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Webcasts and podcasts from last night Attacking the recession event: http://tinyurl.com/6ntbwz |
Full audio from tonight's Innovation in the downturn event available from our blog: http://blogs.nesta.org.uk/a... |
You can also carry on comments at http://blogs.nesta.org.uk/a... |
Audio of the event will be up v. shortly. Video from noon tomorrow. Thanks for all the comments, and keep em coming |
Drayson - BE BOLD, and GET ON WITH IT! |
Charlie - this is the start of the process. |
Charlie - it's a boom time for open source. Also praise for Essex County Council lending to SMes - making it relevant to people. |
Charlie - final point. Abiding danger is that this narrative must not appear elitist and irrelevant when talking about imp of networks.... |
Charlie - govt is great in crisis in my experience. not good when there isn't the same pressure. Foregrounds ageing issue in future soc. |
Charlie - crisis builds culture change. Dotcom boom bad for culture, entrepreneurship but bust created the most innovative ideas... |
Charlie - I think the recession will be great for managerial-led innovation. Business model innovation more imp, also open... |
Charlie - Important to realise we need to be ambition - search and creation. |
Hoberman - chastises UK media for lack of tolerance of failure. |
Hoberman - psychology element around risk, but glad that 'we' collectively at looking at this as a positive challenge. |
Drayson - need to fight against a society that puts a premium against a judgement of risk. That sense of being alive.... |
Q. Could the govt please encourage the role for back-room inventors - how can we tap potential of people entering redundancy? |
Q. How do we change attitudes in the time frame that is required for this recession? |
Q. Are we becoming more risk-averse? Paraphrased... |
Drayson - innovation in govt is not an oxymoron - raises a laugh. Central govt needs to speed up decision making - time is money.... |
@rolandharwood - twitter question was passed on anonymously - picked one of four... |
