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]Featured
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]Collective IQ and Continuous Improvement
Collective IQ and Continuous Improvement By guest contributor Rob Miller // How do you harness the collective intelligence of a group, solve difficult problems, and share what you learn? [Continue Reading]IT Day Japan – solving urgent global issues
IT Day Japan - solving urgent global issues This year's topic for IT Day Japan 2020 is "What can IT do for the democratic crisis in COVID-19 pandemic?" - an issue of immediate, urgent, complex, global importance. The video is now up for those who missed the live event on Zoom. [Continue Reading]SRI establishes Distinguished Engelbart Fellow Award
SRI establishes Distinguished Engelbart Fellow Award In honor of the late Douglas C. Engelbart, the Distinguished Engelbart Fellow Award recognizes "visionaries who are disrupting the traditional way we interact with and view technology" from around the globe. We are thrilled to congratulate the first recipient Genevieve Bell, Distinguished Professor of Australia National University. [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]HyPerform and Augment
HyPerform and Augment Guest contributor Dean Meyer, management consultant and author who got his start in Doug Engelbart's lab, shares his insights re: the concept, history, and purpose of Doug's iconic “Augment” system, as exemplified by HyPerform [Continue Reading]Engelbart on Improving Improvement
Engelbart on Improving Improvement From guest author Jim Spohrer - Doug Engelbart is most well-known for inventing the mouse, and as an internet pioneer. However, Doug’s vision for improving improvement to better tackle complex, urgent problems is to many his most significant contribution. [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]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]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]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]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]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.”
[Continue Reading]President Obama cites Engelbart’s Innovations
President Obama cites Engelbart’s Innovations In his speech Friday at the Cyber Summit at Stanford University, President Barak Obama named key pioneers behind the breakthrough innovations that catapulted us into the digital Information Age, leading with Hewlett and Packard, and Douglas Engelbart. Watch this segment of the speech, or enjoy the whole speech here. [Continue Reading]2014 Human Computation Roadmap Summit
2014 Human Computation Roadmap Summit I was honored to participate in the Human Computation Roadmap Summit at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, DC, to collaborate on the design and analysis of information processing systems in which humans participate as computational agents. The workshop included over 60 participants from a variety of disciplines... [Continue Reading]Announcing Summer MOOC and Engelbart Scholar Award at VCU
Announcing Summer MOOC and Engelbart Scholar Award at VCU Vice Provost Gardner Campbell at Virginia Commonwealth University is launching a unique experiment with this cooperative style Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on research writing, including a new Engelbart Scholars Award for two lucky undergraduates.
[Continue Reading]How these rural initiatives in Uganda are already meeting the Engelbart Challenge
How these rural initiatives in Uganda are already meeting the Engelbart Challenge Guest contributor Patricia Seybold shares this fabulous case study showing how the Uganda Rural Development Training Programme (URDT) and the African Rural University (ARU) are already meeting the Engelbart Challenge. [Continue Reading]July 9, 2013: Last week a Great Man, Doug Engelbart, passed away
July 2, 2013: Last week a Great Man, Doug Engelbart, passed away By guest author, internet pioneer Kevin Hughes. // "Today's Web is a fraction of what his vision was over 40 years ago - a set of technologies that could augment intellect and accelerate human progress for the benefit of all.” [Continue Reading]
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