The rise of information networks

By Martin Recke

A recap of NEXT24 through the lens of networks and their rise, from computers to the brain, from democracy to energy.

After Facebook: the explosion of parallel social worlds

By Adam Tinworth

While the big social platforms are in no danger of dying, there's growing evidence that people are starting to create more private, smaller online spaces for themselves. And there's good evolutionary reasons why that's happening.

Peter Hinssen: the network always wins

By Adam Tinworth

Our marketplaces are becoming networks, and so our companies need to become networks to survive, argues New Normal author Peter Hinssen

Martin Ott: disruptive messages and lightweight relationships

By Adam Tinworth

Facebook is turning your friends into content matchmakers, but brands who see Facebook Pages as destinations are rather missing the point, says Martin Ott

Where be dragons? In the network…

By Adam Tinworth

The power of networks is that they can amplify one person's actions greatly. The rail network gave individuals power over thousands of travellers. How much more powerful is the internet?

The Future of the Network – and the History of the Computer

By Adam Tinworth

NEXT Berlin has kicked off with two very different keynotes – but with linking themes. René Obermann –…