Technology & Community: A Cautionary Tale | John Girard | TEDxSolanaBeach скачать в хорошем качестве

Technology & Community: A Cautionary Tale | John Girard | TEDxSolanaBeach

Technology has always played a role in human community building: fire was arguably one of the first technologies, and was the first notable place humans gathered in community to share stories; writing gave us community building through the rapid dissemination of ideas, first through more primitive methods, and eventually via newspapers and books. More recently, the Internet has given would-be community-builders potent new tools—but whether those tools will ultimately serve to build or tear-down community remains to be seen. John is a seasoned business leader and technology entrepreneur, with almost two decades of experience running and growing technology businesses in all economic climates. John spent 10 years building Clickability, the leading web content management software-as-a-service business. He has since held CEO and other senior executive positions at multiple high growth technology businesses, and today is CEO of CIENCE, based in Solana Beach, CA. A recognized business and technology visionary, John helped to invent unique models for pricing and structuring the complex arrangements of service based software businesses. John speaks at industry and private events on technology trends and culture, and best practices in building businesses. He received a bachelors from Stanford in 1994 and spends his free time trying to understand quantum physics, exploring evolutionary biology, playing guitar, cooking Italian, traveling with his wife, and learning everything he can from his children. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx