Moderating The Plato@50 Innovations In Hardware Session at Computer History Museum (CHM)
I was recently requested by the Computer History Museum to moderate a session on Plato Hardware that was part of a two day event celebrating the 50 year aniversary of Plato. If you asking “what is Plato?” then you are missing a key … Around 1959 Chalmers Sherwin, a physicist at the University of Il
Slides From “Garage Based Innovation” Speech At Stanford
A few weeks back, I gave a speech at one of the Standford Breakfast Briefings. The topic was on “Garage Based Innovation” with the emphasis being on the personal ability to innovate.
Slides For “Predicting The Future: Answers Versus Questions” Speech
Last week, I gave a keynote speech at Edelman’s Leadership event in Chicago. The company brings together the top ~100 executives from around the world once a year. Richard Edelman asked me to present a talk at lunch about the “future of technology”. I took some liberty with the topic and focused on
Interviewing Robert Scoble (@scobleizer)
Download KI_20100603_Interviewing_Robert_Scoble.mp3 For this week’s podcast, I’m turning the tables on reporters. Usually, I’m the one getting interviewed by the press. But for this weeks podcast, I interviewed Robert Scoble. Why? Well, in his own way, he has innovated the way people
Video of “Hacking The Future” Speech
The video of the “Hacking The Future” speech I gave at Maker Faire 2010 has been posted over at Fora.tv. The foundation for the speech is the precept that the world in changing at an ever increasing pace. To ensure we, as a civilization, are prepared for this changing future, we need to spend […]
Science Fiction Impact On Innovation
On Saturday, I gave a speech at Maker Fair 2010 on “Hacking The Future” where I talked on predicting the future through a variety of influences. One that I shared was the role of science fiction. It’s staggering how much of what we do today is last generations science fiction! Did you know: Suba w
Bob Metcalfe - Inventor of Ethernet and founder of 3COM
Bob Metcalfe, engineer, technology executive and venture capitalist, invented the Ethernet. He attended MIT and Harvard University, studying mathematics and computer science, before joining Xerox's Palo Alto Research center. It was there that he was inspired to invent the Ethernet in 1973, which allowed computers to send packets
My Latest Forbes Column – When Should You Buy The New, New Thing?
My latest column for Forbes has just been posted … One way technology companies make money is by pushing their latest and greatest gadgets to their most rabid customers—and charging a premium for it for as long as they can. The question: Do you plunk down early and often to get an edge on […]
Interview with Bob Metcalfe The Inventor Of Ethernet
Download KI_20100401_Interview_With_Bob_Metcalfe.mp3 You may not realize it, but the work of Bob Metcalfe affects many aspects of your life. Whether it’s how you collaborate with co-workers, share data between all the devices in your house – or just want to host a LAN
Help Create The 12 Killer Questions To Innovate US Education
I’ve been asked (more like challenged) to create a dozen or so killer questions that could be used by teachers, schools, districts, state education agencies, federal agencies, etc. to help innovate the educational system in the US. I took up the challenge as a “pay it forward” project to help the
