The Hybrid Reality Institute
A Research and Advisory Group Focused on Human-Technology Co-Evolution and Its Implications for Global Business, Society and Politics
Research
The Hybrid Reality Institute explores human-technology co-evolution and geotechnology, and their implications for society, business and politics.Salons
The Hybrid Reality Institute hosts invite-only brainstorming salons around the world on the future of commerce, education, health and other relevant topics.Advisory
The Hybrid Reality Institute uses scenario planning, innovation labs and other tools to advise clients on market conditions and innovative product design.
News and Events
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Technology Will Take on a Life of Its Own
Ayesha and Parag Khanna write the lead essay for the Foreign Policy magazine issue titled “The Future is Now”. What will the world look like in 2025? Much like today, only faster, driven by more complex diplomacy, high-risk economic density, a whole new kind of destructive proliferation — and robot chauffeurs.
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San Francisco – Technology’s Double-Edged Sword
The biggest challenge we face is how to direct and constrain the impact of technology to positive ends only, an extremely difficult proposition since every technology can be used for either justice/injustice; security/terrorism; democracy/dictatorship. On August 3rd, the Hybrid Reality Institute held a salon in San Francisco where participants discussed how to proactively steer new technologies away from evil.
