Jan 31 2011
Joshua Klein
Author & Hacker Extraordinaire
Joshua Klein is a fervent hacker of all things – he will hack anything that moves. His list includes “social systems, computer networks, institutions, consumer hardware and animal behavior.” His latest project, though charmingly low-tech, has amazing implications for the human-animal interface. Right now, he is working at Frog Design as a Principle Technologist, while developing mobile / social applications, health care-related systems and other tools that improve people’s lives. When he’s not taking things apart or putting them back together again he speaks, writes, and consults on new and emerging technologies that improve people’s lives – and has tremendous fun doing it.
“Joshua hacks…everything….”
Joshua Klein has practiced, both formally and informally, the fine art of hacking across many fields – social systems, computer networks, institutions, consumer hardware, animal behaviour, and, most recently, the publishing industry. The unusual, the unexpected, and the effective pepper Klein’s work. He has come up with an elegant machine that may form a new bond between animal and human. He also spends a significant amount of time consulting to companies large and small, such as Microsoft, Oracle, Frog Design, Nokia, Johns Hopkins, Bankinter, The United States Office of the Director of National Intelligence and others.[/expand]
Joshua Klein helps his global audiences discover how common opinion has shortsighted the impact and opportunity of the biggest trends we’ve all misunderstood. He has been described as “a cross-disciplinary, pattern recognising polymath who takes his greatest joy from combining the unexpected and seeing the result work in new and better ways”. Most of his time is spent speaking to companies and at conferences such as World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Gadgetoff, TED, SICS, LA-IP, BIF, and Serious Play, and he has appeared on the Sundance Channel, Nova, and other programs.[/expand]
Joshua Klein is the quintessential hacker – someone who takes his greatest joy from combining the unexpected and seeing the result work in new and better ways. His innovative, entertaining and yet highly informative talks give you an insight into this mentality, from his unique viewpoint.[/expand]
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Topics
Creative Enterprise: Hacking the New Rules of the Online Economy
Reputational Economics: Why Who Cares Is More Important Than What You Have
Meritocratic Marketplaces: the Secret Side to the Megatrends You Thought You Understood
Hacking the Publishing Industry With “Free”
Synanthropy: How Parasitic Species can be Co-opted to Beneficial Systems
The Amazing Intelligence of Crows
Publications
2010
Hacking Work: Breaking Stupid Rules for Smart Results (with Bill Jensen)
2008
Roo’d – the first modern book (after Tarzan) to be ported to the iPhone
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