NEWSROOM
The world needs new rules, let’s rewrite the rules together.
The old rules just aren’t working
The story has been the same for far too long. Systems we’ve inherited were never designed to operate fairly. In fact, we’d argue they’re designed to do the opposite, to benefit the few at the expense of the many.
Too many people have been left behind. Across technology, finance, and society we’re seeing growing divisions, and inequalities, marginalizing communities while holding people and innovation back. The majority are falling behind, for the benefit of the minority.
Fewer and fewer of us own our money, our data, our identity, or even really our lives. Technology is all too often seen as a driver of this inequality and loss of ownership, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Things can be different
At Input | Output (IO), we believe in principles that counter the old rules: people-first design, open participation, and opportunity for everyone. Because every voice matters. These principles are inherent in our work. They always have been.
Our work is rooted in research and trust, placing people firmly at its heart. Because technology is not about replacing people or raising up the few, it’s about being adjacent to communities, improving lives, and putting people first. It should work for people, not the other way around.
It’s about creating systems we can all trust, built through open research, transparent design, and collaboration with the communities they serve.
We’re rewriting the rules so that systems protect privacy, enable choice, and create equity. Systems built for the humans of tomorrow, today.
You might be asking: “What do these new systems look like?"
But we’re not here to predict the future, we’re building it.
At IO, we’re architecting solutions that allow users to have control and enable creativity. Because not only is that fair, it’s how we all thrive. We’re building the tools that give you the chance to take back that ownership and make that happen.
We’re headed to Token2049 to find collaborators and other forward thinkers to join us in this. We’re inviting partners, developers, policymakers, and communities to create a shared future.
Collaboration is the next step
We need to work collectively, building strong partnerships and foundations, working together as an industry, and a society, to create strong bridges and the basis of a new system.
New rules, new story
We’re already writing this next chapter. One that includes everyone, everywhere. And moves us all forward, without leaving anyone behind.
The rules are changing. Let’s rewrite them together at Token2049.