Ken Robinson on genius, divergent thinking and creativity. And how we all have the capacity to be remarkable at it (98%). (via @neilperkin)
"Normally when people think of ‘creating’ or ‘innovation’ they think of a naked hippie standing in the woods painting a tree, an alcoholic writer slaving away at a sad tale of a small town, or some tech geek coming up with some new way to annoy everyone by sharing every detail of their pointless life."
— http://blog.davidtate.org/2011/12/the-dangerous-effects-of-reading/
Xerox Star User Interface
Humankind 2012 - the transformation of aspiration. By Leo Burnett. (via adwire)
These future vision films are getting more and more impressive, professional and different. Leo Burnett narrates a story and then the stats just sneaks up on you. Well played.
"the future of computing is here and just needs someone, or several someones, to package it up so people will adopt it"
— Mark Rolston, creative officer at frog, speaking at the GigaOM RoadMap conference in San Francisco
(Source: gigaom.com)
"Amazon slogan: “Work hard, have fun, make history."
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“We must constantly look at things in a different way. Just when you think you know something, you must look at it in a different way. Even though it may seem silly or wrong, you must try. Dare to strike out and find new ground.”
“Despite what anyone might tell you, words and ideas can change the world.”
“We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. Poetry, beauty, love, romance. These are what we stay alive for. The powerful play goes on and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?”
