‘English posts’ Archive

Happy weekend ;)

Via 9gag – by mrianda

Twilight of the elites

Very catchy title of this FT review of Don Tapscott’s newest book, huh? Snip: “Good things happen when we seize the opportunity to contribute our ideas, our passion and our creativity. The question is whether the world is ready to truly embrace the social and economic innovations that this collaboration could unleash.” He provides fresh […]

How to get good (transformative) ideas

I would say that good ideas come from having many ideas … but there’s more, via BoingBoing: […]  a short video promo for Steven Johnson’s upcoming Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation, a lecture on the way that transformative ideas incubate for long times, come out of left field, and thrive best […]

Geeking around with hardware, plus some Android apps recommendations

Speaking of being good at being a beginner – I need to document and jot down the things I did this Wednesday night for relaxing. Yes, I spent half the night modding and messing around with my old and trusted Android Phone, an HTC Magic (aka Sapphire) 32B stuck at Android 1.6. Now it’s rooted, […]

You will always be a beginner. Get good at it.

Via BoingBoing via KevinKelly in the NYTimes: • Every new technology will bite back. The more powerful its gifts, the more powerfully it can be abused. Look for its costs. • Technologies improve so fast you should postpone getting anything you need until the last second. Get comfortable with the fact that anything you buy […]

Crowd accelerated innovation

I guess there’s a reason why linkblogging is making heavy use of embedded videos … instant propagation of ideas and inspiration, leading me to think about the role of vidco in enterprise collaboration. OK, this got also fueled by this post by Alex Howard on the O’Reilly Radar Channel, check out the part on video […]

Storytelling, holistic design and UX

Experience Themes: An Element of Story Applied to Design View more presentations from Cindy Chastain. via contagious ideas