Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Innovation of Loneliness


http://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/loneliness_illustrated_so_beautifully_you_will_need_to_tell_someone/

Before technology evolved into a social tool, communication was limited to rather primitive methods in comparison to today's methods. Consider this chart:



The cell phone wasn't adopted as a innovation until around the year 2000 and Social Media didn't break through until around 2005.

Today, everyone has a tool so powerful that few people that can live without it. However, little has changed about the world around us. Something is still missing. We are still plagued by wars, famine, poverty and in many cases more inequality than ever. 

This past 180 days or so we toyed with two main themes, creativity and technology.
Each of you is an incredibly unique individual and you have more access and power at your fingertips than any generation in history. But, if everyone has access to the same technology and is using the same platforms, how are you going to stand out?