Miscellany: The Book Tour Begins ... And Two Reviews

I leave tomorrow morning for San Francisco and Seattle. I'll be speaking a few book stores, stopping by Microsoft and recording a segment for Dr. Moira Gunn's excellent show, Tech Nation. In reality, I've been giving talks about the concepts in the book for a few years now, though it picked up considerably this summer. I should, by all rights, be sick of the drill, but I'm not. I endlessly futz with my schpiel, adding new elements and taking out any that bore me. For the last talk I created a 60-slide Keynote presentation. Now I'm not sure whether I like it. Tomorrow I'll be at Kepler's (details here) in Menlo Park, just south of San Francisco, and I'm thinking of doing a straight reading from the book, something I've yet to do.

A few reviews of crowdsourcing have come over the transom in the last few days. The New York Post gave it a thoughtful write-up, as did the Miami Herald. They're both positive, though the Post piece is less a review than a meditation. I'd love to say I ignore my reviews, but it'd be a lie. In fact I read them breathlessly, heart racing. So much for staying detached. In other self-glorifying news, the Independent in London has excerpted my book in its Tuesday edition.

Finally, here's what's getting all the Tweets today: A piece on CNET about Peugot's recent campaign to crowdsource a car design. Sexy pics!

Comments

[Alan Booker]

Congrats on the reviews Jeff.

“I'd love to say I ignore my reviews, but it'd be a lie. In fact I read them breathlessly, heart racing,” and why not after you have given a very large part of your recent life forces to the creation of your book.

In turn it will most probably shape your future just as much as you shaped its content!

Alan

[Jeff Howe]

As always, Alan, thanks for your unstinting support. I had a wonderful time in the "belly of the beast" as one of the attendees at my Kepler's event in Menlo Park put it last night. Very thoughtful, critical questions followed my reading, and the Kepler's folks finally had to pull the plug as I was willing to continue the debate late into the night. I find these kinds of reactions, hardly uncritical, beat any ephemeral satisfaction from a print review.

[Jeff Howe]

As always, Alan, thanks for your unstinting support. I had a wonderful time in the "belly of the beast" as one of the attendees at my Kepler's event in Menlo Park put it last night. Very thoughtful, critical questions followed my reading, and the Kepler's folks finally had to pull the plug as I was willing to continue the debate late into the night. I find these kinds of reactions, hardly uncritical, beat any ephemeral satisfaction from a print review.

[Jeff Howe]

As always, Alan, thanks for your unstinting support. I had a wonderful time in the "belly of the beast" as one of the attendees at my Kepler's event in Menlo Park put it last night. Very thoughtful, critical questions followed my reading, and the Kepler's folks finally had to pull the plug as I was willing to continue the debate late into the night. I find these kinds of reactions, hardly uncritical, beat any ephemeral satisfaction from a print review.

[Daniel Burleigh]

Jeff,

I was at your presentation at Microsoft today and I enjoyed hearing about your research and experiences. I look forward to reading your book soon and hearing more about this growing area of opportunity- for companies, individuals, and society- to create value and enable change. It is fun and exciting to be learning about and even participating in the crowdsourcing 'geyser'. I look forward to continuing the conversation and taking an active part in this space. Thank you for sharing!

[Richard Pachter]

Jeff;

fyi, The Miami Herald link will probably disappear, so if you like, you can point to
http://www.richardpachter.com/search/label/Crowdsourcing
instead

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