Posts Tagged "Steven Berlin Johnson"

27
Jan 11

On Outside.in and other ‘Good Ideas’

Posted by Esther Brown in Events / General / Industry Notes & Commentary / News — View Comments

A few Fridays ago, Steven Johnson came back home from a long book tour and a string of speaking engagements, so we thought we’d order a few pizzas and get caught up. Steven gave us the lowdown on his latest book, ‘Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation,’ which, of course, led him to talk about another ‘good idea,’ — the founding of Outside.in.

When Steven gets going, it gets interesting fast, so I took a video of the conversation. It may be a shaky iPhone video, but I’m confident that if you watch all 5 parts, you’ll be really happy that you did. You might even be inspired to innovate in your own life and work (I know I was).

Just another day at Outside.in’s HQ. You might say it’s where good ideas come from :)

So, without further ado: Steven Johnson, ladies and gentlemen! Pull up a chair, grab a slice of pizza and enjoy…

7
Dec 10

Where Do Good Ideas Come From? Find Out as Outside.in’s Steven Johnson Keynotes ILM: 10

Posted by Esther Brown in Announcements / Events / General / News — View Comments

As we mentioned yesterday, Outside.in has a strong presence at BIA/Kelsey’s Interactive Local Media conference this year, culminating with the event’s final keynote address, which will be delivered by Steven Johnson, our Co-Founder and Chairman. If you’ve ever heard Steven speak, you know that, as BIA/Kelsey so aptly put it, “attendees of Interactive Local Media 2010 are in for a real-treat.”

Steven will take the stage at 8:45 A.M. on Thursday, December 9 and will be talking about where good ideas come from (for instance in the interactive local media space, which he knows well). As the conference agenda further explains:

Steven Johnson, the urban scholar, bestselling author (and cofounder and chairman of Outside.in) has identified seven key patterns behind genuine innovation, and traces them across time and disciplines. A brilliant speaker, Johnson applies the seven patterns for “good ideas” to his intimate and hard-earned knowledge of interactive local media. His presentation, which is followed by a book signing, will surely be a highlight of ILM:10 and will include many valuable takeaways.

We simply couldn’t have said it better ourselves. Hope to see you out in Santa Clara!

About ILM:10

Interactive Local Media 2010 (ILM:10) is BIA/Kelsey’s annual conference devoted to digital media with a local focus. This event features the true innovators of interactive local media and marketing, encompassing directories, search, mobile, social and direct marketing. For more information, please visit the conference’s official site.

15
Nov 10

Outside.in Co-Founder & Bestselling Author, Steven Berlin Johnson, to Speak at Web 2.0 Summit TODAY

Posted by Esther Brown in Announcements / Events / News — View Comments

Steven Berlin Johnson, one of our founders and a bestselling author, will be speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit today. He’ll be discussing ‘Where Good Ideas Come From,’ and other ideas from his newest book, Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation. The talk will take place at 3:55 P.M. in the Grand Ballroom at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco.

If you’re not attending the conference, you can watch the whole thing on LiveStream or check out Steven’s Ted talk on the subject:

Of course, you can always pick-up your own copy of the book, or follow Steven on Twitter, where a great conversation has started using the #goodideas hashtag.

3
Nov 10

Outside.in Co-Founder & Bestselling Author, Steven Berlin Johnson, to Keynote AdTech New York

Posted by Esther Brown in Announcements / Events / General / News — View Comments

As we mentioned yesterday, Steven Berlin Johnson, one of our founders and a bestselling author, will be giving the keynote at AdTech New York tomorrow at 9:00 A.M. In his keynote, Steven will be talking about ‘Where Good Ideas Come From: The Patterns of Innovation in a Networked World.’ As the AdTech website explains:

Drawing on insights from his acclaimed new book, Where Good Ideas Come From, bestselling author Steven Johnson will discuss the power of new technology platforms that are changing the rules of advertising, from location-based technologies to social networks, and explain how you can use those platforms to create innovative new products, services and work environments. From the individual level to large-scale corporations, Johnson will show how entities of all sizes can create environments where we can have, recognize and share good ideas.

If you’ve ever heard Steven speak or read one of his books, you know that the folks at AdTech New York are in for a treat. I think it’s safe to say that this keynote will be one of the highlights of the conference. Here’s the trailer for the book, in case you’d like a preview:

Lucky for the rest of us at Outside.in, Steven will be giving us our own private ‘Where Good Ideas Come From,’ keynote over lunch soon. Jealous? Don’t be! Just be sure to make it to AdTech bright and early tomorrow, or pick-up your very own copy of Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation.

29
Aug 08

dConstruct Across the Pond

Posted by mark in Events / General — View Comments

Will you be spending labor day weekend in the UK?

Our chairman and co-founder Steven Berlin Johnson will be giving the opening keynote at the ever cool dConstruct conference in Brighton Dome, UK on Friday, September 5th.

From their site:

Johnson will launch dConstruct with a keynote address on the information networks that form on the sidewalks and public spaces of urban life. He’ll examine the many ways that those social systems are migrating to the emerging platform of the geoweb. The rise of location-aware devices and increasingly mainstream geotagging presents an unique opportunity to unite the real and virtual worlds, and bring new life to the troubled newspaper industry. But that opportunity is going to require innovative new tools for navigating the geoweb, which the keynote will explore in some detail — including a first look at some new projects under development at outside.in.

If you’re a developer, designer, content creator, or entrepreneur, this is the place to hear from some amazing folks on the future of the ‘social web.’

If you go, will you bring us back some Hobnob tea biscuits?

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