http://www.43folders.com/topics/ideo The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.43folders.com/2007/10/08/merlin-ideo-talk <p>Scott Underwood from <a href="http://www.ideo.com/">IDEO</a> was kind enough to invite me down to their Palo Alto HQ for a tour of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDEO">renowned design group</a> <small>(they designed Apple’s first mouse!)</small> and to participate with him in one of the company's internal "Know How" talks. It was very informal (and -- because this was during my recent "100-year sinus infection" -- I was <em>completely</em> high on cold medicine).</p> <!--break--> <p>We talked about <a href="http://gtdbook.43folders.com/"><em>Getting Things Done</em></a>, life hacks, knowledge work, nostalgia for scarcity, and the problem of getting addicted to productivity advice, among many other topics. This one's a tour de force.</p> <p>Video runs about an hour, and yes: I am wearing a handsome <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0118715/quotes"><em>Big Lebowski</em></a> <a href="http://lebowskifest.com/abide_shirt.asp">tshirt</a>. <em>Abide</em>.</p> <p><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/scripts/pokkariPlayer.js?ver=2007082501"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://blip.tv/syndication/write_player?skin=js&posts_id=421736&source=3&autoplay=false&file_type=flv&player_width=500&player_height=377"></script></p> <div id="blip_movie_content_421736"><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Themerlinshow-KH_Mann_92007941.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_421736(); return false;"><img title="Click to play" alt="Video thumbnail. Click to play." src="http://blip.tv/file/get/Themerlinshow-KH_Mann_92007941.flv.jpg" border="0" title="Click To Play" /></a><br /><a rel="enclosure" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Themerlinshow-KH_Mann_92007941.flv" onclick="play_blip_movie_421736(); return false;">Click To Play</a></div> <script type="text/javascript"> play_blip_movie_421736();</script> <p><strong>Mea culpa</strong> -- this was an intimate little gathering held for the benefit of those in the room and wasn't intended as a for-video talk show shoot. So audience members' questions were not recorded on-mic. Apologies for you not being able to hear them, but I think you'll mostly catch the gist.</p> <p>Many thanks to Scott Underwood for inviting me in and for hosting the talk, and thanks also to Eric Stangarone, who shot the video and who was kind enough to permit me to share this with you guys, as well. <em>Awesome</em> company. Great people.</p> <hr /> <p><strong>Update 2007-10-09 08:14:45 PST</strong></p> <p>Oooo...almost forgot -- alternative media formats (thanks, <a href="http://themerlinshow.blip.tv/file/416567/">Blip</a>!)</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Themerlinshow-KH_Mann_92007941.mp3">mp3 audio</a></li> <li><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Themerlinshow-KH_Mann_92007941.mp4">mp4 video</a></li> </ul> <div style="font-size: small; padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px; border: 1px solid #ccc; color: #333; background-color: #eee;"> <p><a href="http://www.43folders.com/" title=""><img src="http://junk.mdm3.com/43f-icon-48.png" alt="43 Folders icon" style="float:left;margin-right:5px;" /></a> ”<a href="/2007/10/08/merlin-ideo-talk"><strong>Merlin at IDEO: "Know How" Talk with Scott Underwood</strong></a>” was written by <a href="http://www.43folders.com/blog/merlin-mann">Merlin Mann</a> for <a href="http://www.43folders.com">43Folders.com</a> and was originally posted on October 09, 2007. Except as noted, it's ©2010 Merlin Mann and licensed for reuse under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">CC BY-NC-ND 3.0</a>. "<a href="http://www.43folders.com/feedfooter">Why a footer?</a>"</p></div><!-- /usage finger-wagging --> http://www.43folders.com/2007/10/08/merlin-ideo-talk#comments Crazy Modern Life Creativity Elsewhere Getting Things Done IDEO Life Hacks Ubiquitous Capture Video Podcasts Videos Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:06:47 -0400 Merlin 49730 at http://www.43folders.com