Energy-sharing is the new internet, according to Jeremy Rifkin in this month’s Wired. In talking about the ‘Third Industrial Revolution’ he makes some interesting observations about the connectedness of both communications and energy technologies in bringing about significant societal change, as happened in the two previous industrial revolutions (more below). I wonder what you think …
What other ideas would you add to this list? 29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo. Be inspired, and have a creative weekend!
If you’re not sure what this SOPA/PIPA business is all about, this video is a great introduction. PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo. Whilst my own thinking on this issue is still developing, there are some specific issues I have with SOPA/PIPA. The legislation is driven …
In this month’s Wired magazine, Bas Verhart asks whether education is failing the future-makers. He says: “Some of the world’s greatest creative leaders dropped out, found a way to create the type of education they needed, and changed our world”, citing the examples of Edwin Land (co-founder of Polaroid), Buckminster Fuller (inventor of the geodesic dome) and, …
UPDATE: Since I posted this blog yesterday, there appears to have been some genuinely helpful dialogue between Kevin DeYoung and Jeff Bethke, resulting in this great post. Given my own rant-in-response I felt compelled to leave the following comment on that blog post: “Thank you so much, to both of you, for taking the sting out …
A beautiful stop motion video that tells a fun story. Time for a road trip this weekend? A lonely desk toy longs for escape from the dark confines of the office, so he takes a cross country road trip to the Pacific Coast in the only way he can – using a toy car and …
This afternoon, I will allow a stranger to stick a needle in me and extract blood from my body. This is something I do on a regular basis. Even though I understand how valuable my blood might be to someone who desparately needs it, it still took me a while to become a blood donor. …
In the first of a new blog series for 2012 – Video Friday – this short video looks at some of the challenges to internet freedom around the world. I wonder at what point access to the (open, unfiltered and unmonitored) internet also becomes a human right? The Soft War from Column Five on Vimeo. …
Rory Cellan-Jones blogs in response to the question of whether new technology is helping or hindering communication. Some interesting points: “Technology is a massive aid to communication, but if it takes away regular face-to-face or direct conversations, then you lose something of the softer edges.” Sir Victor Blank, former chairman of Lloyds TSB. “I do …
We entered 2011 knowing it was likely to be a busy year. We wanted to move house, and were thinking about trying for our first child. My immediate boss would be taking maternity leave, meaning my job would change fairly significantly, just a few months before the biggest conference we run every four years. And …
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