Conference Saturdays: How the Internet will (one day) transform government
Whether open-source is your cup of tea or not, there are many lessons to learn from how participants in that community work together to achieve a goal.
Conference Saturdays: The ascension of the President
At TEDxHousesofParliament, Mark Forsyth told the story behind the ascension of the President from demeaning placeholder to a title of stature.
Conference Saturdays: Using the tools of journalism to create better content
Highlights from Bob Ledrew’s talk on what creatives and content producers can learn from the practices and structures of journalism.
Conference Saturdays: Wiring a web for global good
In his address to TED Global in July 2009, former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown highlights the role the Internet is playing in bringing social issues to the world conscious, and how individuals are able to come together as a global society. It’s always...Conference Saturdays: Revealing the lost codex of Archimedes
Thinkertoys is described as a handbook of creative-thinking techniques. One technique that appears early in the book introduces white spaces as treasure troves of creative inspiration. It’s kind of like creative steganography rather than a covert channel. I was...Conference Saturdays: Democracy is Obsolete
Adhocracy is activism of the ad hoc. It’s not planned or strategized. It happens. And, it has demonstrated results. That’s the essence of the message delivered by Telecomix agent Peter Fein at this year’s Personal Democracy Forum, #PDF12. It was part...
