WOW IDEA #15 d-school, 3-D Printer, Goose
AWAKENING CREATIVITY - "d-school" and Design-Thinking (DT)
George Kembel, co-founder and executive director of the “d-school” at Stamford University’s graduate school, explores ways to tap the latent human capacity for creativity and innovation. He shares the “Design-Thinking” process of 1. Empathy 2. Definition 3. Ideation 4. Prototyping and 5. Testing to real life challenges and innovations. Applicable to organizations, business, products, education, etc.
http://fora.tv/2009/08/14/George_Kembel_Awakening_Creativity (01.12 min)
3-D PRINTING SPURS CREATIVITY AND MANUFACTURING REVOLUTION
New technology is giving rise to never-before-possible businesses that are selling products like iPhone cases, doorknobs, perfume bottles and architectural models. (5 min)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/technology/14print.html?pagewanted=1&hp (4 min)
VIRTUAL CHOIR - 'Lux Aurumque' Eric Whitacre's
185 people from all over the world sing together in a “Virtual Choir”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs (6 min)
WHAT WE ARE - A BUNCH OF MONKEYS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsPw649qN9I (4min)
LESSON OF THE GOOSE
by Carol B of Bermuda...
Sent by Scott Weiner
RexBarker@Joke-Of-The-Day.com
1. As each goose flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird behind it. By flying in a V-formation, the whole flock adds 71 percent more flying range than if each bird flew alone.
Lesson: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier when they are traveling on the thrust of one another.
2. When a goose gets sick, wounded, or shot down, two geese drop out of formation and follow it down. They stay with the goose to help and protect it until it is able to fly again or dies. Then they launch out with another formation to catch up with the flock.
Lesson: If we have as much sense as geese, we will stand by each other.
3. Whenever a goose falls out of the formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to fly alone and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front.
Lesson: If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those who are headed where we want to go.
4. When the lead goose gets tired, it rotates back into the formation and another goose flies at the point position.
Lesson: It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks and sharing leadership.
5. The geese in formation honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
Lesson: We need to make sure our honking from behind is encouraging- -not something less than helpful. This is Rex Barker, reminding you that there are constant lessons and reminders for us both as individuals and as humanity. It is up to us to learn from them and grow.
George Kembel, co-founder and executive director of the “d-school” at Stamford University’s graduate school, explores ways to tap the latent human capacity for creativity and innovation. He shares the “Design-Thinking” process of 1. Empathy 2. Definition 3. Ideation 4. Prototyping and 5. Testing to real life challenges and innovations. Applicable to organizations, business, products, education, etc.
http://fora.tv/2009/08/14/George_Kembel_Awakening_Creativity (01.12 min)
3-D PRINTING SPURS CREATIVITY AND MANUFACTURING REVOLUTION
New technology is giving rise to never-before-possible businesses that are selling products like iPhone cases, doorknobs, perfume bottles and architectural models. (5 min)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/14/technology/14print.html?pagewanted=1&hp (4 min)
VIRTUAL CHOIR - 'Lux Aurumque' Eric Whitacre's
185 people from all over the world sing together in a “Virtual Choir”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs (6 min)
WHAT WE ARE - A BUNCH OF MONKEYS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsPw649qN9I (4min)
LESSON OF THE GOOSE
by Carol B of Bermuda...
Sent by Scott Weiner
RexBarker@Joke-Of-The-Day.com
1. As each goose flaps its wings, it creates an uplift for the bird behind it. By flying in a V-formation, the whole flock adds 71 percent more flying range than if each bird flew alone.
Lesson: People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier when they are traveling on the thrust of one another.
2. When a goose gets sick, wounded, or shot down, two geese drop out of formation and follow it down. They stay with the goose to help and protect it until it is able to fly again or dies. Then they launch out with another formation to catch up with the flock.
Lesson: If we have as much sense as geese, we will stand by each other.
3. Whenever a goose falls out of the formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of trying to fly alone and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front.
Lesson: If we have as much sense as a goose, we will stay in formation with those who are headed where we want to go.
4. When the lead goose gets tired, it rotates back into the formation and another goose flies at the point position.
Lesson: It pays to take turns doing the hard tasks and sharing leadership.
5. The geese in formation honk from behind to encourage those up front to keep up their speed.
Lesson: We need to make sure our honking from behind is encouraging- -not something less than helpful. This is Rex Barker, reminding you that there are constant lessons and reminders for us both as individuals and as humanity. It is up to us to learn from them and grow.