Tapping 'Cognitive Surplus' to Solve Global Problems
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/30/Driving_Effective_Social_Innovation Calling on Clay Shirky's "cognitive surplus" theory, Peter Diamandis, chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, argues that the best way to solve the world's problems and encourage social innovation is to engage the passionate mind. ----- Driving Effective Soci... Read more
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- -: Tapping 'Cognitive Surplus' to Solve Global Problems
January 5, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/30/Driving_Effective_Social_Innovation Calling on Clay Shirky's "cognitive surplus" theory, Peter Diamandis, chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, argues that the best way to solve the world's problems and encourage social innovation is to engage t...
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- -: Peter Diamandis on Tapping 'Cognitive Surplus' to Solve Global Problems
January 5, 2012 (over 12 years ago)Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/30/Driving_Effective_Social_Innovation Calling on Clay Shirky's "cognitive surplus" theory, Peter Diamandis, chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, argues that the best way to solve the world's problems and encourage social innovation is to engage t...
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- -: TEDxABQ - Croft Elsaesser - Demand Healthy Choices
December 17, 2011 (over 12 years ago)Croft Elsaesser is an inventor with an environmental bent. He began his career as a high-end faux finisher. The work fulfilled him as an artisan yet depleted his health, as it required that he work amidst toxic fumes on a regular basis. In response to his declining health, Croft created a 100% na...
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- -: Clay Shirky: Institutions vs. collaboration
July 14, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com In this prescient 2005 talk, Clay Shirky shows how closed groups and companies will give way to looser networks where small contributors have big roles and fluid cooperation replaces rigid planning.
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- -: Clay Shirky: How cellphones, Twitter, Facebook can make history
June 16, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)http://www.ted.com While news from Iran streams to the world, Clay Shirky shows how Facebook, Twitter and TXTs help citizens in repressive regimes to report on real news, bypassing censors (however briefly). The end of top-down control of news is changing the nature of politics. TEDTalks is a da...
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- -: Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world
June 29, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com Clay Shirky looks at "cognitive surplus" -- the shared, online work we do with our spare brain cycles. While we're busy editing Wikipedia, posting to Ushahidi (and yes, making LOLcats), we're building a better, more cooperative world. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the b...
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- -: Jason Clay: How big brands can help save biodiversity
August 16, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Convince just 100 key companies to go sustainable, and WWF's Jason Clay says global markets will shift to protect the planet our consumption has already outgrown. Hear how his extraordinary roundtables are getting big brand rivals to agree on green practices first -- before the...
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- -: Authors@Google: Clay Shirky
July 14, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)The author of the breakout hit Here Comes Everybody reveals how new technology is changing us from consumers to collaborators, unleashing a torrent of creative production that will transform our world. For decades, technology encouraged people to squander their time and intellect as passive consu...
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- -: Super Bowl Champion Clay Matthews Stops By!
February 10, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Green Bay Packers linebacker and new Super Bowl champion Clay Matthews stopped by to visit his friend Ellen. He told her all about winning the big game -- and his alter-ego on the field.
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- -: Josh Kelley Performs 'Georgia Clay'
April 7, 2011 (about 13 years ago)The talented Josh Kelley performed the title track from his brand new country album, "Georgia Clay." Watch his performance, then discover more about Josh and other musicians -- on Ellen's Music Page. Visit http://ellen.warnerbros.com/
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