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Perspectives
Long-form essays and interviews on AI, leadership, economic resilience, and the forces reshaping Canada, from Perry Kinkaide and the KEI Network community.
The Last Commons (Chapter Ten) The Concluding Reflections (Issue #267)
More technology, more information, more institutional management, government and more connectivity were expected to strengthen society. Yet many citizens today sense the opposite occurring: rising dis
The Lost Commons Episode Nine: The Creative Pivot
This audio episode looks at where human creativity still has an edge over automation, and what it takes to pivot toward that edge before it closes. (17min 21sec)
Fact or Fiction: Is the University of Alberta Acting with Integrity?
Fact or Fiction: Is the University of Alberta Acting with Integrity? Fact or Fiction: The University of Alberta is simply renovating Convocation Hall and respectfully relocating an old instrument. The
The Last Commons (Chapter Nine) The Creative Pivot: From Knowing to Intending (Issue #266)
That discussion marked a critical transition: from understanding the infrastructure of independence to confronting how that capacity is directed. As the series moves from Chapter Eight to Chapter Nine
The Lost Commons Episode Eight: The Independence Stack
This audio episode breaks down what real independence looks like layer by layer, and why relying on any single system for security is a bet most people don't realize they're making. (16min 48sec)
Fact or Fiction: When Words Disappear
Imagine waking one year from now with a slightly smaller vocabulary than you have today. Not dramatically smaller—just 338 words gone. After all, most of us rely on a relatively small core of language
The Last Commons (Chapter Eight): The Sovereignty Stack (Issue #265)
Chapter Eight of The Last Commons forces a sharper lens: independence depends not on intent, but on control. Energy, compute, and food form the underlying structure that determines whether individuals
The Lost Commons Episode Seven: The Attention Weapon
This audio episode looks at how attention itself has become a resource fought over and manipulated, and what that fight costs the people caught in the middle of it. (24min 07sec)
Fact or Fiction: Are Young Men Returning to Religion
Fact or Fiction: You’ll Be Back — Are Young Men Returning to Religion? In The Last Commons, I reflected on an ancient moment: humanity’s departure from the Garden of Eden. In that telling, Adam and Ev
The Last Commons (Chapter Seven): The Attention Weapon (Issue #264)
Yet beneath each lies a more fundamental struggle—one that is rarely named because it is difficult to measure and even harder to confront. Not attention as distraction, but attention as sovereignty: t
The Lost Commons Episode Six: The Great Rupture
This audio episode names the break point directly, the moment where old assumptions about work and value stop holding and something new has to take their place. (16min 53sec)
Fact or Fiction: Alberta’s Indigenous Population Wants Out
Alberta’s Indigenous Population Want Out The claim that Alberta’s Indigenous population “want out” is gaining traction in political and media conversations. It suggests a growing desire among First Na