Heard Around Aspen … June 29th
Some of the most interesting, provocative and salient quotes we heard around the Aspen Ideas Festival today:
“Design behaviors, not objects.” - Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO,
29 Jun 2012
“Think of big data as humanity’s dashboard; the way to view how the world is doing.” Michael Lopp, Director, Palantir Technologies
“We love taking risks, and taking risks means you’re going to fail. But we’re okay with failing because there’s a belief that we can change the world with the things that we build.” - Michael Lopp, Director, Palantir Technologies
“The world is not a ladder anymore.” – Joichi Ito, Director, MIT Media Lab
“I’m not a big believer in giving money to campaigns and politicians.” - Marvin Odum, President, Shell Oil Company
“The top 1% spend about half of their income, while the bottom 99% spend 90% of their income” – Alan Krueger, Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers & Cabinet member
“There’s something about work that is very fundamental, something in the American character that holds work and working people to the right kind of esteem.” - Arianna Huffington, President & Editor-in-Chief, Huffington Post Media Group
