Echonomics Canvas Print

Echonomics was grown from Activate, Carrots and Sticks, and Breaking Self

The endless stream from recommendation engines, social networks and media outlets is creating a culture of division and short-sightedness.

Massive data mining and our insatiable need to be connected 24/7 is a recipe for disaster, as powerful algorithms serve our bias views back to us on a silver platter.

These systems allow advertisers, politicians and radical extremists to force-feed messages into the narrow silos of our deafening echo chambers – creating a feedback loop that reduces our ability to form empathy for those with different viewpoints.

And now with Amazon’s launch of “Personalize” (a fully managed AI-powered recommendation service), this is about to get out of control. Layer the inevitable AI voice assistants on top of this, and we will lose our self-will to the tools we are creating.

Emerging artist, Craig Tilley presents the Grapevine Wall, an interactive surreal journey that unfolds as the world struggles to solve the greatest threat humanity has ever faced. Craig Tilley is an artist, designer and social entrepreneur. As a designer and marketing professional with over 15 years of agency experience, his marketing and creative strategies have been uniquely refined through various successful projects with brands such as CNN, AOL/Time Warner, Home Depot and GE Power Systems. Craig led the design team for presentation services at Turner Broadcasting where his experience included corporate branding and network sales promotions, including �sweeps marketing� for new seasons of cable programming for Cartoon Network, Adult...