jmac mlove11
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this is the deck i opened mlove.com 2011 confestival with - enjoy :)TRANSCRIPT
last time here, I spoke about world changing traits we could adopt
this time, it’s a message about something we
already have
but let’s start at the beginning
we are here to discuss and discover, our passions and inspirations,
enabled by mobilised technology
we will be challenged, as will the technology we rely on for delivery of
our ideas
we will challenge ourselves
our experiences, social influences, and decision making processes, will all be working over-time
under the surface, our brains are operating many conflicting systems, all arguing and collaborating in real-time, like a silent committee
we will challenge technology
throughout the history of MLOVE, the thinking shared has tended to require mobilised technology to behave in a
more human way
however, as David Eagelmen recently said in Wired, technology tends to be composed
of dictatorial hierarchies, specialised systems that are too polite to argue
it is unlike our democratic architecture, the 'team of rivals' we have in our brain
so, we will face challenges within ourselves due to internal conflict, and challenges with technology, due to it’s
lack of conflict
now, something core toevery single one of us
Martin Nowak, talks about how a particular behaviour is fundamental in the development of mankind
cooperation
cooperation is the process of working or acting together, which can be accomplished by both intentional and non-intentional agents
in its simplest form it involves things working in harmony, side by side, while in its more complicated forms, it can involve something as complex as the inner workings of a human being or even the social patterns of a nation
it is the alternative to working separately in competition
Nowak shows that evolution is dependent on a high degree of selflessness
as Edith Wharton said, “you can either be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it”
to some, Darwin's realisations of “the survival of fittest”, could be interpreted
as a proxy for un-cooperative behaviour, but actually the “fittest” part is now proven to be “fitness in
cooperating successfully”
we are literally built to be super cooperators
as humans, our survival is critically dependent on our appetite for cooperation
the question is, will we cooperate, or will we destroy ourselves by
failing to do so?
the opportunity here, is to use our in-built human capability, in harmony with each other, and with cooperative technology
that’s what MLOVE means to me
hence my passion picture is tattooed on my arm. harmony.
I have faith we can inspire each other here, to work and
play together productively, and I challenge us all to
harmoniously cooperate
after the last plane has left, the castle is empty, and the fire has gone out, I urge you
all to continue cooperating, and to spread the behaviour to everyone you can
"The only thing that will redeem
mankind is cooperation"
Bertrand Russell
namaste