[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.8.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Comments and Responses:” subhead=”What Clients and Readers Have Said About Richard Thieme” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Peers Heading” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_testimonial author=”Kenneth Olthoff” company_name=”NSA” admin_label=”Kenneth Olthoff Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]”Truth is stranger and more complex than any fiction humans can create. Thieme’s work is put forward in the guise of plausible fiction – think of P.K. Dick or Haruki Murakami. The novel FOAM is ultimately about being conscious and being human, with the recognition of all the glories and flaws inherent in both conditions. … Intellectually and emotionally, every contact with Richard is like setting out on an epic journey into the unknown, with no idea where you’re going to end up, but knowing with absolute certainty that with Richard as your guide and companion, the journey will be marvelous and quite often life-changing.”[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Jeff Moss, a.k.a. Dark Tangent” job_title=”Founder of Def Con and the Black Hat Briefings” admin_label=”Jeff Moss Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]”Thieme’s ability to communicate complex, abstract concepts and personalize and internalize them is like watching verbal origami performed in front of your eyes. His ability to be open-minded, conspiratorial, ethical and subversive all at the same time is inspiring.”<\/p>\n
Addressing Thieme’s contribution to Def Con: \u201cYou are a long term contributor, and unique. You helped define the space of Def Con.”[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Dan Geer” job_title=”CISO” company_name=”In-Q-Tel (CIA)” admin_label=”Dan Geer Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]”Give me Richard Thieme. His mind is in orbit but his feet are on the ground.”[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Bruce Schneier” job_title=”Author and security technologist” admin_label=”Bruce Schneier Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n
“Thieme’s insights are profound.”<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Peter Neumann” job_title=”Principal Scientist” company_name=”SRI International Computer Science Laboratory” admin_label=”Peter Neumann Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n
“Deeply thoughtful. Thieme’s work is enlightening, reflective, and refreshing.\u201d<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Marcus Ranum” job_title=”Network Flight Record and Chief Scientist” company_name=”TruSecure” admin_label=”Marcus RanumQuote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n
“Richard Thieme is one of the rare people who ‘gets it’ regarding the relationship between networking, technology, and people. Always provocative and interesting, Richard’s voice is one I always heed.”<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”a hacker” admin_label=”a def con hacker” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]”Thieme’s ability to mesmerize a thousand geeks (at Def Con) without a single multi-media prop in sight was inspiring.”[\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_testimonial author=”Brian Snow” job_title=”Senior Technical Director” company_name=”NSA” admin_label=”Brian Snow Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]”Richard Thieme discusses the unintended consequences of technological progress, as well as extrapolating the expected consequences. He not only discusses the new capabilities that will be available to humans, but also what impact living in the context of such capabilities will do to what it means to be human. The depth, complexity, and texture of Thieme’s thought processes break the mold.”[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Becky Bace” company_name=”NSA” admin_label=”Becky Bace Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]”Thieme’s writing represents a glimpse into the inner workings of a most extraordinary mind.”[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Information Security Professional” admin_label=”Information Security Professional Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]”Richard, your observations and insights always cut to my core. You say things that most never think about, and bring light to those things that remain, for many, deeply hidden. You are the bringer of empathy. The man who warms the place that is always cold and dark within our chest. It is an honor to know a soul such as yours, which is so kind and powerful, and helps so many.”[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Hal McConnell” company_name=”NSA” admin_label=”Hal McConnell Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n
“You are a practitioner of wu wei,<\/em> the effort to choose the elegant appropriate contribution to each and every issue you address.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Mick Bauer” job_title=”Security Editor” company_name=”Linux Journal” admin_label=”Mick Bauer Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Richard Thieme is a “hacker philosopher journalist sage.” who fills an important niche by speaking eloquently about the relationships between technology, people, and spirituality. He speaks straight to the heart and receives the only standing ovations I have ever\u00a0 witnessed at Def Con.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Anonymous” job_title=”Central Intelligence and Security Agency” company_name=”Suriname” admin_label=”Anonymous Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n “Your writing makes me discover life again and again.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Mark Loveless AKA Simple Nomad” company_name=”NMRC” admin_label=”Mark Loveless Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Richard Thieme has a knack for not just writing about technology, but exploring and breaking down the intersection between technology, politics, society, and humanity. A needed and unique voice from a unique perspective on the bridge between the techno-mainstream and its counterpart — the cutting edge. With Richard, there is no spoon.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_testimonial author=”Felix Lindner” job_title=” (FX)” company_name=”Phenolit” admin_label=”Felix Lindner Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]Richard Thieme is an extraordinary person in every sense. Only someone who has lived different lives and could cope with what those had in stock for him, who sees with soft eyes while reflecting everything around him, can express the meta layer of today’s world and technology as the one thing that it is.<\/p>\n His writing is a Klein bottle of wisdom: It has an infinite surface while being artful and funny at the same time.”[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Robin Roberts” company_name=”CIA R&D” admin_label=”Robin Roberts Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]”Thieme’s words more than inspire, they teach us how to think. The reader is left reeling, dizzy with insight.”[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Clinton C. Brooks” job_title=”Senior Adviser for Homeland Security and Asst. Deputy Director” company_name=”NSA” admin_label=”Clinton C. Brooks Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]”Thieme takes us to the edges of cliffs we know are there but rarely visit. He wonderfully weaves together life, mystery, and passion with creativity and imagination.”[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Sol Tzvi” job_title=”Senior Security Practitioner” company_name=”Microsoft” admin_label=”Sol Tzvi Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n “Richard Thieme is an artist of words and ideas. He brings life to thoughts and creates a new world that is parallel to ours. He teaches experts to see with \u201cbeginner\u2019s eyes\u201d and hackers to think like philosophers.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Chip Meadows” job_title=”e-Security Team” company_name=”USAA” admin_label=”Chip Meadows Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n WOW!!! you eloquently express thoughts and ideas that I feel. You have helped me, not so much tear down barriers to communication, as to leverage these barriers into another structure with elevators and escalators.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Anonymous” admin_label=”Anonymous 2 Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n “Richard Thieme is the real Enoch Root.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Kelly Hansen” job_title=”CEO” company_name=”Neohapsis” admin_label=”Kelly Hansen Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]Richard Thieme presents us with a rare gift. His words touch our hearts while challenging our most cherished constructs. He is both a poet and pragmatist navigating a new world with clarity, curiosity, and boundless amazement.[\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Peer Appreciation Heading” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial admin_label=”Peer Appreciation Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”] “I find myself enveloped by the politics of two institutions (university and intelligence service). While truly facing external pressures, you are fortunate to have been enveloped only by the politics of One (e.g. yourself). Your experiences dancing with the 800 pound bear (the IC) have likely been more fortunate than your friends and their colleagues who have had to not only dance with the bear but have the bear live in their house. There are significant consequences in living with a semi-wild animal in your home. Dry spells come and go, but i think you should feel proud of your 25 year streak of good fortune. I once described you to a group of intelligence officials as a sort of high priest to the hacking community, taking the role of spiritual guide in guiding them through the digital wilderness. Nothing will ever take that important historical role away from you. You should be proud of your accomplishments and continue to graciously gift us with your wisdom and your stories, as God knows we could use them.”<\/p>\n “As your experiences in the IC add additional cognitive layers of dissonance and your mind works to resolve them, you build up more cognitive and emotional complex structures to deal with the ironies of the situation. Sort of like scar tissue. At some point the accretion of these structures becomes too unstable and the structures collapse. At that point you either resign and hide the leftover emotional scars or you go the whistleblower route. Good job friend.” [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Media Heading” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_testimonial author=”Steven Pirie” company_name=”The Future Fire (UK)” admin_label=”Steven Pirie Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]”Thieme’s very imaginative writing has a complexity that raises the narrative to the fringes of slipstream. We’re left wondering what’s real and what’s not.”[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Steven Pirie” company_name=”LAN Magazine (Australia\/New Zealand)” admin_label=”LAN Magazine Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]\u201cLAN is wading into the world of philosophy with the help of a prominent American techno-philosopher \u2013 Richard Thieme.\u201d[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Caz McChrystal” job_title=”\u201cSwimming the Clickstream\u201d” company_name=”Shepherd Express” admin_label=”Caz McChrystal Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]\u201cRichard Thieme, the author of Islands in the Clickstream, seems quite at home in a metaphysical milieu. He is a uniquely qualified author whose work is contemporaneous to most major developments in the online world. His focus is on a rhetorical dialogue of change in which the human condition takes center stage. Some of his strongest prose has nothing to do with technology at all. Searching for meaning in the technological arms race of the millennial planet, Thieme outlines a quest for knowledge, meaning, and support that is not fulfilled in our analog lives and gives rise to the need to go digital. Richard Thieme is a contrarian in a field of innovators.\u201d[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Judy Steininger” job_title=”%22Techno-Philosopher\u201d” company_name=”M Magazine” admin_label=”Judy Steininger Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]\u201cThieme is a mostly digital man in a transforming analog world. He has more than a little of the rock star in him considering that at international conferences, he has served as the bookend for people like Steve Balmer, CEO of Microsoft, Bob Woodward of Watergate fame, and Leon Panetta, former CIA Director. Like the streams of data that scroll by in the movie, The Matrix, he is at once dazzling and befuddling. His mind works in bursts of information and he leaps from esoteric topic to esoteric topic. Fearless and good-natured as he is, one can only hope that should a time machine be developed, he\u2019ll get the first ride.\u201d[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”CNN” admin_label=”CNN” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]”a member of the cyber avant-garde\u201d [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”London Sunday Telegraph” admin_label=”London Sunday Telegraph” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]\u201ca father figure for online culture”[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Le Monde” admin_label=”Le Monde” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]”a keen observer of hacker attitudes and behaviors” [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_testimonial author=”Wayne Youngquist” job_title=”Political Analyst” company_name=”WISN-TV Milwaukee” admin_label=”Wayne Youngquist Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]”The Greek philosopher Socrates said, ‘Know thyself!’ Richard Thieme relates self\u00a9knowledge to institutional and personal transformation. People often ask me about politics. Before running for office, I tell them, be like a samurai warrior: search within yourself. Richard, reading the things you write and talking to you is absolutely fascinating.”[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Richard Longhurst” job_title=”.net (the internet magazine) UK” admin_label=”Richard Longhurst Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]\u201cBuilding a bon fire out of the flotsam and jetsam that has washed up on his febrile mind, Richard Thieme strikes a light matched only by his innocent incandescent bloom.\u201d[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Barbara Scofidio” job_title=”Corporate Meetings and Incentives” admin_label=”Barbara Scofidio Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]\u201cRichard Thieme speaks on technology; I haven\u2019t seen any other speaker who could blend that subject with spirituality\u2014but he does. He puts a positive spin on topics that are grossly and negatively over-sensationalized, and he touches the widest demographic I\u2019ve ever seen\u2014from top-level government security experts to 18-year-old hackers.\u201d[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial company_name=”National Catholic Reporter” admin_label=”National Catholic Reporter Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]\u201cRichard Thieme chaired a working group on informed consent at the Intelligence Ethics Section of the Joint Services Conference and shared responsibility for building the Intelligence Ethics Collection at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University.\u201d[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Chris Lazzarino” job_title=”\u201cWindows to Wisdom\u201d” company_name=”Meridian ” admin_label=”Chris Lazzarino Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]\u201cRichard Thieme specializes in the human dimension of technology and publishes a weekly delight called Islands in the Clickstream.\u201d[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”LA Times” admin_label=”LA Times” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]”an online pundit of hacker culture” [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”CTHEORY” admin_label=”CTHEORY” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]”one of the most creative minds of the digital generation” [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_testimonial company_name=”Los Angeles Times ” admin_label=”LA Times Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]\u201can online pundit of hacker culture\u201d[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Daniel Kadlec ” company_name=”USA Today” admin_label=”Daniel Kadlec Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]\u201cRichard Thieme is a rare collection of things: clergyman, investor, consultant on business ethics and quality, philosopher. He was a featured speaker at The Contrary Opinion Forum, a venue for contrarian views on the stock market.\u201d[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Susan Hatch” company_name=”Technology Meetings” admin_label=”Susan Hatch Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]\u201cRichard Thieme speaks on the human dimensions of technology, work, and life. He is the only speaker to ever receive a standing ovation at DefCon.\u201d[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Susan Harpt Grimes” job_title=”\u201cRichard Thieme\u2019s Take on Technology and its Effects\u201d” company_name=”Shepherd Express” admin_label=”Susan Harpt Grimes Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]\u201cRichard Thieme, part author, part techno-philosopher, has been writing and speaking for 20 years about technology and its effects on our culture. In the 1980s, when the era of personal home computers was in its infancy, he recognized that we were on the cusp of a technological revolution.\u201d[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial company_name=”Honolulu Advertiser” admin_label=”Honolulu Advertiser Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]\u201cRichard Thieme knows whereof he speaks.\u201d [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Barton Gellman” job_title=”Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist” admin_label=”Barton Gellman Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]”In-Q-Tel Meets Dark Tangent. Who could resist?” [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Tech Extra” company_name=”USA Today” admin_label=”Tech Extra Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]\u201cTechnology and spirituality are not mutually exclusive, you\u2019ll find from Richard Thieme and his \u201cIslands in the Clickstream.\u201d[\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Clients Heading” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_testimonial company_name=”Economic Club of Sheboygan ” admin_label=”Economic Club Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]\u201cYou could have heard a pin drop while you were speaking as our membership found your presentation so interesting and stimulating. The standing ovation said it all!<\/p>\n We have had some of the best speakers in the United States – Milton Friedman, Newt Gingrich, President George Bush, Alan Greenspan and Arthur Burns, George Gilder, Nobel Prize winner Gary Becker, Beryl Sprinkel and Walter Heller, Donald Rumsfeld and George Schultz … and now Richard Thieme.<\/p>\n Thank you, thank you, thank you!”[\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”IT Defense” job_title=”Potsdam” company_name=”Germany” admin_label=”IT Defense Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n “Richard\u2019s presentation at IT-Defense 2009 stood out because he managed to make the audience think beyond their normal IT environment. It was a presentation that got best feedback from the attendees and motivated a lot of discussions. Richard is one of the few people that can stand in front of an audience without PowerPoint slides and without technical details and get the attention of people with completely different background.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial company_name=”MIS Training Institute” admin_label=”MIS Training Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n “Richard Thieme has presented the keynote address at four of MIS Training Institute\u2019s conferences, appearing before as many as 1,000 people at a time and consistently keeping the audience riveted for the duration of his speech. While the audience he has addressed on these occasions comprises mainly of IT professionals, Richard\u2019s perspective leads them to see technology in a far broader and more philosophical light than they are used to, introducing them to exciting concepts they have never considered.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_testimonial company_name=”Coordinator of the UOP\/Allied Signal Invitational Lecture Series” admin_label=”Coordinator of UOP Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Thank you again for presenting the opening keynote address for the WBT Producer Conference & Expo. Your presentation was wonderful. Below is an email from an attendee who wrote to say how much he valued your presentation. He was not alone. All during the conference, I had attendees coming up to me to tell me how much they enjoyed your presentation… and chastising me for not recording it so they could listen to it again. They also commented on how surprised and delighted they were that you did not just fly in, give the presentation, and fly out… but instead stayed for the entire event.<\/p>\n – Influent Technology Group<\/strong><\/p>\n (To: Heidi Fisk\/MISTI_BOS@MISTI_BOS\u00a0 – Choosing Thieme as the intro speaker was inspired. His ideas were expansive and universal, which set an atmosphere for the rest of the event. Much better than an introspective industry talk. …\u00a0 @intel.com<\/strong>)<\/p>\n \u201cYour presentation was delightful.\u00a0 The world-class scientists in attendance loved your approachable style as well as your insights.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial company_name=”Firstar Bank” admin_label=”Firstar Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n \u201cBecause of you and your superb talk, conversations are surfacing dealing with issues never before thought about, much less discussed. You challenged us to move to new heights as a living organization. The new awareness you gave us means we may have a chance to be a place where everyone can reach their potential.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial company_name=”Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company” admin_label=”NW Mutual Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n “You leave audiences mesmerized.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_testimonial author=”IANS” job_title=”Six Speeches in Six Cities” company_name=”New Zealand” admin_label=”IANS Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n “Three qualities in Richard have made him an ideal fit to address technical security audiences: Level of preparation, ability to make complex topics consumable, and humor & wit.<\/p>\n \u201cMind-bender\u201d and \u201che really made me re-think how I think\u201d are common remarks from our attendees who hear Richard speak. He has a knack for taking technical topics and boiling them down to essential human concerns. He is a \u201cfuturist\u201d in the truest sense of the word.<\/p>\n Finally, if you need someone to increase the energy of a group, Richard is a great choice. His humor and wit are sophisticated, but put a room full of professionals at ease. He unfailingly brings inspiration and hope to our audience. Attendees walk out of our events with Richard\u2019s words stuck in their brains, and a sense of what\u2019s possible.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Rob McNie” job_title=”Aukland” company_name=”New Zealand” admin_label=”Rob McNie Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n “Richard has the ability to make you think. Not just think, but think beyond your normal comfortable boundaries. The fact he keeps getting invited back to speak at the same high profile conferences speaks volumes for his qualities. His vendor independence is also a very redeeming attribute.ry redeeming attribute. … After sitting through countless speakers and death by power point it is very refreshing to put down the pens, listen, think and be challenged. I have heard Richard four times now and each time I have been challenged to think. After the Wellington session I contacted many of the attendees and they all found it a similar experience and all would by happy to hear him speak again. Richard fits into a small bracket of speakers that I find inspirational rather than just very interesting. I have been on the organising committee of eight conferences and I would put Richard into the top keynote speaker either to open or close the conference with no hesitation.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Authors Heading” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_testimonial author=”John Updike” admin_label=”John Updike Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n “I quite liked your story. I’ve been reading science fiction lately and your story (“More Than a Dream,” in Mind Games)<\/em> was right up there.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Michael Joyce” job_title=”author of Afternoon and other hypertext fiction” admin_label=”Michael Joyce Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Well before Blogs there were the Islands in the Clickstream, its stories, daily and weekly, often becoming our stories, vivid and compelling parables for an information age.\u00a0\u00a0 For almost a decade now Richard Thieme’s profound and poetic contributions have ministered to what makes us multiple.\u00a0 As a pastor to a floating congregation he has called us to our own possibilities and variations, his voice echoing across the waters, his and our images reflected in the flow. He has long been among my teachers, an actual presence here in this networked archipelago.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_testimonial author=”Cory Farr” job_title=”A review of Thieme’s work” admin_label=”Cory Farr Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n “Richard Thieme, creator of Islands in the Clickstream (2004), Mind Games (2010),\u00a0and co-author of\u00a0UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry (2012), is today\u2019s most prominent voice among tech savvy philosophers. Thieme\u2019s prominence in the underworld of technical experts has been built upon public speeches to thriving communities such as Defcon and Blackhat. Thieme\u2019s stature as a wise man in the hacker and security communities has been built over years of speaking truth to power and not backing down.<\/p>\n Moreover, Thieme not only fills the gap between tech philosophies of the future for the current generation, but also stretches the readers imagination toward a broader sense of reality that includes questioning comfort in the matrix like structures that hold each one of us hostage.\u00a0Seeing through the veil of government secrecy, societal morality, and misinformation, creates a bond of trust between Thieme and his readers.<\/p>\n In conclusion, Thieme seems to be taking on the voice of a generation, sick and tired of being relegated and silenced, while business, government, and terror runs a muck. Thieme not only participates in the conferences which confront these issues, but seems to understand the convergence between those holding on to power and those who seek to know the truth about events that have happened (such as the current NSA scandal). In time, one can only hope that the rest of humanity comes to the vital conclusion that human beings create and support their own reality structures, and that the choice to go down the rabbit hole is to choose freedom and liberty over comfort and tyranny.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_testimonial author=”Peter Russell” job_title=”author %22From Science to God%22″ admin_label=”Peter Russell Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Richard Thieme combines hi-tech, business savvy and social consciousness to create some of the most penetrating commentaries of out times.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”Anonymous” admin_label=”Anonymous 3 Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n “Richard Thieme writes pure analytical poetry – I can’t describe how much I enjoy his beautifully written insights. His theme reminds of the long battle that we have waged to get policy makers and infosec professionals to realize that technical solutions play only a partial role in defending us but that building a better more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between people and technology is a key to predicting and preparing for future threats that emerge in the cyber domain.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_testimonial author=”John Cheever” admin_label=”John Cheever Quote” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n “I am deeply grateful to you … one seldom finds one so discerning.”<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Tweets Heading” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Boston Heading” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial admin_label=”Tweet Quotes” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Can’t wait to watch the replay of Dan Geer<\/strong> & Richard Thieme<\/strong>‘s fireside chat. Quite possibly my favorite Source talk ever.<\/p>\n Amazing fireside chat with Dan Geer<\/strong> and Richard Thieme<\/strong> this morning.<\/p>\n Good thing others live tweeted the fireside talk with Dan Geer and Richard Thieme. I was too engaged to do it myself<\/p>\n Great fireside chat between Geer<\/strong>, Thieme,<\/strong> and Josh Corman. I could watch these guys chat all day.<\/p>\n Thieme<\/strong> & Geer<\/strong> pack words & thoughts so densely they require multi-listenings<\/p>\n I want to flag a talk on the morning agenda that ought to be good: Josh Corman will moderate a “fireside chat” between two security legends: Dan Geer and Richard Thieme.<\/p>\n Thieme<\/strong>: Leadership is communicating clearly and consistently where the water is going.<\/p>\n Thieme<\/strong>: Biohacking today is where computer hacking was in the 80s\/90s. We should be talking about the ethical quandaries<\/p>\n Thieme<\/strong>: “Emergence of group learning is like cells realizing they’re part of greater whole, vs. ending at cell wall”<\/p>\n Love Richard Thieme<\/strong>‘s description of the transition period in security being like the terminal line on the moon. [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text admin_label=”Security Summit Heading” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial admin_label=”Tweet Quotes” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Thuthuka.Sitholee: “Listening to Richard Thieme: GENIUS”<\/p>\n Richard has my attention.<\/p>\n ok converted! Richard Thieme has got some serious valid points!<\/p>\n This is deep stuff.<\/p>\n Richard’s talk is *packed* with info! Definitely need to touch base with him afterward<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text admin_label=”Privacy and Security Heading” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial admin_label=”Tweet Quotes” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Richard Thieme<\/strong> ruined the ability for anyone after him to do powerpoint with writing on it. This is long overdue<\/p>\n How do you live in a world without walls? “Be Mindful and Vigilant” –Richard Thiem<\/strong>e<\/p>\n Richard Thieme<\/strong>‘s keynote speech was excellent.<\/p>\n Phenomenal Keynote by Richard Thieme<\/strong>. The entire conference was hanging on his every word!<\/p>\n Richard Thieme<\/strong> keynote was enthralling, exceptional speaker, provocative thoughts<\/p>\n Richard Thieme<\/strong> is entertaining.<\/p>\n Listening to author Richard Thieme<\/strong>‘s session – informative, funny & thought provoking<\/p>\n Richard Thieme<\/strong> great presentation<\/p>\n Your closing keynote<\/strong> knocked it out of the park. Nothing but enthusiastic positives from attendees.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”HITB Heading” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial admin_label=”Tweet Quotes” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n “What it is that you do that make you and simultaneously the whole world better?” – Richard Thieme<\/strong><\/p>\n Wise words from Richard Thieme<\/strong><\/p>\n Eye opening stuff from Richard Thieme<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Richard Thieme<\/strong>, a rare breed…<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text admin_label=”zacon Heading” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial admin_label=”Tweet Quotes” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Mind being blown<\/p>\n TIme for Richard Thieme, prepare to get your mind blown<\/p>\n keynote with Richard Thieme. What a great way to end an awesome day.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_text admin_label=”Def Con Heading” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial admin_label=”Tweet Quotes” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Great talk by neuralcowboy<\/strong><\/a> at #defcon<\/a> on govt disinformation and social control<\/p>\n Got a beer and am ready for @neuralcowboy<\/strong><\/a> to warp my mind as the last session<\/p>\n 5 mins into the talk and its worth the 20000 km I’ve made to come here! Wow!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n Richard Thieme<\/strong> still brings it.<\/p>\n I saw your talk and loved it.<\/p>\n amazing talk! Is it available anywhere? That’s a message that needs wider exposure.<\/p>\n Richard Thieme<\/strong> awesome.<\/p>\n Richard Thieme is brilliant<\/p>\n Saw my first Richard Thieme<\/strong> talk the other day. One of the few times I wished for a longer session. Top of my speaker list for future cons.<\/p>\n Richard Thieme<\/strong> doesn’t use slides. Best speaker at Blackhat. All the speakers could learn from him. Awesome.<\/p>\n Richard If you’ve never seen him before, don’t miss this one.<\/p>\n Just picked up “islands in the clickstream” on amazon by @Neuralcowboy<\/a> Richard Thieme<\/strong>. Next payday I’m ordering “Mind Games”. Can’t wait!<\/p>\n incredible talk from Richard Thieme<\/strong>, makes up a bit for the missing Android talk I got up for earlier.<\/p>\n Richard Thieme<\/strong> is giving a great talk.<\/p>\n “When your doing a job you know can’t be done…” Richard Thieme<\/strong> at #<\/a>defcon, relevant to security burnout.<\/p>\nAn Appreciation from a Peer<\/h2>\n
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