[event] Jason Potts – Institutional Acceleration: Theory and Applications
June 29 12:00 - 13:00 UTC+1
Speaker: Jason Potts is an evolutionary and institutional economist who specializes in economic dynamics and innovation in the digital economy, with a focus on the consequences of AI and blockchain technology. He works on the theory and policy of contribution systems, innovation commons, cryptoeconomics, creative industries and economic complexity. He is an editor of the Journal of Institutional Economics.
Description: New digital technologies now enable innovation directly in economic institutions, an evolutionary process that Potts calls ‘institutional acceleration’. This talk will review the theory of i/acc and discuss several case studies in the context of Saudi economic transformation (Vision 2030), new high-speed low-IP innovation systems emerging in Chinese cities, and new financial technologies for ecological regeneration to transform voluntary contributions into capital.
Organizer: Thibault Schrepel, Associate Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (ALTI).
Format: Jason Potts will give a 30-minute talk, followed by a discussion moderated by Dr. Thibault Schrepel and a Q&A with the audience.