In 1986, when I returned to New York City after living in West Berlin for a long time, a lot of people asked me “When will they tear down the Wall?”
There is something typically American about this question. Behind the question was the implicit assumption that, eventually, the two Germanies would be re-united. [...]
The Berlin Wall mentality, reconsidered
November 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · General Observations
Tags:Berlin·collective willpower·debate·illusions·individualism
About the X Media Lab in Melbourne
August 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Conferences
Wow, what a weekend. I am seriously jet-lagged. Just returned from X-Media Lab, which is an intensive three-day workshop held periodically in different cities throughout Asia: Dubai, Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore, Mumbai. Last weekend XML took place in Melbourne, Australia.
How XML works: ten individuals with experience in digital media arrive from all corners of the globe. [...]
Tags:australia·collaborative creativity·Conferences·debate·innovation·x media lab·XML
