RSA Animate – "The Secret Powers of Time" by The RSA on Monday, May 24th, 2010

Professor Philip Zimbardo conveys how our individual perspectives of time affect our work, health and well-being. Time influences who we are as a person, how we view relationships and how we act in the world. View the full video of Professor Philip Zimbardo’s talk at the RSA.

This video came my way through @cassondra in this Tweet http://twitter.com/cassondra/statuses/15641430887:

RSA Animate --Zimbardo's talk on The Secret Powers of Time http://bit.ly/9SuV8X this is the talk I mentioned @Kenekaplan. Enjoy!

I really like the past, present future perspective. I'm not sure we're all one or the other. I'm a present and future person. My wife seems more a past and future person. The anecdote about Italy cutting itself in half -- north and south -- is very true, a living example of opposite perspectives/lifestyles create tension in close proximity -- but can work together (hopefully)! And the fact that their is no future tense verb in Sicilian dialect is amazing -- even the language focuses on past and present.

This got me thinking about other stories and themes of how technology is impacting human behavior for better or worse.

My team at Intel have been talking about Hourglass and how many of us want better performing computers because we hate to wait. Here are some of the survey findings and videos:

Here are a few other related stories I've read recently:

An Ugly Toll of Technology: Impatience and Forgetfulness: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/technology/07brainside.html?nl=technology&e...

Book Review on “the Shallows”: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/books/review/Lehrer-t.html?nl=technology&em...

New York Times: Your Brain on Computers -- Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Pricehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/technology/07brain.html?pagewanted=1&nl=technology&emc=techupdateema1

I like Posterous, and was hoping for a few improvements. They may have all just arrived..

Grade A Entrepreneurs

• Creating a Social Media Plan: “Engage!” by Brian Solis
• Self-educated leaders: Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar, by James Bach

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Very nice review by Marylene Delbourg-Delphis, who writes: The second half of the book comprises four parts that detail the new responsibilities that come up with the potential of social media, and focuses more specifically on what a “new marketing” approach may look like. One of the most remarkable sections is related to “defining the rules of engagement.” It unambiguously shows to the skeptics that the social media revolution is not a passing phenomenon spurred on or controlled by influencers, but the reality of today’s computing, one of the incarnations of the social Web, and that it is set to transform every single company from the inside. The examples of IBM’s and Intel’s guide-lines (and its digital IQ Program) do not only demonstrate the forward-thinking intelligence of people like Bryan Rhoads or Ken Kaplan (also see my post about him earlier last year), but also the proactive approach of highly regarded companies as they define new roles and responsibilities to adapt to a new world. Digital intelligence is not simply the prerogative of a handful of gurus appointed to task forces or advisory boards, it will also be part of the job description of most employees in the close future if they want to be up to par with educated customers. The scope of the book stops here, but it’s clear that the social media revolution will lead to the reassessment of corporate cultures, employee empowerment methodologies, and linguistic and artistic skills. “Unmarketing” just like any vibrant “marketing” starts from within. Corporate stonewalling doesn’t have too much future.

I just got my copy, courtesy of Intel Blogfather Bryan Rhoads. I'll get crackin on it and look forward to our Intel Insider spotlight on Brian Solis in May 2010 -- plans in the works.