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Giant Slide in Technische Universitat

A four story slide... in a university??? Pure genius! I hope other institutions take this effort into consideration.

3 Sq ft.

Why we have so few women leaders

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg did a great talk about "Why we have so few women leaders" in the world. She argued that if you are a woman and want to become a leader, 3 needs for change are:

1. Sit at the table.

2. Make your partner a real partner.

3. Don’t leave before you leave.

Watch this great video for an explanation of each point.

Google Demo Slam: Epic Docs Animation

Check out some of the amazing capabilities from Google Docs Presentation.

Chile's Grand Innovation Experiment

I came across a great post on Tech Crunch that talked about a radical new experiment in Chile, which is trying to become a new hub for technology entrepreneurs.

" It is importing entrepreneurs from all over the world, by offering them $40,000 to bootstrap in Chile. They get a visa; free office space; assistance with networking, mentoring, fundraising, and connecting to potential customers and partners. All the entrepreneurs have to do, in return, is commit to working hard and live in one of the most beautiful places on this planet.
The program, called Start-up Chile, is still in the pilot stage. Chile has selected 25 teams to receive grants. "

My peak interest in this, how do you create a brand new culture in a location that has a very established one? How do you create new values, mentalities and beliefs in a places that identified them centuries ago?

What they seem to be doing first is recruiting the people who have their specific values, mentalities and beliefs. Chile is creating a tribe and investing in them recreating the new culture they wish to obtain. It is hard to educate a mass amount of local people on why they should change their beliefs, but what you can do is invest in a small tribe and let them do remarkable things that the locals are attracted to. People are attracted to success and if this group of 25 entrepreneurs from all around the world can find success in their businesses, the start towards change will follow.

Water drop at 10,000 frames/sec

Embracing failure in the education system

Here is a great repost from Raul Castellanos.

Google Fashion Show

Fashion Show with Google from Robbin Waldemar on Vimeo.

I Hope This Gets To You

What an amazing expression of love. Knowing the feeling of a long distance love, i'm just doing my part to help out. Good luck and I hope it gets to her!

By Twitter @WalterCMay
"After my girlfriend moved away for graduate school, I wanted to create something different to express my feelings for her. I secretly created a song and video with my friends the Daylights in hopes that it would be passed around and get to her organically. WITH YOUR HELP, we can meet this goal and it can stand as a symbol of what we can do as an digital social community. This is dedicated to anyone who is separated from people they love."