"I want all of us to build a world where we in the future and our descendants are as fantastically well off compared to today as we are compared to the past."

In this conversation, we talk with Jason Crawford, the founder of Roots of Progress. Roots of Progress is an organization promoting the history of technology and industry, and the philosophy of human progress.

We talk with Jason about the three layers of progress, how much better the world is now vs. 100 years ago, the space race, knowledge creation, and so much more!

Take a listen to this episode to understand the importance of understanding the role progress has played in our past and how important it is in building the future.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Build The Future

Links

• Roots of Progress Institute

• Jason
• Roots of Progress
• Young Scholars Program

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My long term goal is to create a world where people can start countries. Like they start companies today.

In this conversation, we talk with Patri Friedman (@patrissimo), the founder of Pronomos Capital where they're supporting the development of charter cities and new forms of governance. In doing so, they're building the future of how new cities are created, how they're run, and how they innovate.

Key Ideas

• Law as Code, Cities as Product — Similar to code, law can operate as an open source library or database of the best laws that people around the world are continually contributing to and adapting. As a result, the cities and governments that are built off of these laws will be best positioned to serve their people.
• Everything as Insurance — In these charter cities, insurance would be used as a way to control who is allowed to visit the city. Everyone may buy liability insurance based on the risk they pose given their past history, psychological profile, and assets they own. Rather than being discriminatory, the efficiency of markets could make this a very accurate model reducing and providing compensation for any harm or damage that occurs.
• Markets Eating the World — By creating more markets, such as a market for governments, competition between different ways of doing things will arise which forces those who want to be at the forefront to optimize and improve their solutions.

Mentioned in this conversation

• Follow Patri on Twitter (@patrissimo)
• Pronomos VC
• Charter Cities Institute

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Build The Future

Links

• Pronomos Capital
• Patri Friedman — Pronomos biography

• @patrissimo
• Charter Cities Institute

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We had a unique understanding and we said, okay, we're going to rebuild healthcare software, but we're not going to make it look like traditional healthcare software. We're going to make it feel like platforms these people already use. And more importantly, we're going to make it so easy and flexible and affordable for them that it just becomes a no brainer.

In this conversation, we talk with Goke Olubusi, the founder and CEO of Helium Health. Goke describes clinics where access to technology and familiarity with it are constraints, and how his team at Helium Health works within existing tools and behaviors to reshape healthcare.

The next question seems to be how?

Due to his extensive knowledge of the African market gathered from previous startups, Goke knew he had to work within people’s existing behaviors. While access to technology and the skills to use it are both constraints, he recognized that most people have a smartphone and are familiar with programs like Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp. From there, Goke shares how he specifically developed a new healthcare software that can be used on a smartphone and has a similar interface to apps people already know.

Key Ideas

• Data-driven decision making: Goke envisions healthcare in Africa and other markets being driven entirely by data and technology. Collecting and analyzing data rather than storing thousands of paper files would allow hospitals in Africa to analyze things such as when they are busiest and need to allocate the most resources, where they are losing money and where they could be more efficient.
• Digital Infrastructure: In order to enable this, Helium is building the digital infrastructure for hospitals. This is a collection of data and metrics that is built on top of the existing infrastructure of smartphones that already exists. Hospitals can then easily access and use this data to operate more efficiently.
• Telemedicine: Similar to other countries, the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the use of telemedicine in Africa. Before coronavirus, Hospitals were not very interested in telemedicine, but they are now looking for a solution because they have never thought of operating virtually and their revenue is down 80% to 90%.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Build The Future

Links

• Helium Health
• Goke Olubusi — Helium leadership

• @thisgokeboysef
• Twitter

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"What we're really trying to accomplish is, providing another tool for one of these step changes. Something where we go from an expensive & manual process to one that's highly automated to enable the next generation of machines."

In this conversation, we talk with Ryan Dunn the CEO of Mantis Composites.

Mantis Composites has developed a 5-axis, 3D printer for carbon fiber parts. In the development of this technology, they're helping usher in the next step change in materials innovation. Innovation that will enable the technologies of tomorrow to be built more efficiently and affordably — technologies like rockets, satellites, hyper-cars, and planes.

In this conversation, we talk about the step changes throughout history; Ryan's most anticipated technologies and their implications; and the role that government can play in helping foster the development of these frontier technologies.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Build The Future

Links

• Mantis Composites
• Ryan Dunn — Mantis leadership

• Ryan Dunn

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"To make cities affordable for everyone, it's a ridiculous mission. But it’s ridiculous on purpose, because it should drive us to work on this for the next 50 years."

In this conversation, we talk with Jon Dishotsky the CEO of Starcity.

Starcity builds intentional and sustainable co-living communities to help people find a place to call home in today's cities. In pursuit of their mission to make cities more accessible to everyone, Starcity is shaping the future of urban living, community, and sustainable development.

In this conversation, we talk about the trends around city living, the challenges of our individualism, and the role that cities can play in providing opportunity and community.

Mentioned in this conversation

• Starcity
• Raj Chetty and the Opportunity Atlas
• Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill
• Study: 48% of people have < 1 close friend
• What people regret on their deathbeds
• The Israeli Kibbutz
• The Japanese Ryokan
• US Communes
• Conversation between Elon Musk and Joe Rogan on Space X
• Michael Phelps: Winning as a team vs. winning solo.
• Y Combinator
• Schlep Blindness by Paul Graham

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

Links

• Starcity — Y Combinator company profile
• Raj Chetty
• The Opportunity Atlas
• Schlep Blindness — Paul Graham

• Jon Dishotsky
• LinkedIn
• Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill
• Study: 48% of people have < 1 close friend
• What people regret on their deathbeds
• The Israeli Kibbutz
• The Japanese Ryokan
• US Communes
• Conversation between Elon Musk and Joe Rogan on Space X
• Y Combinator

• Winning as a team
• winning solo

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In this conversation, we talk with Kelly Smith the CEO of Prenda. Prenda is a new type of school — called a microschool — that blends in-person interaction and technology to create personalized learning programs for kids that focuses on mastery and responsibility.

We talk about alternative education models, growth mindset, and how Prenda is working to develop the next generation of empowered learners.

Mentioned in this conversation

• Growth Mindset
• The Inner Game of Tennis
• Kelly's article on taking the red or blue pill when it comes to education.
• Principles by Ray Dalio
• Acton Academy
• Khan Academy
• Mystery Science

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Build The Future

Links

• Prenda — company and Kelly Smith founder story
• Khan Academy
• Mystery Science
• Acton Academy

• Kelly Smith
• Growth Mindset
• The Inner Game of Tennis
• Kelly's article
• Principles
• Mystery Science

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In this conversation, we talk with Tyler Shaddix the CPO of GoGuardian. They provide thousands of K-12 schools with the technology they need to create safe and effective digital learning environments.

We talk about how Tyler ended up at GoGuardian, the incentives in the K-12 system, digital learning technology, and how we can use data to create experiences that meet the needs of every student.

“Education is one of the best ways to change the world because you’re basically sculpting the next generation” - Tyler Shaddix

Mentioned in this conversation

- GoGuardian

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

Links

• GoGuardian
• Tyler at GoGuardian
• Tyler on LinkedIn
• GoGuardian Beacon
• UC Merced
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• American Association of Suicidology

• Tyler Shaddix
• Go Guardian products: classroom management tool, suicide prevention, and learning filter
• Build Bridges Before Kingdoms
• Elon Musk - Plan to colonize Mars
• Minimum Viable Product - MVP
• A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer

Thanks for listening to this episode of the Build the Future Podcast. This is a project by World's Fair Co. You can learn more at worldsfair.org.

Build the Future begins with a sense of wonder: the feeling that tomorrow could be different, and that we can help shape it. This short trailer introduces the show’s ambition to explore frontier technology, research and bold projects through conversations with the people pursuing them. It closes with an invitation to question the status quo and build the world we want to live in.

Chapters

00:00 Welcome to Build the Future

Thanks for listening to this episode of the Build the Future Podcast. This is a project by World's Fair Co. You can learn more at worldsfair.org.