Englebart, Thiel & Cruise. 3 Thoughts on Collaboration

3 Thoughts on CollaborationJames ChamJuly 2013

1. Past and FutureEngelbart:1925-1968-2013

Engelbart’s vision, from the beginning, was collaborative. His vision was people working together in a shared intellectual space. His entire system was designed around that intent.

Bret Victorhttp://worrydream.com/Engelbart/

2. ObservationsThiel: What is true but not yet widely known?

Technology drives cultureBandwidth, bandwidth, bandwidthEverybody is a knowledge workerDevices/Person >> 1Storage costs = ~0

Behavioralists takes over the worldKahneman Thinking fast (System 1) & slow (System 2)

Cliff Nass The Man Who Lied to His Laptop

BJ Fogg Triggers and small steps

Dan Ariely Predictably Irrational

3. SuggestionsHint: probably not Minority Report

Big and SmallFull field of vision, immersive experiencesSmall, constant whispers

Save everythingAudit trailsSearchSummarization

Highly specificVertical workflowsVery tight, well-defined use cases

3 Thoughts on CollaborationJames Chamjames@bloombergbeta.com@jamescham