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Giovanni Rodriguez@giorodriguez
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Where I am from
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Where I am from
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Where I am from
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Where I am from
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Identity
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Latino
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Puerto Rican
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Spanish
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Jewish
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Italian
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Italian(Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti day!)
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Identity
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Identity
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Melting pot?
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I am a melting pot!
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I am a melting pot!(chances are, so are you)
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The diaspora opportunity
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No other social networks offer the same global reach--or commercial opportunity.” – The Economist (2011)
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The diaspora opportunity
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1. They speed the flow of information across borders.
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2. They foster trust inside networks.
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3. They foster trust between networks.
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3. They foster trust between networks (e.g., across borders).
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The diaspora opportunity
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A world without borders
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The diaspora opportunity
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A Latin America without borders
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The case for Latin America
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1. Growth of diaspora populations
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Since 1980, the worldwide émigré communityhas more than doubled: 250 million people.
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1. Growth of diaspora populations
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“More Chinese people live outside of mainland China than French people live in France.”
The Economist
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1. Growth of diaspora populations
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More immigrants in the US – and from more countries.
46 mm
53 countries
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2. Growth in global remittances
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2000 = 132 billion USD
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2. Growth in global remittances
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2000 = 132 billion USD
2012 = 529 billion USD
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3. Receivers and senders
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3. Senders + receivers.
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3. Senders + receivers.
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4. Receivers and senders
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“Receivers”MexicoBrazilGuyanaColombiaEcuadorPeruBolivia ParaguayPanamaNicaraguaHondurasGuatemalaDominican Republic
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4. Receivers and senders
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“Receivers”MexicoBrazilGuyanaColombiaEcuadorPeruBolivia ParaguayPanamaNicaraguaHondurasGuatemalaDominican Republic
“Senders”VenezuelaChileArgentinaUruguaySurinameCosta RicaBelize
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4. North/South dynamic
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4. North/South dynamic
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5. North to South
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Opportunity: “remittances writ large.” New varieties of many-to-many transnational transactions. Also: tourism.
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5. North to South
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5. North to South
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6. South to North
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Opportunity: new markets for many-to-many transnational commerce.
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6. South to North
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7. North and South
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Opportunity: new markets for many-to-many mentorship, cultural, consular, and commercial exchanges … beyond borders.
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7. North and South
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Example: The Latin American Diaspora Project (soon to launch)
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A Vision for Our Future
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social … it’s what makes “many-to-many” happen. And Latin-Americans are quite good at it (over-index on mobile and social networks).
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A Vision for Our Future
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A Vision for Our Future
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platforms … they are what enable us to discover and co-create other use cases.
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A Vision for Our Future
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A Vision for Our Future
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open … it’s what enables us to develop trust, to move beyond “borders,” and to remap the world.
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A Vision for Our Future
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A Vision for Our Future
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gracias
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A Latin America Without BordersWebCongress SF
May 8, 2014SocialxDesign
Giovanni Rodriguez@giorodriguez