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In this age of digital, a critical design point is the architecture of systems (socio-economic, technological, political). If everything can become digital (can be represented as a number) then the relation of that thing to other things becomes very abstract. We begin to think in terms of classes and instances, and how they could interact with other classes. And we risk losing track of the fact that we're thinking abstractly about things that affect real people in this real world. This blog is about the architecture of systems. And how architecture affects the real world.
        

Thursday, December 5, 2002

Why Decentralization, SuperNova Conference weblog
Decentralization is a big word. It's not one of those catchy buzzphrases the market research firms churn out, so its meaning may not be immediately obvious. But it's vitally important. I'm convinced decentralization is a crucial concept for the next wave of technology and business developments. That's why it's the focus of Supernova.

I tried to explain what decentralization means and why it's important in a recent essay.
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by Kevin Werbach: an independent technology analyst, author, and organizer of the Supernova conference.
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