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May 2005 Archives :: Blog :: Headshift
Peripheral vision and ambient knowledge
Dave Snowden talks about how we make sense through pattern matching rather than linear analysis. Social software can support this process by improving our peripheral vision and helping us organise our own eco-system of links, cues and sources to improve our sense making and decision making ability. My own presentation, linked from the piece, describes how we can go about achieving this. read full post
BECTA recommends open source networks for schools
Open source software can save money for schools compared with Microsoft networks, but the real benefits are not financial - they are educational read full post
Invasion of the Wee Man
A 7m giant man made of old technology has invaded our neighbourhood to raise awareness about the disposal of electronic goods read full post
BBC Backstage prototype: social tagging
The wonderful BBC Backstage project gives us the chance to talk about a social tagging prototype we built for the BBC recently. read full post
Les Blogs presentations and a word on hype
Links to presentations from Les Blogs and a few notes about blogging hype and anti-hype read full post
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