Are You Ready for the Great Reshuffle?

Announcing our latest video: "The Future of Cities"

“All of our old models are collapsing. Information flow is accelerating so fast that we don’t know what’s going on most of the time. We’ve got to learn to put a lot of things in the “maybe” state and keep open minds.”

~ Robert Anton Wilson

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“We have seen over the last ten years almost an infinite and exponential change in so many aspects of our life.”

~ Jim O’Shaughnessy

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As a listener to the show, you will be familiar with Jim’s thesis of The Great Reshuffle, an umbrella term for the series of societal paradigm shifts propelled by rapid technological advancement.

This is a BIG topic (some would say infinite). The Great Reshuffle touches every facet of our lives, from where we live to how we work, play and communicate.

Faced with such seismic change, legacy institutions are choosing to stick their head in the sand. Even as the old models collapse, the knee-jerk deference to the default way of doing things is a powerful impulse.

With their reticence comes YOUR opportunity. The gatekeepers are losing their grip. As time, space, and geography collapse, the vast expanse of the internet is becoming a playground in which anyone, anywhere, can unleash their potential.

For those who truly understand The Great Reshuffle—what it is, what it means, and where it’s going— the opportunities in our new world are unlimited.

Our ongoing YouTube series is designed to give you everything you need to navigate the changing world.

Previous episodes (available here) have explored the “how” and “why” of The Great Reshuffle and introduced some of its key concepts, such as network effects, variance amplification and leverage.

In the upcoming weeks, we’re shifting focus to the future of work. Over a series of videos (each a different segment of a larger narrative), Jim will guide you through the evolution of work, the impact of technology, the potential for disruption in old industries like publishing, the opportunities available to those with an “owner mentality”, and more.

The first video in this series, The Future of Cities, is now available. Jim explores how cities, built around a model of work that long predates the digital era, are transforming and what the successful cities of the future may look like.

Enjoy, and stay tuned for more!