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Welcome to the Enter VR podcast! On this episode we are joined by Alison Raby and James Hanusa from Digital Raign. Check out the show notes below to get a preview of what we talked about.20: Intro: What is Digital Raign?1:40 Why is VR important for James and Alison?4:00 Envisioning the benefits and consequences of VR once it goes mainstream.7:40 How do you keep the VR industry in a trajectory where the technology is used for good?11:30 How can impact driven communities advance the progress of vr?13:00 Practical advice for people who want to get more involved with VR while paying the bills?18:00 What are the challenges of organizing communities around emerging technologies?23:40 Is there a formula to creating thriving communities?30:20 Parting thoughts and upcoming dates to keep in mind.Thanks to Alison and James for being true scholars and wizards of virtual reality and thank you for listening!Check out the links below to stay in touch with James and Alison.https://twitter.com/DigitalRaign https://www.digitalraign.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DigitalRaign/Song from intro:A new beginning by Kuplahttps://soundcloud.com/kuplasound/new-beginningsPlease support the artist!

Welcome to the Enter VR podcast! On this episode we are joined by Alison Raby and James Hanusa from Digital Raign. Check out the show notes below to get a preview of what we talked about. 20: Intro: What is Digital Raign? 1:40 Why is VR important for James and Alison? 4:00 Envisioning the benefits and consequences of VR once it goes mainstream. 7:40 How do you keep the VR industry in a trajectory where the technology is used for good? 11:30 How can impact driven communities advance the progress of vr? 13:00 Practical advice for people who want to get more involved with VR while paying the bills? 18:00 What are the challenges of organizing communities around emerging technologies? 23:40 Is there a formula to creating thriving communities? 30:20 Parting thoughts and upcoming dates to keep in mind. Thanks to Alison and James for being true scholars and wizards of virtual reality and thank you for listening! Check out the links below to stay in touch with James and Alison. <a href="https://twitter.com/DigitalRaign" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/DigitalRaign</a> <a href="https://www.digitalraign.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.digitalraign.com/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DigitalRaign/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/DigitalRaign/</a> Song from intro: A new beginning by Kupla <a href="https://soundcloud.com/kuplasound/new-beginnings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/kuplasound/new-beginnings</a> Please support the artist!

How to build real world communities around emerging tech featuring Alison Raby and James Hanusa

James &amp; Alison are building the future with exponential technologies like virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrencies with a genuine emphasis on true humanity creative connectivity.Alison Raby is co-founder and inclusion advocate at Digital Raign. She is a connector, facilitator, and serial entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience. She is a board member for The Virtual World Society and served on the Wisdom 2.0 early development team. Her current focus is on diversity/inclusion, socially conscious business, and research on augmented mindfulness through emergent tech.James Hanusa is a Venture Catalyst at Digital Raign, Ambassador at Esalen Institute, Futurist in Residence at Virtual World Society and Global Advisor at Burning man. James focuses on client engagement, partnerships, and organizational strategy. He is co-creating new models for urban innovation ecosystem development. These models include the combination of technology, finance, physical spaces, policy, civic engagement, and institutional partnerships. James participated in an environmental conference in Brazil in 2009, which impacted his vision for an organization that can foster a city-based innovation leadership partnership between the US and Brazil, learnings from which, can be applied in cities globally. This vision is grounded in cross-sector collaboration as the essential ingredient of our urban future.James’s background encompasses teaching social media at Ex’pression College and urban sustainability organizing for 350.org, Global Campaign for Climate Action, and others. He founded Change SF in 2009, a San Francisco-based citizen sustainability initiative. He is the former Green Economy Advisor to the Stakeholder Forum, the organizer of the Rio+20 Earth Summit; Co-Founder of Green Economy Think Tank; and a Fellow of Global Urban Development. His work on New Initiatives for the Burning Man Project is focused on special projects, program development, and ecosystem engagement. James’ previous professional experience includes roles in business development and strategic alliances for information technology and social media companies including Intel, SAP, PeopleSoft, and Garrigan Lyman. He holds an MBA in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and a BS in Marketing from Arizona State University.If you would like more information on James &amp; Alison check out the following links below:James LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshanusa/Alison LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonraby/Digital Raign - https://www.digitalraign.com/Impact Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1228586110525340/?pnref=storyHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry  - https://www.markmetry.com/

James &amp; Alison are building the future with exponential technologies like virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrencies with a genuine emphasis on true humanity creative connectivity. Alison Raby is co-founder and inclusion advocate at Digital Raign. She is a connector, facilitator, and serial entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience. She is a board member for The Virtual World Society and served on the Wisdom 2.0 early development team. Her current focus is on diversity/inclusion, socially conscious business, and research on augmented mindfulness through emergent tech. James Hanusa is a Venture Catalyst at Digital Raign, Ambassador at Esalen Institute, Futurist in Residence at Virtual World Society and Global Advisor at Burning man. James focuses on client engagement, partnerships, and organizational strategy. He is co-creating new models for urban innovation ecosystem development. These models include the combination of technology, finance, physical spaces, policy, civic engagement, and institutional partnerships. James participated in an environmental conference in Brazil in 2009, which impacted his vision for an organization that can foster a city-based innovation leadership partnership between the US and Brazil, learnings from which, can be applied in cities globally. This vision is grounded in cross-sector collaboration as the essential ingredient of our urban future. James’s background encompasses teaching social media at Ex’pression College and urban sustainability organizing for <a href="http://350.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">350.org</a>, Global Campaign for Climate Action, and others. He founded Change SF in 2009, a San Francisco-based citizen sustainability initiative. He is the former Green Economy Advisor to the Stakeholder Forum, the organizer of the Rio+20 Earth Summit; Co-Founder of Green Economy Think Tank; and a Fellow of Global Urban Development. His work on New Initiatives for the Burning Man Project is focused on special projects, program development, and ecosystem engagement. James’ previous professional experience includes roles in business development and strategic alliances for information technology and social media companies including Intel, SAP, PeopleSoft, and Garrigan Lyman. He holds an MBA in International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and a BS in Marketing from Arizona State University. If you would like more information on James &amp; Alison check out the following links below: James LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshanusa/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameshanusa/</a> Alison LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonraby/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonraby/</a> Digital Raign - <a href="https://www.digitalraign.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.digitalraign.com/</a> Impact Community - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1228586110525340/?pnref=story" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1228586110525340/?pnref=story</a> Humans 2.0 Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast</a> Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/markymetry" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/markymetry</a> Medium - <a href="https://medium.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://medium.com/</a>@markymetry Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9</a> Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/</a> LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/</a> Mark Metry - <a href="https://www.markmetry.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.markmetry.com/</a>

#60 - James Hanusa & Alison Raby | Impact of Exponential Future Technologies for Radical Human Transformation

Digital Raign is a conference that recently convened at Esalen with the intention of creating an "experiential ecosystem," dedicated to exploring the links between Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain Technology, and essential human nature. Co-founders Alison Raby, founder of Mariposa Search, LifeBeforeDeath and Co-Founder of Wisdompreneurs, and James Hanusa, cultural strategist, entrepreneur, and advisor to Burning Man, walk us through unchartered territory in this interview. If you're looking to learn about new technologies and holistic ways to relate to them, this talk will provide helpful information.

Alison Raby and James Hanusa on Digital Raign: VR, AR, AI, and emerging technology