How to Invent the Future II - Stanford CS183F: Startup School
Stanford Online
Why leaders watch it
Second half of Kay's talk on inventing the future, covering how context shapes what people can see and build.
Part two of Alan Kay's Stanford Startup School lecture on inventing the future. He draws on his time at Xerox PARC and elsewhere to discuss how to think about new technology and what makes ideas useful.
Takeaways
- Invent rather than predict
- Context limits what we imagine
- Change the viewpoint to see new options
Topics: Innovation & creativity, Vision & purpose
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