Trust – a Tale of Two Worlds – part 4.

Trust When we think of trust and what it means, we quickly realize it encompasses many things. In the natural world, we use the word “trust” to: Interpret what people say Describe behaviors Decide if we feel comfortable sharing data Indicate whether we feel other...

Trust – a Tale of Two Worlds – part 3.

Trust frameworks. Enter the trust framework – the digital version of a social contract. The trust framework is an online document that publishes the tools and rules together with an assessment and enforcement infrastructure that operationalizes them. In most cases the...

Trust – a Tale of Two Worlds – part 2.

Identity The effectiveness of a social contract at its core depends on identity. A recent poll on Presidential popularity demonstrates the point. There was a significant difference in approval ratings across recent polls based on whether the respondent was identified...

Trust – a Tale of Two Worlds – part 1.

Our digital world is becoming more and more intertwined with our natural world. We transact with digital currency. We buy goods sight unseen through digital storefronts. Our world view is formed by digital news outlets and social interactions from around the globe....