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Knowledge Navigator from Apple 1987

via Mark Avnet

Navigating knowledge and projecting what the future could look like. The video was dated "September 2011." Siri launched October 2011.  

Besides just the techo-stuff that seemed futuristic in '87 I also love how it positions how changes in technology affect human behavior. The professor is not only able to access more data (although why wouldn't he bring this awesome thing along to lunch?) and be more connected (technology) but is able to pull off a really cool presentation to his class even though he's totally waiting until the last second.

Sound familiar?

 

Analyzing Sir Martin

It’s a disadvantage of the revolution. People used to say that information is power but that’s no longer the case. It’s analysis of the data, use of the data, digging into it – that is the power. You get so much of the stuff and everyone has access to it. via Google's Think Quarterly

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Envisioning the Next 25 Years of Technology

This chart from Fast Co Design is a lot of fun. Reminds me of Gibson's quote: "the future is here, it's just poorly distributed."

Stuff near the center is technology we have today. Big nodes are the types of technology. Move out from the center, and you move out to the future. via @mavnet

 

A day made of glass

Augmented Tachikawa

Why Networks Matter + How They Propagate

Nicholas Christakis again, this time at the RSA in the UK.

Really good stuff on how networks work. It comes down to the fundamental human need to not only experience (emotion, events, habits, etc) but to share. By expanding our network, we expand ourselves. Particularly interesting is the bit towards the end, where he talks about the correlation between successful Broadway plays and the type of network the people working on it came from.

Shows that either threw together a bunch of people who had never worked together or people who had only worked together tend to fail.  Shows that balance the relationships between people tended to succeed. Unsurprisingly, it's not only about happiness spreading (or obesity or altruism) but also that the types of networks we form create different sorts of lives for ourselves.

Spread this! (it's not viral)

I enjoyed this deck posted by my-almost-Planningness-presenting partner Eva Hasson

Stop Saying Viral - A Case for Spreadable Media

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There's a lot of rich dense intellectual topsoil there (which i mean in the best possible way), fertile ground for breeding ideas around what makes people share ideas and why anyone could be interested in spreading ideas, either on behalf of another person or, God forbid, for a brand.

Far too often, the focus is on technology, not ideas and certainly not on people.  It sounds almost obvious to say it, but in the end, all that matters is satisfying what people want.  

Obvious, but all too often neglected.

Wing + LATISM

OK, they kinda got the name of the agency wrong, but I'm not complaining. It's always an honor even to be nominated (ahem). 

I just found out that Wing has been nominated by LATISM (Latinos in Social Media) as one of the “Best Hispanic NY Marketing / PR Firm using Social Media”.

 
This is a totally spontaneous, crowd sourced nomination from the latino social media / blogging community. Apparently we are the second most nominated company.
 
The award show is this Thursday and whoever gets the most votes, wins.
 
If you want to participate in the vote, please go here or http://latism.org/latism-ny/latism-ny-finalists/

… and click on the “VOTE NOW” link. There are a number of categories that you can vote on if you wish, or leave blank. Our category is the fourth and we are at the bottom of the list.
 
Feel free to also forward it so we get as many votes as possible. Thanks!