7/15/11 – Hendrick’s
Getting over a cold. Spending a quiet evening with some Gin and watching TED Talks.
What Egypt and TEDx have in Common
This past weekend I attended a viewing party for TEDx Manhattan – Changing the Way We Eat, which was put on by The Foodshed (an awesome local website / group which supports local agriculture). I’ve been huge fan of TED for several years now but this was my first opportunity to watch a livestream with…
Jason Fried at TED – a must watch
When you have a moment (actually 15 moments – I’m not here to interrupt you), I’d HIGHLY recommend taking in Jason Fried’s TED talk on why work doesn’t happen at work. I’m a huge fan of his book Rework as well – so if you’re inspired, def go out and grab a copy. It’s been…
Are we making Lolcats or Ushahidi
I saw this great TED talk by Clay Shirky recently about how we’re starting to have a cognitive surplus in the world and shifting from a society based on consumption to one that is starting to be about creation, production and sharing. According to Shirky, the earth has about 1 trillion hours of downtime per…
PopTech: It’s Like TED but – well, it’s really like TED
I can’t believe I’ve never heard of PopTech. Really. I’ve been a huuuuuuuuuuge fan of the TED conference (someday I hope to actually attend) because the videos and concepts are consistently inspiring and change the way I think about a lot of different issues in tech and politics. But mostly they just amaze me with…
The Science of Motivation
As you probably can tell, I’m a huge fan of TED talks. Last night I watched this presentation on the science of motivation and wanted to share. I think the points here are especially true for people in creative roles, and if I could make a generalization, very true especially for those who are under…