Difference between revisions of "The Age of Peak Guilt"
m (Created page with "{{TOC right}} A kitten dies every time you feel guilty. category:Monday category:Meta") |
m (porting over summaries of notes) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{TOC right}} | {{TOC right}} | ||
| − | A | + | For liveblogged transcripts of this talk, see the [http://civic.mit.edu/blog/rahulb/awesome-summit-2012-the-age-of-peak-guilt MIT Center for Civic Media blog]. |
| + | |||
| + | == Participants == | ||
| + | === Zach Walker === | ||
| + | Zach works for [http://www.donorschoose.org/ Donor's Choose]. Most people know what Donor's Choose is, but for those who don't, it's often described as "Kickstarter for American public schools". | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Nick Grossman === | ||
| + | Nick is an internet advocate and is working on starting up [http://connected.io/ connected.io]. Nick thinks about how networks and connectedness are changing things. | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Andrew Slack === | ||
| + | Andrew works for the [http://thehpalliance.org/ Harry Potter Alliance], which draws parallels between real world projects and fiction to inspire fans into action. Their view is that fantasy is not an escape, but an invitation. | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Michael Norton === | ||
| + | Michael works at [http://drfd.hbs.edu/fit/public/facultyInfo.do?facInfo=ovr&facId=326229 Harvard Business School] and studies the relationships between happiness and money. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Q&A == | ||
| + | * What can we do to build awesomeness into organizations that don't have it baked in from the start? | ||
| + | |||
| + | You can use competition to convince organizations - issue a challenge to them to do specific Awesome things (like opening up data to developers). | ||
[[category:Monday]] | [[category:Monday]] | ||
[[category:Meta]] | [[category:Meta]] | ||
Revision as of 16:27, 2 August 2012
For liveblogged transcripts of this talk, see the MIT Center for Civic Media blog.
Participants
Zach Walker
Zach works for Donor's Choose. Most people know what Donor's Choose is, but for those who don't, it's often described as "Kickstarter for American public schools".
Nick Grossman
Nick is an internet advocate and is working on starting up connected.io. Nick thinks about how networks and connectedness are changing things.
Andrew Slack
Andrew works for the Harry Potter Alliance, which draws parallels between real world projects and fiction to inspire fans into action. Their view is that fantasy is not an escape, but an invitation.
Michael Norton
Michael works at Harvard Business School and studies the relationships between happiness and money.
Q&A
- What can we do to build awesomeness into organizations that don't have it baked in from the start?
You can use competition to convince organizations - issue a challenge to them to do specific Awesome things (like opening up data to developers).
