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Harrison Owen – Talk I – Leadership in a Self-Organizing World from Harold Shinsato on Vimeo.
we live in a world that is self organising. we should not delude ourselves that we can control it through commands, propaganda, rules and penalties. as dr ian malcolm in jurassic park said: “life will always find a way”.
source – Seth Godin on the tribes we lead | Video on TED.com
Some of the most basic things regarding change is being able to influence small groups of like minded people towards a cause. these small groups can multiply the efforts towards change provided that the tribal leader steps up to the role and drives the vision.
This video perhaps tells nothing new, but today’s society and technology makes the possibility of tribal changes become a lot more effective.
We all want to make the world better — but how? Jamais Cascio looks at some specific tools and techniques that can make a difference. It’s a fascinating talk that might just inspire you to act.
Jamais Cascio follows the threads of civilization’s intended (and unintended) consequences into an unpredictable future, bringing back glimpses of a green world wired beyond our wildest dreams.
Jamais Cascio of worldchanging.com highlights some of the things we already have today to make the world a better place. the real challenge is whether humanity’s leadership can pull this all together to realise some of these ideas?
source site – YouTube – Amazing BMW commercial
“The walls between art and engineering only exists in our mind”… Kinetic sculptor Theo Jensen
we often thinking of engineering as structured and logical… but i always feel that art plays a great part in this. i use to do math based on looking at problems from different perspectives. this would not be possible without a creative and unconventional mind.
however, to gain this sort of abilities we need to have an open and creative environment. we need to allow experimentation and failures and the notion that there is no right or wrong answer to problems.
source site – Presentation Zen: Is education killing creativity?
British reporter Riz Khan put together a nice 20 minute interview last week with Sir Ken Robinson, our favorite creativity and education expert (and famous TED presenter). Even if you’ve seen Sir Ken’s 2006 TED presentation, you’ll find this interview an entertaining and thought-provoking refresher. Rizwan Khan is a veteran of the BBC and CNN; he currently hosts the Riz Khan Show on Al Jazeera English.
i’ve always believed that creativity is a key ingredient to human advancements. i would also argue that mathematics and science has more in common with art – especially when exploring the unknown. check out the video.