We attended a great presentation at Intel about the emerging Data Economy. Some questions that Intel is considering include:
How will people be able to access and use their own data?
What are the unanticipated results of the Data Economy?
What is the value in creating and exchanging your data?
How does opening up data allow for new connections with other people?
Ken, the presenter, discussed various ways data is being collected, whether through social participation like Backyard Bird Counts, everyday entrepreneurs on Etsy, or as a result of civic malaise responses like Asthmapolis.
The Data Economy may provide new ways of approaching and creating social relationships. The efforts of loose networks could be combined to achieve common goals.
The video shown during the presentation involved a mixture of machine learning, APIs, and crowdsourcing and social processes. It's exciting to think about the implications of being connected to people with whom you actually have a lot in common, but your paths have never crossed. The video also showed the potential for a social life on overdrive - - where your data is orchestrating scenarios behind the scenes, making every possibility an opportunity.
But perhaps our data should not just connect us to people with whom we may have a shared agenda. Our data economy should also make us cross paths with 'the other' -- whether a person, perspective, neighborhood, event, or alternative reality. Thinking about a world monitored by a data economy that only gives us what we 'like' forgets that we also 'dislike.' And often, it's the uncomfortable and shocking experiences that make us ask questions, re-evaluate our perspective, or further open worldview.
I once passed through Denver on a road trip, stopping at the SAME Cafe, bringing grapes to a random vegan potluck, and dumpster diving behind the Naked Juice factory with a kid named Levi. While talking to a friend who grew up in Denver and intentionally no longer resides there, she stated, "You wouldn't want to live in Denver. Everyone is just like us."
Commonality is great, but I also hope that the Data Economy can facilitate acknowledging and engaging difference in the world.
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