In the spirit of “radical transparency” and letting go of “perfection,” here are my notes for today’s talk. I repeat a few things a few times because they’re important and deserve many mentions.
How do Technology & Entrepreneurship play a role in Progressive Leadership?
Author & NYU Professor Clay Shirky:
“A revolution doesn’t happen when society adopts new tools, it happens when society adopts new behaviors.”
This post won’t be perfect. It won’t be comprehensive. It won’t ask and answer all the questions I have about ideas of “perfection” and lean+agile processes and neuroscience and behavioral psychology and design thinking and concepts of personal identity and the media and social pressures and norms. I just have to let those go until the next post. And the next post. And the one after that. And maybe by letting those items go until future posts, it will help me develop a better habit of posting more frequently.
… at least, not for the next six weeks. Here’s why …
…okay, so I’m a Humanist every week. But today I felt like changing my Twitter bio to that one identifier: Humanist. Because of Mike Brown and Ferguson. Because it’s the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, and people are still struggling for equality.
If there’s one thing about TEDActivists, it’s that we all believe in making something, anything, EVERYTHING, better. Especially if we have the opportunity and resources to. Which is why I’m writing this post.
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