I have had a long life of diverse experiences: A soldier in WWII, an interpreter in occupied Japan, a big city sports reporter, a scholar, a PhD mathematician, a scientist, a technological innovator, an engineer, an inventor, an entrepreneur, a business executive, an investor, an author, a public policy maven, and finally, culminating all these experiences: a social innovator.

STORY IN PICTURES

Alan F. Kay

The PURPOSE of the Website

This website is about "Solutions" that meet tough standards for making the world a better place. They were developed over the last 25 years by me and others, including Hazel Henderson, my partner. I call them "solutions" because their time has come. Most of them require very imaginative, major actions by governments/corporations/foundations, and in today's weird political climate, are just -- well -- off the table.

This moribund political climate may last many years. Here is a better viewpoint for the long haul. Seeking fair and honest legislation that if enacted would make the world a better place for everybody has in fact long been my hobby. Lawmakers, heavily beset by lawyers, economists, and lobbyists inflict on the American people and the world legislation that reflects their monstrous multiple struggles for power and money. Much worse than the camel that is the horse designed by a committee, the outcome does not reflect what the American people want when offered a large range of choices. Filing great legislation in a website is my "hobby". Power and money are way down my list.

As of 2007 this website describes 17 such innovations. I would like to call them "Predictions" for I am convinced that in time they will be implemented -- modified a bit to respond to developments between now and then. Out of modesty, I call them "Solutions".

Within one of these categories,

I Save Democracy,	II Build Peace,	III Evolve Internet,
IV Rejuvenate Capitalism,	V Stop Election Fraud,	VI Reform Incarceration

each Solution page is dated and numbered

Pages are accurate as of the date shown in the title, and not updated except in a few cases by an occasional light edit. When a new approach requires it, a new version of the Solution is numbered and entered ahead of the earlier one. This gives the reader an idea of how the Solution has evolved over time. Sometimes the older version is very detailed and lengthy. Such versions should be skipped unless the reader wishes to plow through difficult material to understand the historical evolution of the Solution.

What should be updated regularly is "Summaries", (see last line in the "Solutions" Table of Contents) – updated as required by major external events or the availability of new, interesting, and valuable pertinent information.