Show: 022 Top Priority Podcast | Technophobia

Host: Duane Lester, Manager of Issue Education, Grassroots Leadership Academy

Guests: Taylor Barkley, Program Officer of Technology & Innovation, Stand Together

• The Stand Together vision for Technology & Innovation recognizes: min [6:12]
• Technology and innovation have been a force for good throughout human history.
• For the benefits to humanity to continue we need a policy and cultural framework friendly to innovation.
• How do we apply the Stand Together Community VISION—to break barriers that stand in the way of people realizing their potential—to Tech & Innovation? min [22:24]

History demonstrates people are capable of extraordinary things when they have the opportunity to learn, contribute, and succeed. * How our Community views Technophobia through the lens of the first mutually-reinforcing principle—Equal Rights. min [28:10] * How our Community views Technophobia through the lens of the second mutually-reinforcing principle—Mutual Benefit. min [32:20] * How our Community views Technophobia through the lens of the third mutually-reinforcing principle—Openness. min [45:12] * How our Community views Technophobia through the lens of the fourth mutually-reinforcing principle—Self-Actualization. min [48:25]

Additional Resources

• Ep 010 Top Priority | Tech and Innovation
• Arthur Diamond on Openness to Creative Destruction on EconTalk with Russ Roberts
• Openness to Creative Destruction: Sustaining Innovative Dynamism by Arthur Diamond
• Pessimists Archive
• Like It or Not, Automation is Comingby Erica Jedynak & Taylor Barkley
• Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid: Changing Feelings about Technology from the Telegraph to Twitterby Luke Fernandez
• Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Lifeby Nir Eyal
• Diving into The Shallowsby Taylor Barkley
• THE upload | A tech, policy, and culture blog from the Stand Together community
• The Stand Together Community