Summary of Marty Neumeier's Metaskills

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 The battle between entropy and extropy is a life-and-death struggle. Individual lives end, but important life lessons are passed down through DNA. If evolution continues on its path towards increasing order, complexity, and beauty, entropy will slowly recede into the shadows.

#2 The transhumanists believe that humankind’s purpose is to accelerate evolution beyond its current biological limitations. They see modern-day humans as midwives in this process. The life forms that will take it from here will be human-machine combos and human-made biological beings.

#3 The Law of Accelerating Returns is the speed-up in the rate of evolution, with technical evolution picking up the slack for much slower biological evolution. The human brain is evolving on its own, and by studying mutations in our DNA, researchers have concluded that our genes are evolving considerably faster than they were in preagricultural times.

#4 We have so many huge, hairy problems today, but we shouldn’t forget that the tools and skills we’ve developed for the last era are inadequate to address the challenges of the next era.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669353959

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The battle between entropy and extropy is a life-and-death struggle. Individual lives end, but important life lessons are passed down through DNA. If evolution continues on its path towards increasing order, complexity, and beauty, entropy will slowly recede into the shadows.

#2

The transhumanists believe that humankind’s purpose is to accelerate evolution beyond its current biological limitations. They see modern-day humans as midwives in this process. The life forms that will take it from here will be human-machine combos and human-made biological beings.

#3

The Law of Accelerating Returns is the speed-up in the rate of evolution, with technical evolution picking up the slack for much slower biological evolution. The human brain is evolving on its own, and by studying mutations in our DNA, researchers have concluded that our genes are evolving considerably faster than they were in preagricultural times.

#4

We have so many huge, hairy problems today, but we shouldn’t forget that the tools and skills we’ve developed for the last era are inadequate to address the challenges of the next era.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The Robotic Age is a period of increasing human-machine collaboration made possible by information. It is a chaotic shift from one platform to the next, and it allows us to tinker with the very building blocks of life.

Insights from Chapter 3

#1

The Doblin Group, a think tank in Chicago, has identified ten areas where innovation can deliver an advantage to companies. These include the business model, networking, enabling processes, core processes, product performance, product systems, service, branding, and customer experience.

#2

The feudal system of the Middle Ages was replaced by democracy, but the latter has its own problems. The top one percent of Americans now takes home 25 percent of total income, while the bottom one