Farewell to Peter Yim
Farewell to Peter Yim Over 100 individuals can count themselves alumni of Doug Engelbart’s career, dating clear back to the late 1950s. Fast forward to 1999, the remarkable Peter Yim... [Continue Reading]Author:Christina
Farewell to Peter Yim Over 100 individuals can count themselves alumni of Doug Engelbart’s career, dating clear back to the late 1950s. Fast forward to 1999, the remarkable Peter Yim... [Continue Reading]Newly remastered footage from The Demo original film reels
Newly remastered footage from The Demo original film reels This year we're celebrating Doug's legendary Demo with newly re-mastered footage from the original film reels, huge shout out to Stanford Library Special Collections ongoing efforts curating the Engelbart Collection there. [Continue Reading]IT Day Japan 2021: Can IT save the worsening crisis of mankind?
IT Day Japan 2021: Can IT save the worsening crisis of mankind? The Doug Engelbart Institute is proud to sponsor the virtual symposium IT Day Japan 2021: “Can IT save the worsening crisis of the mankind?” – Saturday, December 4, 2021 17:00-19:00 (Pacific Time). I will be there in spirit this year, a digital presence, expect more to come! The others will be live, I’m very much looking forward to their insights and discussion on this far reaching topic! [Continue Reading]Celebrating the Mother of All Demos – 53 years on
Celebrating the Mother of All Demos - 53 years on Help us celebrate Doug's legendary Demo with fun facts, archive footage and photos, and experience the demo interactively, with you in the driver's seat. [Continue Reading]Doug Engelbart in Hometown Art Exhibit
Doug Engelbart in Hometown Art Exhibit Doug Engelbart will be among those featured at a unique art exhibit in his hometown of Portland, Oregon, this December and January. The exhibit showcases Doug’s niece, Oregonian artist Dee Vadnais in the context of land, family, community. The 'Doug piece' will feature archive photos and descriptions of his pioneering work boosting the collective effectiveness of networked communities in pursuit of humanity's highest potential. [Continue Reading]Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Demo
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Demo Events were held on three continents celebrating the 50th anniversary of Doug Engelbart's landmark demo - exploring the past and future of a brilliant legacy and all it inspires! [Continue Reading]Doug Engelbart’s Paradigm for Bootstrapping
Doug Engelbart’s Paradigm for Bootstrapping Guest contributor Karen Risa Robbins with Christina Engelbart explore the essential elements of Doug Engelbart's paradigm for bootstrapping networked teams, initiatives, and organizations. [Continue Reading]RIP Robert Taylor Who Shaped Modern Computing
RIP Robert Taylor Who Shaped Modern Computing We mourn the passing this week of another great Internet pioneer, innovator, and instigator of networked personal computing - Bob Taylor, and highlight his influence on Doug Engelbart's seminal work. [Continue Reading]
Groundbreaking 1968 Demo recognized with IEEE Milestone Plaque
Groundbreaking 1968 Demo recognized with IEEE Milestone Plaque Doug's legendary Demo now recognized as a seminal event in the history of computing by IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization advancing technology for humanity. Unveiling of the IEEE Milestone Plaque was celebrated at the Computer History Museum in Mt. View, CA. [Continue Reading]Announcing a cool new way to experience the 1968 Demo!
Announcing a cool new way to experience the 1968 Demo! Now you can experience Doug Engelbart's "Mother of All Demos" like never before - in this new interactive format you get a bird's eye view of the video that is browsable, skimmable, sampleable... [Continue Reading]Gardner Campbell and The Great VCU Bike Race Learning Expedition
Gardner Campbell and The Great VCU Bike Race Learning Expedition
Dr. Gardner Campbell has done it again with another revolutionary online course at University, now an Award-winning course, with all the earmarks of Bootstrapping Brilliance… [Continue Reading]Game Changer: Hypothes.is announces ‘direct linking’ across the web
Game Changer: Hypothes.is announces 'direct linking' across the web
I am absolutely thrilled to report that you can now link directly to a specific point within a file, most anywhere on the web. The tool is 'hypothes.is', it is a game changer, and I'll tell you why. [Continue Reading]
The true promise of Interactive Computing: Leveraging our Collective IQ
The true promise of Interactive Computing: Leveraging our Collective IQ
What is this promise? In Doug's mind it was always about humans interacting with each other and with their knowledge in dynamic knowledge ecosystems, facilitated by a suite of interactive tools and processes. This is the gateway to augmenting human intellect, boosting Collective IQ, enhancing human effectiveness, and Bootstrapping Brilliance in business and society.
[Continue Reading]On Tour with our Engelbart Scholars
On Tour with our Engelbart Scholars What did these undergrads do for Spring Break? They toured with the Doug Engelbart Institute in the San Francisco area, joined by professors and an embedded university librarian, for a week of hands-on immersion in the Engelbart legacy.
[Continue Reading]How Doug Engelbart taught students about how computers think
How Doug Engelbart taught students about how computers think Around 1960 Doug Engelbart was a young electrical engineer at Stanford Research Institute, invited by several local schools and clubs to come teach them how computers worked. Instead of giving lectures on the topic, he devised a parlor game where the players acted out the basic computer operations. [Continue Reading]Bootstrapping Brilliance in Education
Bootstrapping Brilliance in Education Here are some links to accompany my 'lightening talk' at last weekend's Ed Foo Camp, an invitation-only unconference on Education Innovation sponsored by O'Reilly, Google, Sesame Street and MacMillan Learning. [Continue Reading]Can citizen science be used to solve Alzheimer’s?
Can citizen science be used to solve Alzheimer’s? I recently spoke with colleague Pietro Michelucci about an exciting new effort to dramatically accelerate progress in Alzheimer's research by crowdsourcing the image analysis.
[Continue Reading]Bye Bye Babbage
Bye Bye Babbage The Babbage Engine has been one of my personal favs at the Computer History Museum in Mt. View, CA since 2008...
[Continue Reading]Going ‘Lean’ is strategic for any organization
Going ‘Lean’ is strategic for any organization DEI Executive Director Christina Engelbart attended Lean Startup Conference 2015 to (1) learn how to apply it, (2) in community, and (3) see how it plays with Bootstrapping Brilliance. Here’s how you can learn more about Lean strategy.
[Continue Reading]Today in Tech History – the Mother of All Demos
Today in Tech History – the Mother of All Demos December 9th, 1968 at 3:00pm at the Fall Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco, California, Doug Engelbart was slated to present his research. Instead of giving his talk, he and his team demonstrated their vision and progress to an astonished audience of a thousand computer professionals throughout the 90 minute session. Attendees got a taste of how knowledge workers of the future would work together in an online interactive collaborative hyperlinked information space. This was not just a demonstration of what could be, it was a demonstration of how the researchers in Doug’s lab were already working on a daily basis...
[Continue Reading]Great quotes by Doug Engelbart and Others
Great quotes by Doug Engelbart and Others
Favorite quotes from Doug Engelbart’s writings, talks, and interviews, plus some great related quotes by others. [Continue Reading]Esther Dyson’s ‘Way to Wellville’ Challenge a game changer
Esther Dyson’s ‘Way to Wellville’ Challenge a game changer Here’s an exciting fresh approach to transforming the health of our communities. “The Way to Wellville, a national challenge among five communities over five years to make significant, visible and lasting improvement in five measures of health and economic vitality. In the end, we’ll map new paths for entire communities to make changes that result in healthier people and places.” [Continue Reading]Meet this year’s Engelbart Scholar Award recipients
Meet this year’s Engelbart Scholar Award recipients Congratulations to our 2015-2016 Engelbart Scholar Award recipients from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), and their professor Dr. Gardner Campbell, Vice Provost for Learning Innovation and Student Success, Dean of University College, and Associate Professor of English at VCU. Dr. Campbell is the mastermind behind the Engelbart Scholar Program, as an extension of his innovative online course inspired in part by the pioneering vision of Doug Engelbart.
[Continue Reading]Engelbart Scholars tour with Doug Engelbart Institute
Engelbart Scholars tour with Doug Engelbart Institute I was honored and thrilled this last month to host some very special guests for a full week of site tours, meetings, and in-depth studies — a select group of Engelbart Scholars convening the week of March 9th at the Doug Engelbart Institute in Menlo Park, CA, for a “deep dive” into Doug Engelbart’s seminal work, including a tour of Doug Engelbart Archive collections at Stanford Libraries Special Collections, the Computer History Museum, and the Internet Archives.
[Continue Reading]Internet Society showcases Engelbart’s Legacy in Action
Internet Society showcases Engelbart's Legacy in Action One year after inducting Doug Engelbart to the Internet Hall of Fame, the Internet Society ran a profile piece showcasing his lasting legacy, in particular how one professor – Dr. Gardner Campbell, Vice Provost for Learning Innovation and Student Success at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) – is putting his vision to practice. “Doug Engelbart’s greatest breakthrough may be to change how we think, how we learn and innovate, and how we collaborate.”
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Collective IQ Review 