What specific steps can lead us towards Educational Transformation?

11/11/2023 | carlosgoga | English, lovetopia | 1 Comentario

Transforming education to align with a Lovetopia-like vision involves creating learning environments and systems that nurture holistic development, creativity, and critical thinking. Here are specific steps towards this educational transformation: (más…)

Etiquetas: cambio, educación, innovación, lovetopía

What specific steps can lead us towards Economic Democracy and Universal Basic Income?

11/11/2023 | carlosgoga | English, lovetopia | 1 Comentario

Implementing economic democracy and a universal basic income (UBI) are significant steps towards creating a more equitable and sustainable society, as envisioned in a Lovetopia-like future. Here are specific steps to achieve this: (más…)

Etiquetas: cambio, democracia, lovetopía, tecnología

What specific steps can lead us towards Prioritizing Personal Well-Being?

11/11/2023 | carlosgoga | English, lovetopia | 1 Comentario

Prioritizing personal well-being is essential for creating a Lovetopia-like future where individuals lead fulfilling, balanced, and healthy lives. Here are specific steps to achieve this: (más…)

Etiquetas: bienestar, cambio, innovación, lovetopía

What specific steps can lead us towards Fostering Social Harmony?

11/11/2023 | carlosgoga | English, lovetopia | 1 Comentario

Fostering social harmony, a key aspect of the Lovetopia vision, involves creating an inclusive, respectful, and cohesive society. Here are specific steps towards achieving this:

• Promoting Inclusivity and Diversity: Actively working towards creating environments where diversity is celebrated and all individuals feel valued and included. This can involve diversity training, inclusive policies, and representation of diverse groups in media, politics, and business.
• Encouraging Empathy and Understanding: Implementing programs and initiatives that foster empathy, such as community dialogues, cultural exchanges, and empathy training in schools and workplaces.

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Etiquetas: cambio, innovación, lovetopía

What specific steps can lead us towards better Embracing Technological Advancements?

11/11/2023 | carlosgoga | English, lovetopia | 1 Comentario

Embracing technological advancements in a way that benefits society and aligns with the vision of a Lovetopia-like future involves several specific steps:

• Investing in Research and Development (R&D): Allocating resources towards R&D in key areas such as renewable energy, medical technology, and sustainable materials can lead to breakthroughs that have a positive impact on society and the environment.
• Promoting STEM Education: Encouraging education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from an early age can inspire future generations to innovate and develop new technologies.

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Etiquetas: cambio, innovación, lovetopía, tecnología

What specific steps can lead us towards Promoting Environmental Sustainability?

11/11/2023 | carlosgoga | English, lovetopia | 1 Comentario

Promoting environmental sustainability is a multifaceted goal that requires action at individual, community, and global levels. Here are some specific steps that can lead us towards this vision: (más…)

Etiquetas: cambio, innovación, lovetopía

La práctica de mindfulness: ¿qué es lo que entrenamos?

28/10/2021 | carlosgoga | cambio | No hay comentarios

Por lo general, los que practicamos mindfulness y meditación no tenemos mucha claridad sobre lo que estamos cuidando en nuestra experiencia interna y lo que estamos entrenando en nuestro cerebro. Sin embargo, esta claridad nos ayuda a comprender nuestra práctica desde la raíz, convirtiéndose en un aprendizaje clave que luego nos ayudará a mejorar y dirigir la práctica. (más…)

Etiquetas: amor, ayuda, cambio, corazón, innovación, love, oportunidad, siyli

AI is coming

04/07/2021 | carlosgoga | cambio, clase creativa, nuevas tecnologías, otra economía | 1 Comentario

Two years ago, I felt the need to update my own understanding regarding digital technology and the IT industry. I keep offering my 25-years point of view to businesspeople in a masterclass and it was maybe lacking some key points regarding “AI” (by “AI” I mean Artificial Intelligence).

I guess this sense of vacuum was watered by the reading of Yuval Noah Harari’s trilogy and his obsessive signaling of AI as the number one threat that we humanity face. At that time, the seeds of curiosity where already planted by two important movies that I enjoyed in 2014: Her and Transcendence.

Of course, my curiosity is not an easy one. I started in the digital industry in 1993 and I do not have much time neither patience for vaporware neither technology flashes, that orchestra of people overselling technology and its thousand naïve, isolated pitches. This maybe because I fully recognize that Amara’s Law is one of the particularly important rules of the industry: “We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run”. Last times that I made some similar efforts were with the arrival of smartphones and social networks in 2008, which I fully understood as a big inflection point; and with the irruption of sales pitches around blockchain and bitcoin in 2016, which I felt annoying and confusing.

So, this 2019, somehow, two opposite industry forces got my attention. On one hand, YouTube released a series of documentaries by the name of The Age of AI which fully opened my eyes and helped separating the wheat from the chaff. On the other hand, I found about Tristan Harris and his Center for Humane Technology, which I felt as nicely embodying my own journey and my own worries. One year later, the documentary The Social Dilemma was released. Both happenings feed up my curiosity and kicked off my will to better understand the state of the art of the industry as a whole and that of AI in specific. By the way, I strongly recommended these documentaries to you.

Following my rule of three, I chose three books. Finally, they resulted in three plus one. I felt to start by reading again a novel that would help to reframe the situation with some sweetness and magic. So, these were my choices. In total, four books, more than 1.500 pages with hundreds of margin notes and underlines, and lots of side reading and watching to deepen in those concepts, people and companies that were flowing in front of me: (más…)

Etiquetas: apple, cambio, crisis, emprendedor, empresario, facebook, google, innovación, microsoft, nuevo trabajo, oportunidad, peligro, RBU, renta básica, SiliconValley, SillaSofáZapatilla, tecnología, tsunami

Mi «nuevo yo» en esta «nueva normalidad»

26/05/2020 | carlosgoga | cambio, English, experiencias | No hay comentarios

Eso que llaman la «nueva normalidad» nos ha llegado, sin excepción, a todos y cada uno, con independencia de cómo hemos vivido estas últimas semanas o lo qué opinemos sobre el corona-virus, el gobierno o el resto de nosotros (la ciudadanía).

Esta «nueva normalidad» tiene algunas características directas e íntimas que facilita reconocer como el «nuevo yo» y que agrupo en dos «novedades fuera» y dos «novedades dentro».

Las novedades fuera (de ahí, F1 y F2) son las siguientes:

F1. una exigencia de DISTANCIA SOCIAL y la correspondiente obligatoriedad de llevar MASCARILLA cuando no es factible;
F2. una recomendación generalizada de NO TOCAR y de mantener una HIGIENE estricta;

Las novedades dentro (de ahí, D1 y D2) son estas:

D1. una exposición permanente a la CONFUSIÓN y a la FALTA DE COHERENCIA;
D2. una TORMENTA EMOCIONAL continua que a veces me arrastra al sufrimiento y la angustia, a veces a estados de alerta y tensión. (más…)

Etiquetas: cambio, corazón, crisis

Desde La Gran Distracción hacia La Gran Pausa

27/03/2020 | carlosgoga | cambio, crisis, experiencias | No hay comentarios

Oficialmente, ya llevo dos semanas en esto tan nuevo que llamamos cuarentena, confinamiento y distanciamiento social por el coronavirus. ¡Vaya experiencia inesperada para este mes de marzo de 2020!

Mis pequeños planes, como los de todos, han volado con estos aires que resoplan desde las carcajadas de la Vida. Las formaciones se cancelan o pasan a online (¡y a mi no me gusta nada nada el online!). El concierto de Snatam Kaur en Lisboa y las fallas en Valencia suspendidas. Y el largamente esperado lanzamiento de The School of We lo hemos tenido que abortar.

Y además, como si de un genio «cumple-deseos» se tratase, yo que empezaba a quejarme de que tanto viajar y tanto movimiento me estaba pesando y afectando, ya llevo 14 días consecutivos «anclado» en el mismo lugar… ¡algo que no sé ni pensar ni recordar cuántos años hacía que no ocurría! «Cuidado con lo que deseas, amigo» escuché ayer durante una peli de Netflix. (más…)

Etiquetas: amar, amor, cambio, crisis