A few weeks ago, I listened to a great TED talk by Matt Ridley called “When Ideas Have Sex.” I liked it so much I showed it to my technology staff at work. I think you should go watch it, too – it only takes 17 minutes. Done? Whether or not you watched it, the …
I am in Flagstaff. Arizona, at the Starry Heaven writer’s workshop. That means there are 11 of us critiquing each other’s novel manuscripts. We’ve spend months prepping, and it’s quite fun to meet in person. I knew two of the people from before, and had met a few of the others in passing. Some are …
First, Seattle Geekly does a great podcast. As I’m sure you can guess, they talk about all things Seattle that would interest the slightly more – well, geekly (gaming, conventions, science fiction and fantasy, anime, steampunk, other local events). I listen in when I get time. Even better, I visited them last week and we …
We may have a new in place to be seen in Seattle. At the least, we have a new must-see conference, FiRe Global. Put together by Mark Anderson, FiRe Global has a clear mission: use technology to help save the world. Mark has impressive strengths. For one, he thinks well. For years he has produced …
 Earlier this year, I attended the FiRE conference in San Diego. It felt like half an almost-typical technology conference (yes, there was a cloud computing session), half a “making the world a better place with technology” and in total, was the best three days I’ve ever spent on either topic. Largely, the value was …
The morning started with the most explicit of the conversations on philanthropy: a look at the work Pearson Learning has done in Africa, and a brief discussion of project Inkwell. The first project we saw, the Sara Communication Initiative, helps girls in Africa tell their stories, and actually brought me to tears for a moment. …
FiRE (Future in Review) Day 4: Africa, the Oceans, Language, and Whales Read More »
So the day here in San Diego felt like sitting in the chair being hit by bullets of information. The format is that there are multiple back to back 1/2 hour segments with industry and thought leaders from around the world. I’m not even going to try to capture the day in total. But here’s …
FiRE (Future in Review) Day 2: Leadership, the Economy, Thorium, and Dolphins Read More »
FiRE is a futurist conference that will be held in San Diego in a week and a half or so. FiRE is put together by Mark Anderson, who is one of the futurists I most enjoy following. He is an original thinker and I am always intrigued by his blogs and talks. I have never …
