As a part of an event I have coming up, the organisers asked me to do a litte future speculation on the direction the cultural and technological aspects of social networking are taking. Here’s what I put together for them. Since late 2008, Australia and NZ have seen a significant spike in awareness in the general […]
Stephen Collins Posts 6 Australia, business, community, conversation, government, new zealand, social networking, society, TED
I gave the opening keynote yesterday at Michael Specht’s HR Futures conference. Michael asked me to speak on the recent trip I made to the US to attend TED and reflect of the experience, what I learned there and it’s applicability to business and HR. I was only too happy to help Michael out. He’s […]
Stephen Collins Talks 3 business, change, collaboration, community, conversation, engagement, hrfutures, learning, TED, work
Like my friend, Tara Hunt, I thought Barry Schwartz’s talk on practical wisdom at TED 2009 was brilliant. It was definitely one of my favorites. You really should watch it and see for yourself how this man has imagined a kinder, better world for business where moral fortitude is a key underpinning. I am strongly […]
I still have a lot of session summaries to write up (or perhaps I won’t as it’s pretty easy to find great alternatives to me, such as my new friend, Chel O’Reilly). But what I will do is try to summarize what this ride has been like. I first became aware of TED around 5 years ago, […]
Stephen Collins Posts 4 change, inspiration, TED
Things got better for me in this session. The kickoff speaker, Nina Jablonski had what I think was the best stage presence so far. Others will disagree, but I really liked her — I’d totally study Anthropology if she was one of my professors. Nina Jablonski this month is the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth Origin […]
Stephen Collins Posts 2 creativity, design, diet, food, math, research, TED
Today started oddly for me. Tired after too few hours sleep (I was on Canberra time last night), the first session, while certainly interesting didn’t feel like it resoonated with me quite so much as the previous day. I am neither artist, scientist nor musician and the morning was dominated by these disciplines. Don’t get […]
Stephen Collins Posts 1 art, culture, design, engagement, movies, science, TED
I met one of my musical favorites today at TED@PalmSprings — Jill Sobule. And, while I look like a complete goober in the photo, I’m very happy with it. Maybe I can get one in daylight tomorrow so I can avoid the inevitable blinking that comes with a flash going off.
Another session where we were challenged, exhorted and faced with the growing reality of our affect on the planet. In all — it’s time to take action, people. Be and do something! Seth Godin Balloon animals We try to change everything What is that process like? SF become the first no kill city in the US (ASPCA) […]
Stephen Collins Posts 2 change, climate change, culture, food, nature, TED
The second TED session was possibly more mind-blowing than the first. Great speakers and arts. Huge ideas. Calls for action. Gamelan X and ArcheDream Weird beautiful chromatic dancers Very like Cirque du Soleil Online collaboration to bring together Tom Reilly Goes through the TED gift bag Bags made from Coke bottles Lots of very cool stuff, […]
Stephen Collins Posts 2 business, climate change, collaboration, society, TED
Here’s the thing, I can’t write fast enough to make all this make this all make sense, so what I’m going to do is post my raw notes from each session. Crazy, I know, but hopefully it gives you at least a feel for what’s going on. When I get time, I’ll go through and […]
Stephen Collins Posts 0 change, design, research, society, TED