Editor’s Note

James A. Thomas IV, Ed.M., B.Sc.,

Founder and Human Editor-in-Chief, Aqua Ideation LLC

Aqua Ideation began as a story.

Not a brand story, and not a pitch. A novella. A near-future narrative about education, technology, mobility, and power. That story remains the anchor for everything that follows. It establishes the world, the stakes, and the ethical horiz…