Tag: Future
95 Theses on Innovation — Lee Vinsel
via 95 Theses on Innovation — Lee Vinsel Vinsel spoke yesterday at the SOH Festival of Dangerous ideas. It was a slightly annoying session – I wanted to believe and disbelieve (in innovation) at the same time. In his talk, I felt Vinsel argued one-sidedly the dichotomy between ‘innovators’ and ‘maintainers’, without … Continue Reading 95 Theses on Innovation — Lee Vinsel
Australian workers must be ready to ride the technology wave, says StartupAUS
Co-living is demolishing the line between work and life
Mind games. Neuro gaming
One of my favourite talks at TEDx Sydney 2016 was by Karen Palmer, who combines Neurogaming, Film, Wearable Technology and Parkour to create dynamic immersive video installations to inspire and empower the user. Her practise involves creating a sense of mindfulness and “being in the moment”to simulate a physiological and spiritual … Continue Reading Mind games. Neuro gaming
Final Countdown. Daniel Petre
Attended a thought-provoking Florence Guild talk at Sydney Work Club on 2 June. Daniel Petre (from a 2009 bio in The Age) ‘If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, then you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life (Maslow).’ I’ve been … Continue Reading Final Countdown. Daniel Petre
Money, that’s what I want. UBI, again
Why Switzerland’s Universal Basic Income referendum matters, even though it failed
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Florence Guild podcasts
Think! TEDx 2016
I’m often left wondering what TEDx is all about, so look forward to thinking about it from someone more informed’s point of view. Kylie Dunn’s Start Thinking! An Initial Review of TEDxSydney and also Work Club’s TEDx Sydney 2016 Recap
More songs about buildings and food. Post-JLL workshop notes
This is the 21st century. Ian Menter on teaching
Paperback writer. 12 years of reading
Sitting on the bed on NYE 2000, reading a trashy paperback , I decided to record what I read, at least for a while. In some ways I wish I’d kept more details, but then I would have stopped sooner. It’s fun to see them in the order they were … Continue Reading Paperback writer. 12 years of reading
Working at the factory. Iterative manufacturing
‘Capitalizing on the power of microfactories and the crowd, we may be able increase the speed and scope of innovation in manufacturing. Instead of investing our energy in just a few ideas, maybe we’ll eventually test hundreds or more. And in the process, who knows what genius designs we’ll find?’ How Microfactories … Continue Reading Working at the factory. Iterative manufacturing
Come together, right now. Convergence 002
Adapted from a University Yammer post Held at UTS on Thursday 7 April, Convergence 002 was a good expo. The speakers were fine but not the main attraction, mostly talking to a theme of ‘Change is coming, the tech is here (really, this time)’. The usual players (Google, Samsung, HTC, … Continue Reading Come together, right now. Convergence 002
Lawyers, guns and money. I used to be your neighbour
A 10 minute video of Archie Reed, HP Enterprise @ Convergence 001, giving his take on what’s coming down the line
Money for nothing. Kicks for the free
From The Conversation (5 April 2016): What to do when machines take our jobs? Give everyone free money for doing nothing. On the benefits of a universal basic income (UBI)
The gene genie. CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing and the role of patents
Background via CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing ‘Science magazine’s 2015 Breakthrough of the Year, CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) were discovered in the 1980s, but it wasn’t until 2007 that their true power to democratize gene targeting was realized. That’s when the first report demonstrating CRISPR could cut specific DNA targets was … Continue Reading The gene genie. CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing and the role of patents