Comments for eman's views http://emansviews.wordpress.com Random thoughts from eman. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:09:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Google Innovation – The 16 Principles by nittpick http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/google-innovation-the-16-principles/#comment-28 nittpick Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:09:33 +0000 http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/google-innovation-the-16-principles/#comment-28 Interesting talk. I'd rate a company I know well the following. Some principles I think we do well, but numbers 13-16 really hit a chord. ouch. Some I found hard to evaluate (mixed examples come to mind, or just out of my depth). B 1. Hire the Best B 2. Ideas Come From Anywhere B 3. Practice Sharing & Openness Fully ? 4. Morph, Don.t Kill, Ideas D 5. Users Come First, Not Money D 6. Data Drives Decisions C 7. Iterate a Product (don.t use a Project Plan) ? 8. Make Your Vision Simple, Understandable and Share It With All F 9. 20% Time D 10. Think BIG ? 11. Bet on a Trend, or Fall Victim to It ? 12. Accept a Smaller Piece of a Larger Pie F 13. Feed the Winners, Starve the Losers F 14. Avoid Hippos (highest paid person.s opinion) F 15. Never Surrender to Lawyers, Auditors, or Bureaucrats F 16. Reward Innovation B 17. Learn How to Learn (a 17th extra principle) Interesting talk. I’d rate a company I know well the following. Some principles I think we do well, but numbers 13-16 really hit a chord. ouch. Some I found hard to evaluate (mixed examples come to mind, or just out of my depth).

B 1. Hire the Best
B 2. Ideas Come From Anywhere
B 3. Practice Sharing & Openness Fully
? 4. Morph, Don.t Kill, Ideas
D 5. Users Come First, Not Money
D 6. Data Drives Decisions
C 7. Iterate a Product (don.t use a Project Plan)
? 8. Make Your Vision Simple, Understandable and Share It With All
F 9. 20% Time
D 10. Think BIG
? 11. Bet on a Trend, or Fall Victim to It
? 12. Accept a Smaller Piece of a Larger Pie
F 13. Feed the Winners, Starve the Losers
F 14. Avoid Hippos (highest paid person.s opinion)
F 15. Never Surrender to Lawyers, Auditors, or Bureaucrats
F 16. Reward Innovation
B 17. Learn How to Learn (a 17th extra principle)

]]> Comment on Innovation at Google by Google Innovation - The 16 Principles « eman’s views http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/innovation-at-google/#comment-27 Google Innovation - The 16 Principles « eman’s views Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:30:32 +0000 http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/innovation-at-google/#comment-27 [...] 20, 2008 A while back I posted on Douglas Merrill’s talk about innovation at Google. I have to say I was a bit disappointed in that talk - I didn’t really take away any clear [...] [...] 20, 2008 A while back I posted on Douglas Merrill’s talk about innovation at Google. I have to say I was a bit disappointed in that talk – I didn’t really take away any clear [...]

]]> Comment on Best of TED2008 by M. A. from L. A. a.k.a. Dr. G. http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/best-of-ted2008/#comment-24 M. A. from L. A. a.k.a. Dr. G. Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:11:56 +0000 http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/best-of-ted2008/#comment-24 Eman, been wanting to write to let you know it was great to meet and speak with you at TED. Thanks for your thoughts on the priorities of medical research (e.g. our talk about diabetes I children.) Now with Jill Bolte Taylor's moving first person talk, I wonder if more people will be inspired to consider the relation of brain to the rest of vital body functions and consciousness! Another thought -- do you think our tears in hearing Taylor's story, tears of empathy, i.e. the brain recognizing itself? May the Breath Be With You, M. A. from L. A. a.k.a. Dr. G. Eman, been wanting to write to let you know it was great to meet and speak with you at TED. Thanks for your thoughts on the priorities of medical research (e.g. our talk about diabetes I children.) Now with Jill Bolte Taylor’s moving first person talk, I wonder if more people will be inspired to consider the relation of brain to the rest of vital body functions and consciousness!

Another thought — do you think our tears in hearing Taylor’s story, tears of empathy, i.e. the brain recognizing itself?

May the Breath Be With You,

M. A. from L. A. a.k.a. Dr. G.

]]> Comment on Best of TED2008 by John L http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/best-of-ted2008/#comment-23 John L Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:01:23 +0000 http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/best-of-ted2008/#comment-23 After her talk, I looked around thru my own tears - everyone was cheering, sobbing, truly an amazing experience. Others have commented that after Jill's talk, the "vibe" of TED seemed to change - people seemed a bit more open, deeper, clearer. I sensed it too. At breakfast the next morning, there were four of us talking - we all agreed that this is probably the most visceral and compelling TED talk yet. After her talk, I looked around thru my own tears – everyone was cheering, sobbing, truly an amazing experience. Others have commented that after Jill’s talk, the “vibe” of TED seemed to change – people seemed a bit more open, deeper, clearer. I sensed it too. At breakfast the next morning, there were four of us talking – we all agreed that this is probably the most visceral and compelling TED talk yet.

]]> Comment on TED Reflections.2 Craig Venter by speedosrock1053 http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/ted-reflections2/#comment-21 speedosrock1053 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:56:28 +0000 http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/03/03/ted-reflections2/#comment-21 shit dude, i watched the video on ted talks. this new science is scary. I can;t want to see what we can create. If this technology got into to the wrong hands, we all die. shit dude, i watched the video on ted talks.
this new science is scary. I can;t want to
see what we can create. If this technology
got into to the wrong hands, we all die.

]]> Comment on TED, BIL, GEL, LIFT, POP, oh my! by Howard Wright http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/ted-bil-gel-lift-pop-oh-my/#comment-13 Howard Wright Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:39:51 +0000 http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/ted-bil-gel-lift-pop-oh-my/#comment-13 Check out Future in Review (FiRe2008) which is being held in San Diago in May this year - website www.futureinreview.com It was great to meet at TED@ASPEN this year! Howard Check out Future in Review (FiRe2008) which is being held in San Diago in May this year – website http://www.futureinreview.com

It was great to meet at TED@ASPEN this year!
Howard

]]> Comment on TED, BIL, GEL, LIFT, POP, oh my! by Anyone http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/ted-bil-gel-lift-pop-oh-my/#comment-8 Anyone Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:48:15 +0000 http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/ted-bil-gel-lift-pop-oh-my/#comment-8 Consider DLD: http://www.dld-conference.com/ (never been there though) Consider DLD:

http://www.dld-conference.com/

(never been there though)

]]> Comment on Eleven Days To TED by emansviews http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/eleven-days-to-ted/#comment-7 emansviews Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:52:03 +0000 http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/eleven-days-to-ted/#comment-7 Thanks Bruno! I will blog about how the internal conference works out. Right now it is scheduled for September, enough time for colleagues to nominate internal speakers and make travel plans. I am getting great support from senior management to ensure the conference is a success. There is already a good grass-roots excitement for the conference within the company. Thanks Bruno! I will blog about how the internal conference works out. Right now it is scheduled for September, enough time for colleagues to nominate internal speakers and make travel plans. I am getting great support from senior management to ensure the conference is a success. There is already a good grass-roots excitement for the conference within the company.

]]> Comment on Eleven Days To TED by BrunoG http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/eleven-days-to-ted/#comment-6 BrunoG Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:13:51 +0000 http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/eleven-days-to-ted/#comment-6 Hello. Thanks for the mention and for your enthusiasm about TED. I'm TED's European director. Please keep me posted on your TED-like corporate conference, I would be interested in learning how it plays out. Hope you'll enjoy Aspen! BG Hello. Thanks for the mention and for your enthusiasm about TED. I’m TED’s European director. Please keep me posted on your TED-like corporate conference, I would be interested in learning how it plays out. Hope you’ll enjoy Aspen! BG

]]> Comment on TED-like Conference Gets Greenlight by Peter Quinn http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/ted-like-conference-gets-greenlight/#comment-5 Peter Quinn Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:59:06 +0000 http://emansviews.wordpress.com/2008/02/09/ted-like-conference-gets-greenlight/#comment-5 I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you. Peter Quinn I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you.

Peter Quinn

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