Technologist, writer, futurist systems thinker, photographer, educator: Building frameworks for our future of augmenting human intellect (thank you, Doug Engelbart) through technology coupled with the human imagination.https://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3ml4kr3ecwc2aThe answer to any meaningful question isn't an answer. It's possibilities. Engelbart showed us the vision in the 60s. AI gives us the tools to complete his vision. https://bit.ly/returnofthecreator @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social #ThirdWAI #Engelbart #AIAugmentation"05 May 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4kr3ecwc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3mkpzskb7ns2a"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." (Clarke) Magic is also how you control people. My latest blog on Engelbart, magic, and systems. https://bit.ly/systemstrikesback @hrheingold.bsky.social @edufuturist.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social #ThirdWAI #Engelbart #AIAugmentation https://open.substack.com/pub/augmentingintelligence/p/the-system-strikes-back30 Apr 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpzskb7ns2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3mk3tk7puis2rWe are living with a punchcard mentality, stuck in an industrial paradigm. I'm launching my new Substack to explore a "third way" and how AI can become an optimized thinking partner. The first four posts are up. augmentingintelligence.substack.com @hrheingold.bsky.social @edufuturist.bsky.social https://augmentingintelligence.substack.com22 Apr 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3tk7puis2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3mgs4ofazcs2eHow we can use AI to make teaching more human. The last in my "Building New Learning" Series is up at: wp.me/p8nV8X-Ak @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-Ak11 Mar 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgs4ofazcs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3mgfeckf6mc2pThe challenge of creating an AI transition while trapped between systems of student expectations and administrative requirements. My latest blog is at: wp.me/p8nV8X-Ah @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-Ah06 Mar 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfeckf6mc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3mfmeeob7os25Students need to learn to use AI as a partner if they don't want to be replaced by it. My latest blog: Teaching Augmented Humanity is up at: wp.me/p8nV8X-Ad @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social @mcorbettwilson.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-Ad24 Feb 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmeeob7os25https://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3meyeogsi3c2dWe need to get past the mimicry trap in education if we hope to prepare students for living in an AI-dominated world. My latest blog: wp.me/p8nV8X-A6 @edufuturist.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-A616 Feb 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyeogsi3c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3mej3nldmxs2iWe are training our students to be clarinet players when what we should be training them for is to be conductors. My latest blog: wp.me/p8nV8X-A2 @edufuturist.bsky.social @mcorbettwilson.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-A210 Feb 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3mej3nldmxs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3mczbozvbnc24Why we should prioritize the humanities in an age AI. My latest blog "The is No Why in AI": wp.me/p8nV8X-zZ @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social @mcorbettwilson.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-zZ22 Jan 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczbozvbnc24https://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3m5luff52zc2yHow does just using AI pull you into the next writing paradigm? Follow me down the rabbit hole in my latest blog: wp.me/p8nV8X-zR @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @mcorbettwilson.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-zR14 Nov 2025 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5luff52zc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3m4ve6752rs24One of the key challenges in thinking about how to approach and understand AI is that we have taken a left turn from Enlightenment principles such as those of Kant and Condorcet. My latest piece explores that: wp.me/p8nV8X-zM @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-zM05 Nov 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ve6752rs24https://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3m3sglfgug224We need to democratize critical thinking skills. AI could help us teach it to the next generation better. My latest blog: wp.me/p8nV8X-zJ @edufuturist.bsky.social @mcorbettwilson.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-zJ22 Oct 2025 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3sglfgug224https://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3lzocpllhxdujHow systems and culture clash to create academic dishonesty, and how we should be using AI to overcome this reality. My latest blog: https://ideaspaces.net/the-end-of-academic-dishonesty/ @edufuturist.bsky.social @mcorbettwilson.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social 25 Sep 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzocpllhxdujhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3lyikopi7zk2rWith AI, critical inquiry becomes more important than ever. My latest blog: wp.me/p8nV8X-zt @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @mcorbettwilson.bsky.social @mahabali.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-zt10 Sep 2025 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyikopi7zk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3lxzfr736m22rUsing AI to augment my workflow in redesigning my courses for an AI world. My latest blog is at: wp.me/p8nV8X-zn @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social @mcorbettwilson.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-zn04 Sep 2025 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzfr736m22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3lvbfzd5cls2aThe new digital divide is not AI, it's thinking and imagination. The last post in my Maker World Series of blogs: wp.me/p8nV8X-zh @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social @narphorium.bsky.social @c-engelbart.bsky.social @jeffjarvis.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-zh31 Jul 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbfzd5cls2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3lv6s5guqec2aUsing AI to lower technological barriers to enable humans to truly make their own worlds. My latest blog: wp.me/p8nV8X-zd @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @narphorium.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social @mcorbettwilson.bsky.social @jeffjarvis.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-zd30 Jul 2025 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv6s5guqec2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3lv2ccep5ck2hHow technology democratizes creativity and how AI opens the door to a Maker World (part 1 of 3). My latest blog: wp.me/p8nV8X-za @edufuturist.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social @mcorbettwilson.bsky.social @jeffjarvis.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy https://wp.me/p8nV8X-za28 Jul 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv2ccep5ck2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3ltk2utg7yk2jHow AI augments how we create with technology in unexpected creative directions. My latest blog: wp.me/p8nV8X-z6 @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social @jeffjarvis.bsky.social @c-engelbart.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-z609 Jul 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltk2utg7yk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3lrj73fxgh22uHow I used AI to upgrade my college class to be more AI-relevant quickly and easily. My latest blog is at: wp.me/p8nV8X-z2 @edufuturist.bsky.social @mcorbettwilson.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-z213 Jun 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrj73fxgh22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3lqafzubbyk2lWe construct our technological realities. How we construct AI is no exception. My latest blog proposes Five Principles to get it right wp.me/p8nV8X-yY @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @mikecaulfield.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social @mcorbettwilson.bsky.social @jeffjarvis.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-yY28 May 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqafzubbyk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3lnl3c6zofc2kWhat is the purpose of creative pain in an age of AI? My latest blog struggles with that question: wp.me/p8nV8X-yQ @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy @mcorbettwilson.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social https://wp.me/p8nV8X-yQ24 Apr 2025 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnl3c6zofc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3lma5wvvsnk2sAre we ever going to embrace digital canvases and start thinking outside the paper box? My latest blog: "Unflattening Ideas" (https://ideaspaces.net/unflattening...) @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social @scottmccloud.bsky.social @nsousanis.bsky.social @xkcd.com07 Apr 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3lma5wvvsnk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3ljnft7qqhk2fHow our current copyright regimes shackle our ability to leverage, share, and analyze ideas (and what we can do to fix them). My latest blog: https://ideaspaces.net/unshacklinginnovation/ @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social @mcorbettwilson.bsky.social @jeffjarvis.bsky.social05 Mar 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnft7qqhk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3liwm6l7z6227What do shows like #Silo and #Severance tell us about the power of seeing? Can AI help us climb out of our own information siloes? My latest blog: https://ideaspaces.net/escapingthesilo/ @edufuturist.bsky.social @jeffjarvis.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social @narphorium.bsky.social24 Feb 2025 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3liwm6l7z6227https://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3lieqc4ugps2tWe are still looking for AI's #durablemutation. My latest blog post at: https://ideaspaces.net/unifinishedevolution/ @hrheingold.bsky.social @narphorium.bsky.social @edufuturist.bsky.social @hegland.bsky.social17 Feb 2025 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3lieqc4ugps2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3lhtkeflrjk2jWhat is the future shape of AI? Humanized, decentralized computing like the PC revolution or the HAL 9000 vision? My latest blog: https://ideaspaces.net/the-ai-revolution-will-be-small/ @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social @mcorbettwilson.bsky.social @c-engelbart.bsky.social10 Feb 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhtkeflrjk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3lgssgnueyk26I have been exploring what a post-book world might look like in the context of AI. @jeffjarvis.bsky.social Gutenberg Parenthesis coupled with my AI work inspired a recent blog https://ideaspaces.net/liberating-ideas/ about extracting ideas from books. @edufuturist.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social28 Jan 2025 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgssgnueyk26https://bsky.app/profile/ideaspaces.bsky.social/post/3kk7df7hsay25We are at the beginning of mass AI. We should consider the possibilities instead of mourning compromised systems. The mass adoption of the PC is the best futuring guide. See my blog at: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/beginning-tom-haymes-ftpnc/ @edufuturist.bsky.social @mcorbettwilson.bsky.social @hrheingold.bsky.social30 Jan 2024 14:11 +0000at://did:plc:ek5ylm6f2det27v3bm4bceth/app.bsky.feed.post/3kk7df7hsay25