Why Inventing Matters

The best and most inspiring ideas often come from people outside your periphery. That’s why we hold Interesting Café at our startup, Clickable. It’s a community discussion led monthly by a different interesting person, who provokes and shares wisdom through a personal story.… Read the rest

Oscar-Winning Steadicam Inventor Garret Brown On Invention, Passion And Sustainability: Video Interview

Garrett Brown on Rocky

Garrett Brown, Oscar-Winning inventor of the Steadicam, led our last discussion at Clickable’s Interesting Café, one of our company‘s culture and community initiatives. Steadicam is a game-changing film invention, and Garrett’s shot with it on nearly 100 movies including Rocky, The Shining and Return of the Jedi.… Read the rest

What Caused The Economic Meltdown? The Problem Is Us

I overheard a woman on the subway today speaking with her companion about several friends who had recently been laid off from their jobs. Then she asked:

But damn! If we’re in a recession, how do people have money to keep buying all this shit? I was just in DSW, and it was packed!

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The Numerati: Interview With Stephen Baker (Video)

Stephen Baker, senior writer at BusinessWeek, was the featured guest last week at Interesting Café, one of our culture events at Clickable. Pulling themes from his new book, the Numerati, he shared how a powerful new endeavor — the mathematical modeling of humanity – is transforming every aspect of our lives.… Read the rest

Please Be Insensitive

Web guru Dave Winer said:

When I needed heart surgery in 2002 and the doctor told me my life was over if I didn’t get it, you might say he was being insensitive, but he was telling me something that I knew was true that I needed to hear. Three days later after the surgery, recouperating, the surgeon told me if I resumed smoking I would be dead in three years.

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