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The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the 21st Century
If military strategy debates bore you to sleep, try watching Thomas Barnett lay down the “new lay of the land” for you – or what he calls “The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century”. You won’t be disappointed. Barnett argues that the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 revealed the gap [...]
Mass Career Customization – Cathy Benko
Cathy Benko visits Google’s Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss her book “Mass Career Customization: Aligning the Workplace with Today’s Nontraditional Workforce.” Far-reaching changes in attitudes and family structures have been redefining the workforce for more than two decades – yet the workplace has remained much the same. During this time, many companies have learned [...]
RepRap – the self replicating machine
Ever wished that your new iPod could somehow self-replicate into two iPods every night? Or maybe every other hour? Christmas would be so much more fun… and less expensive Adrian Bowyer is thinking on somewhat similar lines. A senior lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath, Adrian is credited with [...]
Vision of One Laptop Per Child
Check out this cool animation highlighting the “Vision” of One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program. I love the simplicity in the messaging and design of this video. All major projects and initiatives SHOULD start with a clear statement and “visualization” of the vision, such as this… and can help engage your stakeholders, users and other community members [...]
One Laptop Per Child – On Life Support?
Am sure you are already aware about Nicholas Negroponte’s “One Laptop Per Child” program, (also check out the cool “vision” video here)which over the last few years has gained considerable momentum and accolades… in addition to a healthy amount of criticism. Back in business school, many times I have scratched my head to the financial [...]
