Lessons on standing out. Excellent examples: sliced break, soy milk, including great failed projects. This really builds on the Minnebar talk: Inspiring Passionate Users;what can I do to focus on the 1% of user base that are the opinion makers.
Quotes:
“We’re all in the fashion business now”
“Safe is risky”
“Remarkable” is the key work, it isn’t neat, it is remarkable, worth making a remark about.
Kidblog.org was featured today on Tech.MN, pretty sweet! Over the last several months Hardy and I have been working to make Kidblog.org. After attending Minnebar last month, it really got the startup juices flowing. Look for more startup news about Kidblog.org and our other venture: Classroom Placement (we need a better name).
Another excellent Nova program on the Dover School District case that pitted Evolution vs. Intelligent Design. The background on the case and the trial testimony is amazing. If you we were ever unsure about Darwin’s Theory vs. creationism or ID, check this program out.
With in this program you can ask yourself, if we want to be leaders in science and technology in the 21st century can we afford to repeat the mistakes by school districts and state governments like the Dover and Scopes Monkey Trial.
This is why TED is amazing. Micheal Pollan uses the example of a farm in Virginia that I’ve read about before, but from a new perspective; the evolutionary manipulations of humans by plants and other animals/insects. Corn (his example), wheat and rice (my addition) have dominated the Western and Eastern cultures more than any other plant. They have maybe ruled the earth longer than any other species (as a whole).
What does a grain of rice care who rules the patties of SE Asia as long as they get re-planted every year. We can fight amongst are selves as much as we want as long as more corn gets planted and harvested (its lifecycle).
Why have I seen this before?
Neil Greenfield seems out outline the revolution in computing and invention in this talk. Someday Fab Labs will be ubiquitous so that each person can harness their own inventions. Very cool, must watch.
