Technology and the Global Economy with discussants John Seely Brown and William N. Joy. Moderated by James Fallows.
Some of the most inspired and provocative thinkers, writers, artists, business people, teachers and other leaders drawn from myriad fields and from across the country and around the world all gathered in a single place - to teach, speak, lead, question, and answer at the 2006 Aspen Ideas Festival. Throughout the week, they all interacted with an audience of thoughtful people who stepped back from their day-to-day routines to delve deeply into a world of ideas, thought, and discussion.
Bio
John Seely Brown
John Seely Brown is a researcher who specializes in organizational studies with a particular bent towards the organizational implications of computer-supported activities.
His research interests include the management of radical innovation, digital culture, ubiquitous computing, autonomous computing and organizational learning.
He is co-chairman of Deloitte Center for the Edge and author of The Social Life of Information. Previously he was the Chief Scientist of Xerox Corp. and the director of its Palo Alto Research Center.
James Fallows
James Fallows is an American print and radio journalist who has been associated with The Atlantic Monthly for many years and has written eight books. His work has appeared in Slate, The New York Times Magazine, The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, The American Prospect, and other magazines.
Bill Joy
Bill Joy is an American computer scientist. Joy co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 along with Vinod Khosla, Scott McNealy and Andy Bechtolsheim, and served as chief scientist at the company until 2003.