Industrial capitalism brought representative democracy, but with a weak public mandate and inert citizenry. The digital age offers a new democracy based on public deliberation and active citizenship.

Peering succeeds because it leverages self-organization—a style of production that works more effectively than hierarchical management for certain tasks.

Wherever you are, design your life. Live the values of your generation.

Business cannot succeed in a world that is failing.

To me, this is not an information age. It's an age of networked intelligence, it's an age of vast promise.

Leadership is happening, but it's not coming from the leaders of the old institutions. Everywhere you look, you see these extraordinary, sparkling new initiatives that are under way.

These kids [of the current generation] have no fear of technology ... sort of like I have no fear of a refrigerator.