Howard Rheingold is one of the world's foremost authorities on the social implications of technology. Over the past twenty years he has traveled around the world, observing and writing about emerging trends in computing, communications, and culture. One of the creators and former founding executive editor of HotWired, he has served as editor of The Whole Earth Review, editor-in-chief of The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog, and on-line host for The Well. He is also the author of several books, including Smart Mobs, The Virtual Community, Virtual Reality, and Tools for Thought, and teachs classes at Stanford and UC Berkeley. 

Session: Making the most of disruption