COLLABORATIVE CREATIVITY

Robert Tercek’s views on innovation in the digital domain

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Four trends to watch in 2010

December 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · General Observations

“Never make forecasts, especially about the future.” Wise advice from Samuel Goldwyn.   Which I am now about to ignore at my peril.   Here’s my take on what to expect in 2010.

1. The Dawn of Ambient Awareness & Networked Consciousness
What happens when real-time status updates and news feeds are combined with GPS location data [...]

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Vectors of Change in Television and New Media — video of speech from 5D

May 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Conferences, General Observations

In October 2008, I was invited to give a talk at the 5D conference in Long Beach, CA.    Here’s the clip.
I had a great time at 5D.   I met terrific people, including brilliant speakers, visionary designers, committed event organizers and the director of the excellent contemporary art museum.   I learned a great deal, and saw [...]

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Are comic books the future of self help? New Google collaboration with Scott McCloud shows how.

September 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · Creative Process, General Observations

The introduction of Google’s new open source Chrome browser is newsworthy.  So is the way that Google chose to explain the new features to users. Both items are sterling examples of collaborative creativity.
Google teamed up with veteran cartoonist Scott McCloud to create a cool graphic narrative about the new browser.
During a week of breaking news [...]

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