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Jim Rait — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:58:10 -0400

I keep hearing that video-conferencing will replace travel; my guess is that it will augment the collaboration and communication process that face2face does so well. In 1999 I tried out a HDTV quality v-c set-up in Cambridge (England) and found it an incredible piece of technology but still not good enough to support true team working. When we get Azimov's system (described in 'The Naked Sun')we might find a dramatic drop in travel.. until then we will need to 'do' travel to rejuvenate relationship decay that sets in with teams dispersed in time and space.

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Jim Rait — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:15:20 -0500

I thought this comment by Steve Jobs puts the case for getting it all right... "[The G4 Cube] was not a failure of design," said Apple CEO Steve Jobs. "It was a failure of concept. We targeted the Cube at a professional audience. We thought they would rather have something small on the desk than expandability and we were wrong. It was a wrong concept "fabulously implemented."
... and it took 4 iterations of the iPod to match emerging behaviours with the technology to enable "it" to emerge!

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Jim Rait — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:37:23 -0500

looking at Jan's note reminded me of John Maeda and Simplicity plus this quote
Five years ago, Google's home page contained 50 words, 11 links, and zero ads. Today, it contains 49 words, 17 links, and zero ads.
Makes you think doesn't it.

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Jim Rait — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:34:18 -0500

We need to be idea led but user informed... in a fast changing world (Fast Company!) we will only find out what is the next needed increment; innovators need to know the next game changing insight!