We’re excited to introduce PopTech Editions, a feature that explores an emerging theme at the edge of change from the perspective of some of the remarkable innovators shaping it. From tracking behaviors within social networks to exploring the service-oriented nature of social innovation to getting a handle on the unanticipated outcomes of climate change, Editions serve as a guide to timely topics with original essays and articles from contributors, interviews from the field, videos on and off the PopTech stage, and more.
We’ll dive deep into a specific topic or trend on our radar and call upon PopTech’s rich network for their diverse viewpoints – and we’ll reach out to experts and thought leaders whose topical insights will help shape each issue.
In this edition, Person-to-person: Social contagion for social good, we’re exploring if and how we can harness social contagion for social good:
- James Fowler provides tips on the science of spreading the word;
- Rita Colwell recounts how folding saris is helping fight cholera;
- Duncan Watts describes what we know – and don’t know – about social contagion;
- Sinan Aral explores how we’re influenced by our social network;
- Gary Slutkin describes how CeaseFire interrupts violence by spreading the message;
- and much more!
Enjoy - and let us know what you think of this first Edition in the comments below.
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Next week we will be hosting our Climate Resilience Lab in Nairobi, Kenya. With this in mind, more than a few of us at PopTech have been getting our jive in sync with the help of this week’s top 10 music videos from, you guessed it, Kenya.
The Lab will bring together a carefully chosen network of climate researchers, gender experts, social innovators, technologists, designers, and community champions, to explore new possibilities in this domain. Our goal is to move “beyond the white paper” to identify and collaborate on high-potential new approaches that can be tested, scaled, and implemented.
Join us with your ears (playlist embedded above) and follow along with #poptechlabs.
(via Africa News 24)
I’m not headed to Kenya with the gang, but I’ll be jamming with ‘em from this side of the pond.
Little Talks - Of Monsters And Men
Mmm, this tune is so fresh and tasty. One of my favorite things about traveling across the country is picking up new music from amazing people!
Yet another reason to love Iceland! The day we announced PopTech Iceland I had a special Opera House track list (for entry and exit during the conference breaks) that was compiled exclusively of Icelandic bands. The mix was wicked fun to research and this was one of the tracks that made the cut.
(Source: coketalk)
On the Village Green in Camden, Maine, eL Seed took spray can to stretched canvas and worked his calligraffiti magic. His goal while producing this piece at PopTech 2011 — and the aim of his work in general — has been to combine Arabic calligraphy and graffiti in order to break down stereotypes about the Arab world, and in light of the Arab Spring, to comment on a changing world order.
Check out this video to see him in action, take a closer look at the finished piece and watch his PopTech stage talk for more insight into his work.
Loving all the offstage and behind the scenes shorts PopTech produced for this year’s conference in Camden.
I had my portrait drawn by Aikon II last night at the closing night party of this year’s PopTech conference.
Shot by Kris Krug for PopTech
