Inspirations and things I love

Acceleration Studies
I founded a monthly salon to discuss social impact of technology with leading technologists and futurists and helped coordinate several conferences related to futurism and the social impact of accelerating change in technology. I attended Singularity University in Summer 2012.

Singularity University
Acceleration Studies Foundation
Local Futurist Groups (including San Diego)

Co-working/Hackerspaces
I am a proud member of Noisebridge. For a hackerspace in your area, check out this directory of worldwide hackerspaces.

Intentional Community
I love intentional communities.

Open Innovation
Electronic Frontier Foundation with my friend Brad Templeton
Community Patent Review founded by my inspiring professor Beth Noveck
Creative Commons founded by the stellar Lawrence Lessig
Freedom of Science founded by my friend Joseph Jackson

Places to Get Cool Ideas
BIL/TED
Long Now Foundation
Institute for the Future
DLD
World Economic Forum at Davos

Groups and Conferences
BarCamp 
Ad-hoc un-conference gatherings, born from the desire for passionate people to share and learn in an open environment.

Berkeley Cybersalon 
Local group in Berkeley, California, that holds events to discuss futurist topics.

Cafe Scientifique/Science Cafe 
Monthly forums for understanding science issues, concepts, controversies.

DorkBot 
People "doing strange things with electricity." Maker culture. 

Mind Camp 
A self-organizing, digitally minded, entrepreneur-driven, overnight confab.

World Café
Discussion groups for "conversations that matter." 

World Future Society 
The oldest and largest futures network. 

Humanity+
Advocating the ethical use of technology to extend human capabilities.