How fiction helps us envision a more just future

<p>In episode no. 75 I speak with Jason Tashea, Consultant with the World Bank and Innovation Fellow at Vanderbilt University. We discuss:</p> <ul> <li>Jason’s motivation for his new project, ‘40 Futures’;</li> <li>the fine line between dystopian fiction and reality;</li> <li>Jason’s writing process and the ‘rules’ he set for himself in developing the project;</li> <li>’40 Futures’ topics including technological surveillance, improper use of alerts, bio-data, digital privacy laws, automated police vehicles, use of genetic material and ‘the metitentiary’!;</li> <li>‘Problem finding’ and ‘threatcasting’;</li> <li>the consequences and rights implications of technology or services;</li> <li>the principles that Jason shares that could guide development of technology;</li> <li>a real-world example Jason is working on with the World Bank;</li> <li>our short-term, quick fix approach compared to long term approaches;</li> <li>feeback he’s had from people outside the legal innovation community about the project;</li> <li>what popular TV shows like ‘Law and Order’ did for people understanding their rights;</li> <li>interdisciplinary collaborations to share information!!</li> <li>the ‘Justice Technology Association’ – mission and activities;</li> <li>update on changes to professional legal regulation in the USA;</li> <li>how to get people’s attention on these issues;</li> <li>Jason flipping the interview onto me; and</li> <li>Jason’s (non-!) definition of legal innovation.</li> </ul> <p>Proudly sponsored by Neota Logic </p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.justicetech.download%2Fp%2F40-futures-v100-read_me%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2aAsKS_lMtZ1u5OTu3UizB8kaDkAY8GUwjwM_YcqJY8kxuwBgazxQ6dps&h=AT3IauNpxp5StYnmjA2FRPHgeez2DolL4BoImiNrpNWqW2kOEa9ks0D12AoFFeFSiZTUk-ZyV_iGi8iLT2MYiMwC30A7aP9nFWkEZkQeMhUCOGrk0NoCSPyb0b3yt8CmFgTCLmyAQf9cTWueVOc"> ’40 Futures’</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.justicetech.download/?fbclid=IwAR2gAZ4rUC8SIu07dCeBCdKOHfSA5yaZnhRyK1f3P_GjUKDFmKC8V2Uwesw"> Justice Tec