Podcast: Hello everybody...Clay Shirky at Demos
by Peter Bradwell
"Whenever you change the way groups get together or get things done, you change society" We had the pleasure of hosting Clay Shirky in the Demos event space yesterday lunchtime. He was in conversation with Demos Associate and School of Everything CEO Paul Miller, talking around the ideas thrown up by his book Here Comes Everybody.
It was a fascinating talk, covering the promises of new types of group communication, community policing, international relations, through to the 'cognitive surplus' opened up by a generation who may be turning away from television. Thanks to everyone that came along, and a big thank you to Clay for stopping by en route to France.
Luckily for those of you who couldn't make it along we had our tape recorders out. You can get the podcast in the following ways:
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4. Downloading the mp3 file (30MB, mp3)
5. Listening below on the embedded player (you need quicktime)
Thanks to Lloyd Davis for the photo.
Robert Sharp
Is there a written transcript? Thanks.
Duncan O'Leary
If the book is anywhere near as interesting as he was yesterday then it's well worth a read.