><br>Date: Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 1:28 PM<br>Subject: Synthesis - Google as God?<br>To: Michel Bauwens <<a href="mailto:michelsub2004@gmail.com">michelsub2004@gmail.com</a>><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times","serif"'>Dear Michel, </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:mediumblue'>Google as God?</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'><br></span><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>"..</span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#333333'>strongly variable, highly complex systems cannot be properly managed by planning, optimization and top-down control. This calls for a fundamental paradigm shift.</span><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'>"</span></i><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>In this article, written by Dirk Helbing of ETH Zurich, Dirk looks at the fundamental tension between top-down surveillance and control in a global social system that is growing ever more complex and unstable. We need a paradigm shift, Dirk argues, to what he calls a "democratic, participatory market society". A thought-provoking essay from one of Europe's leading complexity theorists. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><a href="http://synthesisips.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5c4cc0cbd91536cfdc1561804&id=512d954081&e=6be045a7b0" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:red'>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "synthesisips.us4.list-manage.com" claiming to be</span></b> http://www.synthesisips.net/blog/google-as-god/</a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'><br><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%'>Best wishes,<br><br><br>Greg Fisher</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%'>Managing Director</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%'>Synthesis IPS</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%'>Check out our website: <a href="http://www.synthesisips.net" target="_blank">www.synthesisips.net</a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%'>Join us on twitter: <a href="http://synthesisips.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5c4cc0cbd91536cfdc1561804&id=38ebe00396&e=6be045a7b0" target="_blank">@synthesisips</a><br><br></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:150%'>p.s. if you would like to remain on our contacts database but would prefer to unsubscribe from blog notifications, you can do this by updating your profile <a href="http://synthesisips.us4.list-manage.com/profile?u=5c4cc0cbd91536cfdc1561804&id=6c5a6cfdf2&e=6be045a7b0" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>---------------------------<a href="http://synthesisips.us4.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=5c4cc0cbd91536cfdc1561804&id=6c5a6cfdf2&e=6be045a7b0&c=7f67463eb3" target="_blank"><br><br>Unsubscribe</a> me from Synthesis' contacts database.<br><br><a href="http://us4.forward-to-friend2.com/forward?u=5c4cc0cbd91536cfdc1561804&id=7f67463eb3&e=6be045a7b0" target="_blank">Forward</a> this email to a friend.<br><br><a href="http://synthesisips.us4.list-manage.com/profile?u=5c4cc0cbd91536cfdc1561804&id=6c5a6cfdf2&e=6be045a7b0" target="_blank">Update your profile</a>.</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-top:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><a href="http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=monkey_rewards&aid=5c4cc0cbd91536cfdc1561804&afl=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><o:p></o:p></span></a></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=monkey_rewards&aid=5c4cc0cbd91536cfdc1561804&afl=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=1 height=1 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.mailscanner.info/images/1x1spacer.gif"><o:p></o:p></span></a></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=monkey_rewards&aid=5c4cc0cbd91536cfdc1561804&afl=1" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><br><br clear=all><br>-- <br>P2P Foundation: <u><span style='color:blue'>http://p2pfoundation.net</span></u> - 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