i'm the founder and ceo of big spaceship, a digital creative agency in brooklyn, ny.
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http://www.bigspaceship.com/
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Ideas & insights - http://think.bigspaceship.com/
Experiments in making things - http://labs.bigspaceship.com/
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just add water power for small devices... #WANT.
created by the fine folks at Poke London. one of several excellent creations from their Hackday... something every agency should do. the spaceship's up for it!
a few people reminded me of this amazing pleix piece from several years back...
"This object perpetually attempts to sell itself on eBay.
WHEREAS:
A. Artist has created a work of art titled “A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter (2009)” (“the Artwork”) which consists of a black box that places itself for sale on the auction website “eBay” (the “Auction Venue”) every seven (7) days. The Artwork consists of the combination of the black box or cube, the electronics contained therein, and the concept that such a physical object “sells itself” every week.
B. Collector understands and agrees to the underlying concept and function of the Artwork and that the sale of the Artwork by Artist is dependent and conditioned upon Purchaser’s agreement and adherence to the below terms. Such terms are fundamental and crucial to the on-going viability and artistic integrity of the Artwork..."
(via @jimbabb)
oh man... youtube finds may need to become a friday tradition.
The "How to Learn From Failure" piece is especially great:
1. Check Your Assumptions
Ask yourself why this result feels like a failure. What theory does it contradict? Maybe the hypothesis failed, not the experiment.
2. Seek Out the Ignorant
Talk to people who are unfamiliar with your experiment. Explaining your work in simple terms may help you see it in a new light.
3. Encourage Diversity
If everyone working on a problem speaks the same language, then everyone has the same set of assumptions.
4. Beware of Failure-Blindness
It’s normal to filter out information that contradicts our preconceptions. The only way to avoid that bias is to be aware of it.
