May 12 2013: Sir Ken, A little more salt in the ol' hair, but still a fantastic talk as always. When did education change from something which is natural to our human condition to an institutionalized thing to be arbitrarily measured?
Here is a link to some more Sir Ken talks that I've really enjoyed and have come back to more than once to watch: http://hubski.com/pub?id=42860 some are from TED and some elsewhere. He is easily my favorite speaker.
Apr 16 2013: 1 in 5 is a big number, but when I think of the people in my life it starts to make sense. Of course, not all mental disorders are created equally, some are easier to identity within others (and in yourself) than others. From a scientific perspective, it's nice to know that it's not just observation of behaviors that identify things like schizophrenia but also observations of brain changes.
We can detect these brain changes early on, but how does this detection happen? Does it become part of our children's screening in school? I realize that we're not there yet, but once we are what does implementation look like?
This was a really fascinating talk Mr. Insel, thank you. I was recently taking part in a discussion titled "Is There a Silver Lining in This Personality Disorder Playbook?" in which the interpersonal aspect of mental illness is examined: http://lilblume.blogspot.com/2013/04/is-there-silver-lining-in-this.html and it was nice to get a more scientific view of where we are at and where we are headed. Thank you.
Apr 16 2013: A toilet is a privilege, in fact so much of our daily lives is a privilege and not a right. The WTO (world toilet org) has a great mission statement "mproving sanitation conditions for people globally through powerful advocacy, inventive technology, education and building marketplace opportunities locally."
Here is the link to their "about us" page:
http://worldtoilet.org/wto/index.php/about-us/our-organization
Apr 15 2013: This is a topic that fascinates me because what I've noticed in my own life and career is that I tend to get bored after about 3 years in a role. Why? Because it is no longer challenging. I find that Dan Pinks "Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose" are indeed the 3 things I require in order to be fulfilled in my work.
If you've not seen the RSA Animate of Dan Pinks talk titled, "The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us," you can check it out here: http://hubski.com/pub?id=48300 I highly recommend.
Apr 8 2013: Chris Wilmer's video "High Density Energy Storage Using Self-Assembled Storage" is worth checking out if you are interested in this topic: http://hubski.com/pub?id=24075
It's nothing but theory if we don't have the materials to play along with.
Mar 22 2013: Must strikes me as someone that enjoys the act of creation. How many times have you heard someone tell you about an idea they have but then they never act upon it? How many times have people said, "in the future I will...." and then the future comes and they're still sitting on their hands? Musk and others like them, take big problems and whittle them down to their fundamental solutions and say, "let's do this", and then they *actually do*.
I'm a BIG fan and he inspires me to "do". NOW.
If you'd like to read more about Elon Musk, here is a nice collection of articles/links/videos: http://hubski.com/tag?id=musk
Mar 11 2013: What a great talk. It reminds me a bit of the Dan Pink RSA talk: "Drive: the surprising truth about what motivates us: http://hubski.com/pub?id=48300
It talks about how people will essentially do work FOR FREE if they feel like what they are doing has purpose. -example: Wikipedia
When you give people a sense of "purpose", whether that be through your current fans or anyone anywhere via twitter, give them a sense of purpose and they'll help you.
I frequent a website that recently posted that one of their members computer died. She's a 50 year old woman that works tireless hours at a coffee shop to support her children. The community asked "anyone have a computer for littlebirdie to use so she can visit Hubski and write her poetry/stories there?" and within an hour there were several people that offered up their spares. -Her purpose became theirs.
I definitely recommend watching the Dan Pink video.
As for Amanda's experience, it's SUPER encouraging. It says a lot about people and how they want to allocate their resources. People want to give, they just want to give to things/people/projects that they feel has purpose.
A GREAT example of this is Lous CK: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emmys-2012-louis-ck-digital-beacon-theatre-373237
Nice work Amanda, I look forward to checking out your music and throwing some money in the "tip jar" :-)
Mar 11 2013: A question for both yourself and MA Crawford: I see this problem as being analogous to the one we often face regarding attracting our best and brightest to become educators. Why would someone choose to teach high school math in an inner city for 40k a year when they could work in the private sector and earn 3 times as much and still have a nice quality of life?
The fortune 50 companies of the world can afford to attract our brightest college grads wile our public education system cannot. The same holds true for charitable organizations. If an organization has the means by which to do so, they ought to be able to attract the best and brightest financially.
Question is: "Why shouldn't working for a charitable organization pay well? Even REALLY well? Don't we want to attract the very best to these endeavors?
MA, your point about the inequity between the CEO and the worker is not lost on me, but I think there is a tendency to scoff at any six-figure income in the world of philanthropy, which is ridiculous.
Mar 11 2013: This talk hits home in a big way. I was in the early stages of starting a non-profit and had assembled a team of successful entrepreneurs to join me in my effort. All of us, myself included, quickly realized that we couldn't justify the substantial pay-cuts we would have to take in order to make our vision a reality. Why shouldn't Founders and CEO's of non profits be compensated at the same level as private industry so long as their non profit is producing positive results?
Right now there is a greater scrutiny on non-profits than ever before. People see millions of dollars being poured in to them and automatically see them through a sort of "Wall Street" lens. I also think that scandals such as the "Invisible Children, Kony 2012" fiasco: http://hubski.com/pub?id=20882 have left the public weary of emerging "causes".
I am a runner and I recently began using "charity miles", each mile I run earns money for a charity of my choosing. I ended up doing a search for "the most efficient charities", which yielded little results. I think a better search would be, which charity or organization has the best ROI.
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Here is a link to some more Sir Ken talks that I've really enjoyed and have come back to more than once to watch: http://hubski.com/pub?id=42860 some are from TED and some elsewhere. He is easily my favorite speaker.
Cheers sir, keep up the great work!
A comment on Talk: Thomas Insel: Toward a new understanding of mental illness
We can detect these brain changes early on, but how does this detection happen? Does it become part of our children's screening in school? I realize that we're not there yet, but once we are what does implementation look like?
This was a really fascinating talk Mr. Insel, thank you. I was recently taking part in a discussion titled "Is There a Silver Lining in This Personality Disorder Playbook?" in which the interpersonal aspect of mental illness is examined: http://lilblume.blogspot.com/2013/04/is-there-silver-lining-in-this.html and it was nice to get a more scientific view of where we are at and where we are headed. Thank you.
A comment on Talk: Rose George: Let's talk crap. Seriously.
Here is the link to their "about us" page:
http://worldtoilet.org/wto/index.php/about-us/our-organization
Great talk Mrs. George
A comment on Talk: Dan Ariely: What makes us feel good about our work?
If you've not seen the RSA Animate of Dan Pinks talk titled, "The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us," you can check it out here: http://hubski.com/pub?id=48300 I highly recommend.
Nice talk Mr. Ariely
A comment on Talk: Skylar Tibbits: The emergence of "4D printing"
It's nothing but theory if we don't have the materials to play along with.
A comment on Talk: Elon Musk: The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity ...
I'm a BIG fan and he inspires me to "do". NOW.
If you'd like to read more about Elon Musk, here is a nice collection of articles/links/videos: http://hubski.com/tag?id=musk
A comment on Talk: Amanda Palmer: The art of asking
It talks about how people will essentially do work FOR FREE if they feel like what they are doing has purpose. -example: Wikipedia
When you give people a sense of "purpose", whether that be through your current fans or anyone anywhere via twitter, give them a sense of purpose and they'll help you.
I frequent a website that recently posted that one of their members computer died. She's a 50 year old woman that works tireless hours at a coffee shop to support her children. The community asked "anyone have a computer for littlebirdie to use so she can visit Hubski and write her poetry/stories there?" and within an hour there were several people that offered up their spares. -Her purpose became theirs.
I definitely recommend watching the Dan Pink video.
As for Amanda's experience, it's SUPER encouraging. It says a lot about people and how they want to allocate their resources. People want to give, they just want to give to things/people/projects that they feel has purpose.
A GREAT example of this is Lous CK: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/emmys-2012-louis-ck-digital-beacon-theatre-373237
Nice work Amanda, I look forward to checking out your music and throwing some money in the "tip jar" :-)
A reply on Talk: Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wrong
The fortune 50 companies of the world can afford to attract our brightest college grads wile our public education system cannot. The same holds true for charitable organizations. If an organization has the means by which to do so, they ought to be able to attract the best and brightest financially.
Question is: "Why shouldn't working for a charitable organization pay well? Even REALLY well? Don't we want to attract the very best to these endeavors?
MA, your point about the inequity between the CEO and the worker is not lost on me, but I think there is a tendency to scoff at any six-figure income in the world of philanthropy, which is ridiculous.
A comment on Talk: Dan Pallotta: The way we think about charity is dead wrong
Right now there is a greater scrutiny on non-profits than ever before. People see millions of dollars being poured in to them and automatically see them through a sort of "Wall Street" lens. I also think that scandals such as the "Invisible Children, Kony 2012" fiasco: http://hubski.com/pub?id=20882 have left the public weary of emerging "causes".
I am a runner and I recently began using "charity miles", each mile I run earns money for a charity of my choosing. I ended up doing a search for "the most efficient charities", which yielded little results. I think a better search would be, which charity or organization has the best ROI.
Great talk Dan, good luck with those triplets :-)
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