Category Archives: bif-2

Jim Willis: “It was a bit like surfing the web in that we were jumping from topic to topic very quickly but getting into each topic with a profound sense of depth in a very short period of time.” Renee … Continue reading →

Alice Wilder is here to talk about listening. In college, she did academic research as an undergrad, where she learned how to interview children. In graduate school, she met a visionary woman, Angela C. Santomero, who was working at Nickelodeon, … Continue reading →

Hugh Herr told us that from the knee down, he’s all nuts and bolts: his legs were amputated below the knee after a mountain climbing accident. He was told he’d never climb a mountain aain. The turning point was when … Continue reading →

Bill Taylor, author of Mavericks at Work, challenged the audience to tap into the wisdom of their customers. He talked about a shoe designer, John Fluevog, who learned about Linux, open source, and how grassroots contributors can create someting great. … Continue reading →

Peter Durand of Alphachimp is a tribe of visual learners who doodle the day away. The world he lives in is the world of events; he documents events visually. Most innovation happens when you’re really irritated. Peter was bitching and … Continue reading →

Randy Antik of Swat Team Partners is all about championing innovators. He wants to be six years old for the rest of his life. “You only live in this history” -Frank Gehry What it’s all about: Getting unstuck Aiming High: … Continue reading →

Michael Singer believes “that things need to become more complex.” What if… artists are researchers? What if… an artist does work where no one can see it? He did artwork in natural environments such as the Everglades. What does that … Continue reading →

Rick Borovoy (Co-founder and CTO of nTAG Interactive) is talking about networked name tags and belief trees. He builds technology that supports face-to-face community building: a wearable networked computer in the form of a name tag. It slides to reveal … Continue reading →

Betsy Cohen of Nestle asked us to think about working in a small company… how about a company with 250 people? Then she asked us to think about a company with 250,000 like Nestle. How can these folks be coordinated, … Continue reading →

As a kid, Curt Columbus was the kind of kid who other kids didn’t play with. Glasses, chubby, comic books. But then he got the chance to play the lead in the Scottish Play (I won’t even type the name … Continue reading →