Yıl 1998. Kaliforniya’nın Santa Barbara şehrindeyim. Saat epey geç olmuş. Ofiste kimsecikler kalmamış. Ben masamda oturmuş internette araştırma yapıyorum. Gözlerim ekrana bakmaktan sulanmış ve kendimi işe öyle kaptırmışım ki, masa telefonum kulağımın dibinde birden çalınca irkiliyorum. Arayan Dean. Dean, şirketin en başarılı yazılımcılarından. Sinirleri alınmış ruh hali ve sorunları hızlıca çözen bir zekası var. Bu sakin ruh hali, İstanbul’un beyaz yakalı çalışanında ancak yüksek dozlu antidepresanlarla mümkün oluyor. Şehrin doğayla inanılmaz uyumlu olmasından mıdır yoksa ülkenin en iyi iklim şartlarına sahip bir şehrinde yaşıyor olmasından mıdır bilinmez, Dean’in bu sakin ve dingin hali hiç değişmez. “Ne oldu Dean, rüyanda beni […]
How The Toy Industry Is Teaching Innovation By Fusing Positive Psychology And Technology.
For all that we hear about technology causing greater disconnection in society today, a growing movement of “makers” is offering a different twist on this narrative, instead using technology to unite people around making the world a better place. Makers might be teachers, professionals, students, parents, DIY hobbyists or just tinkerers; whatever their professional background, makers share a personal fascination with creating, often using technology. When you hear the term “maker,” you might think of self-made individuals like Elon Musk who taught himself computing at the age of 12 or Steve Jobs who created Apple in a garage. However, the maker movement […]
Logical Incrementalism
By Fatmanur Erdogan, Hurriyet Daily News Entrepreneurship isn’t just for the young. You can start a business at any age. Yet many older adults struggle to overcome a major obstacle – which is that they know too much. When “knowing too much” means accurately understanding the nuances of a market, it’s a good thing. But when “knowing too much” means knowing too much of the wrong thing, or accepting a conventional wisdom that’s sometimes wrong, it gets in the way. Take the conventional wisdom that in order to be successful, a business needs to execute a well-planned, long-term strategy. After a few years having that […]