The other day I couldn’t stop people from linking me to this talk. Mostly because it reminds them of what SuperHappyDevHouse and Hacker Dojo are about, as it talks about socializing ideas and the coffee houses of the Enlightenment. This is also the explanation of what makes the Silicon Valley so far ahead of the game. It’s open and connected. I’ve started to describe the essence of the Valley as a growing social network that continually collapses onto itself, not only creating a small world effect (everybody knows everybody around here), but consolidates the collective growth of knowledge.
I hope the idea of this talk spreads so we can start to minimize the focus on independent eureka moments, and start putting the spotlight on creating social environments for exchanging and cultivating ideas.
