PICNIC – creative industry trends
20.05.2013
Personal computing is entering the final stage of its revolution – and the user is gaining more control and input than ever. The time has come for the "customer to take charge". Doc Searls (c) PICNICThe personal computing revolution that began thirty years ago is now entering
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06.05.2013
Dale Stephens talks about the empowered learner at PICNIC Festival 2012, where he brings a fresh perspective on higher education: one that recognizes 21st century problems and opportunities. Education is changing faster than we can imagine and technology has brought about the unbundling of school.
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22.04.2013
We are becoming untethered from the institutions that once defined us. Byron Reese explores the impact of technology on our community, religion, business and daily lives. Byron Reese illuminates how today’s technology can solve many of our biggest global challenges. He speaks with the
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25.03.2013
Our lives can be seen as a combination of data, decisions and that unique element we call humanity. Louisa Heinrich explores what it means to truly ‘own’ our quantified selves. Louisa Heinrich from the service design agency Fjord wants each person to benefit from her
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04.01.2013
Anne Shongwe made the bold statement that "The mobile revolution is a social revolution" at PICNIC Festival 2012. Through mobile games-for-change, Afroes has designed mobile applications that teach and empower users to lead and take action. These cutting-edge, interactive digital
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30.12.2012
The seventh edition of the PICNIC Festival in Amsterdam was a big success. The events dealing with the topic of new ownership in the EYE Film Institut were completely sold out. More than 3000 participants discussed with the invited experts in the EYE institute, and they also were able
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29.12.2012
How about just printing your individually designed champagne glasses, party tables, benches, and pavilions at home? What if these utensils just decomposed after the open air season without damaging the ecosystem? Sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? Well, the KamerMaker designed by DUS Architects
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23.11.2012
George Dyson is a boat designer, writer and historian of technology. His interests have included the development (and redevelopment) of the Aleut kayak (Baidarka, 1986), the evolution of digital computing and telecommunications (Darwin Among the Machines, 1997) and a path not taken into space (
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09.11.2012
Tim O'Reilly is the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media. His original business plan was "interesting work for interesting people" and that's worked out pretty well. He publishes books, runs conferences, invests in early-stage startups, urges companies to create more value than
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19.10.2012
The digital shift - is it a revolution? It was my great pleasure to meet one of the most successful publishers today. WIRED UK's Rupert Turnbull joined us at PICNIC festival 2012 in Amsterdam to reveal his insight views about the digital future. Rupert Turnbull in his session at PICNICThe
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