Von Hippel, T. Wilson Professor of Management and Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT, and I discuss the community of researchers emerging in the world of open and distributed innovation. We podcast after our remarkable gathering of researchers at invitation-only Harvard-MIT conference on the topic. Eric offers insights into growth of the community and why this is a hot topic in innovation studies. Thanks Eric for the invite to the conference and for making time for the conversation.
Ward Cunningham and I discuss the success of the WikiWikiWeb and his experience in creating the first Wiki in 1995. It was a real treat to meet Ward and I
have much respect for his legacy in making the Web a better place for people. Ward is
currently chief technology officer at Aboutus.org.
Spirit of open innovation… co-creating value with users. Evan Williams, Twitter founder at TED, “How Twitter’s spectacular growth is being driven by unexpected uses.” My twittering here.
I met a wonderful Berkman Center fellow earlier this month, Victoria Stodden, at the Harvard Business School-MIT conference on open and distributed innovation. Victoria will be doing interesting work with the Internet and Democracy Project at the Berkman Center … she stopped by and shared her thoughts at the conference. Good luck Victoria!
I found my visit awhile back at Skywalker Ranch for Internet summit insightful and enjoyed conversations with Foundation staff and colleagues in the Silicon Valley.
Cool photo of summit attendees in front of Skywalker Ranch main house.
“Lucas, a filmmaker and chairman of The George Lucas Educational Foundation, testified before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet that Congress should expand and modernize its twelve-year-old program of telecom discounts to schools and libraries. To achieve his vision of Edutopia, in which students direct their own learning while teachers nurture their curiosity, he said, the ultimate goal should be to make these connections for every school and library not just more affordable, but free.” More here…
Another year podcasting at da Vinci Days Festival. Tom Hager is our keynote speaker this year. Levi and Brock (Linus Pauling Middle School students) joined me to learn more about Ava Helen and Linus Pauling through Tom’s biographical work. Oregon State is home to Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers…drop by Valley Library and peruse this amazing collection or visit online. Ava Helen and Linus Pauling met in Education Hall room 201 and became soul mates for life. We talk about their chance meeting in the podcast.
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Courtesy of Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers at Special Collections Oregon State University. Linus Pauling received two Nobel Prizes - one for chemistry and another for peace.
Steve Lawson from the Oregon State Linus Pauling Institute talks about the work of Linus Pauling.
Bob Dylan, upon listening to BeauSoleil during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was asked “what do you think about BeauSoleil’s music?” Dylan replied “That’s my kind of music!”
Michael Doucet - Violin, Guitar, Accordion, Mandolin, Vocals
David Doucet - Guitar, Vocals
Jimmy Breaux - Accordion
Billy Ware - Percussion
Tommy Alesi - Drums
Mitch Reed - Bass, Fiddle, Banjo, Electric Guitar
Great podcasting with Joe Born CEO at Neuros Technology International. Joe shares his learning in creating open source hardware and coming soon is our podcast with Lars Bo Jeppesen at Danish User-centered Innovation Lab.
Open sesame, The EconomistPrint Edition Jun 5th 2008 A good example is the OSD, a “media fridge” made by Neuros Technology of Chicago which acts as a repository of video from DVDs, camcorders, cable boxes and so on. Neuros made the OSD’s technical specifications available, and a group of users then wrote software to add a new feature that many users had requested: the ability to stream video from the OSD to another device across the internet. To access this new feature, users simply had to download a software patch. “It’s harder for my device to get antiquated,” says Aaron Crum, an OSD user, “and I don’t have to buy another $200 device next year.”
I enjoyed podcasting with Oregon 4-H’s state program leader Roger Rennekamp last week and learning more about 4-H’s Science, Engineering, and Technology initiative (SET). Roger and the Oregon 4-H team bring a great program to youth across the state.
“Currently, 4-H SET projects reach more than 5.9 million youth in urban, suburban and rural communities across America. In order to address our nation’s challenge, 4-H is committed to involving 1 million new young people in SET projects over the next five years.” More here…
Amazing efforts underway in Oregon to meet SET goals….check out our podcast:
“Currently, 4-H extends the knowledge and research base of Oregon State University to more than 150,000 young people across Oregon through a network of 5000 volunteers and 120 faculty and staff. Through strategic deployment of resources and curriculum, 4-H offers a unique and powerful solution to the country’s shortage of scientists and engineers. For years, 4-H has utilized an experiential, hands-on approach for helping young people learn science content. But, being ready for new century careers involves more than academic competence. Young people must possess life skills necessary to navigate complex human systems while acting with integrity and character.”
~~ SET.pdf
Patty Seybold is involved in great work with Uganda Rural Development and Training Program and Founder & CEO of Patty Seybold Group. Uganda Rural University for Women is first Uganda university to offer educational opportunities in integrated rural development. In our podcast Patty and I discuss this amazing story of grassroots innovation, learning celebration, and community empowerment. We’re looking forward to having her in Oregon May 22nd 2008.
