Tag Archives: TED

A few notes on innovation

By Julie Starr | Published: June 12, 2011
I’ve just enjoyed reading The Medici Effect after picking it up on impulse a week or so ago. Frans Johansson’s 2006 book looks at how innovation is enhanced when people from different disciplines come together to tackle problems. He calls it the intersection. When you step into an intersection of fields, disciplines or cultures, you [...]
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Alain de Botton on success and failure

By Julie Starr | Published: June 7, 2011
A few insights to chew on in this TED talk from Alain de Botton on why we might be feeling more and more anxiety about our careers and our standing in the world. He talks about how we think about success and failure, about envy, the dark side of meritocracy, and how tragedies such as [...]
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The problem of the last mile

By Julie Starr | Published: April 11, 2010
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Bring it on: wireless electricity

By Julie Starr | Published: October 29, 2009
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Making sense of pictures on a grand scale

By Julie Starr | Published: May 15, 2009
Making sense of pictures on a grand scale - Photosynth in action.
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