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I’m planning to trial Storify as a means of documenting the event based on what is being discussed and shared online. I’m not at the event myself, but I hope the storify stream below will help give a flavour of what is happening and how people are responding. I see potential in using storify as a means to document other IFES events as they happen around the world. Let me know what you think by leaving a comment.
A well-produced video from Google, demonstrating their self-driving car.
Against:
I enjoy driving.
For:
Has the potential to make the roads much safer and more efficient, increasing the capacity of existing road networks (especially by reducing the number of ‘middle-lane hogs’ on motorways).
There could be fewer, and more centralised car parks. Once you’ve arrived at your destination, you can instruct the car to park itself.
Could radically change the idea of ‘car ownership’, with the ability to rent/hire a vehicle on a per-trip basis. Massive environmental benefits.
How would you feel about having/using a car like this? Add a comment below.
I’m currently reading one of Seth Godin‘s books on leadership: Tribes. In the chapter I was reading today, Godin makes an interesting observation of the key differences between a thermometer and a thermostat, and how those same kinds of differences might be observed in human nature.
Thermometers like to criticize once a direction is chosen. They’re always first to notice when something is wrong, but can’t take the necessary steps to fix it. They’re the armchair quarterbacks of the world and are great at telling you what you already know. The thermometer has an ability to lead only in so much as hindsight is 20/20. They can’t plan or adapt to changes.
Thermostats take the temperature of the room first and then put a plan in place to adapt. They’re the leaders and the visionaries, and the people you rely on to stay calm in a crisis and lead you to the next level. Thermostats are able to work past criticism and negativity and push forward even when the odds are against them. Thermostats exhibit self-control and stability.
I wonder what you make of this analogy. Let me know by leaving a comment below.
