Exploring Talks that drive change
Audience
Augmented-reality maps: Blaise Aguera y Arcas
Feb 15th
In a demo that drew gasps at TED2010, Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos new augmented-reality mapping technology from Microsoft. (Recorded at TED2010, February 2010 in Long Beach, CA. Duration: 8:14)
via TED Blog: Augmented-reality maps: Blaise Aguera y Arcas on TED.com.
Cory Doctorow’s MS DRM Talk, 2004
Feb 10th
This talk was originally given to Microsoft’s Research Group and other interested parties from within the company at their Redmond offices on June 17, 2004.
Transcripts: http://www.dashes.com/anil/stuff/doctorow-drm-ms.html http://www.craphound.com/msftdrm.txt.
A fundamental talk about piracy, digital right management and copyright inside “Microsoft house”.
Andre Agassi retirement speech
Jan 27th
Here is the text of Andrè Agassi Retirement Speech, August 2006:
Today the scoreboard says I lost.
What the scoreboard doesn’t tell you is what I’ve found.
I found loyalty. You pulled for me not only on the court, but in life
I found inspiration. You willed me to succeed even in my lowest moments.
I found big hearts. You let me stand on your shoulders to reach a dream I couldn’t reach on my own.
I found you.
And I will take the memory of each and every one of you with me for the rest of my life.
Eight minute standing ovation from the crowd…
What motivate an audience? A different point of view
Jan 26th
Most of us believe that the best way to motivate ourselves and others is with external rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach.
That’s a mistake, Daniel H. Pink says in, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, his provocative and persuasive new book.
The secret to high performance and satisfaction—at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.
via Drive | Daniel Pink.