What’s going on around us? It’s not just IT anymore, but it’s also not just money and politics. We engage with three speakers from other facets of the world wide world: Howard Gardner, who developed the concept of multiple intelligences and wants to foster “trustees” of wisdom for the future; Andrew Stern, who is disrupting the labor movement with new ideas and tactics as leader of the Service Employees International Union; and Jerry Yang, who is celebrating Yahoo!’s 10th birthday this month.

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• Howard was wonderfully stimulating, but I didn't write it down, except the 5 kinds of minds:

1. disciplined
2. respectful (beyond tolerance)
3. synthesizing (put stuff together when there is too much)
4. creative (goes beyond synthesizing)
5. ethicial mind

• Andrew has a tough sell in this audience, but I'm glad someone is making the case and hope for some success despite the slippery slope
• I was having trouble listening to Jerry Yang, until he mentioned how there are a lot of bad bloggers and he acquired Flickr.

Esther hinted about it.
Jerry said, "i know you were involved in a company we just bot, we just announced we acquired Flickr"
Marc Canter yelled out loud something for the first time in two years that wasn't "FOAF" and we all applauded Caterina while Stewart was in IRC.
Jerry continued: "I am a little embarassed.." and Esther took Jerry's picture. "We had to have these people with us... I hope stewart and caterina become our vanguards as we venture forward..."
James mentioned in IRC that drinks were on Stewart tonight
"...Part of it is because as users we were admirers of the services and communities, then got to know the people, to help us build the next generation, we learned they liked us, and we will boldly venture into a whole new world... Hopefully one of these things where we will understand the communitity, help it grow, help Caterina and Stewart grow it."

art of it is because as users we were admirers of the services and communities, then got to know th epeople, to help us build the next gen, we learned they liked us, and we will boldly venture into a whoel new world"

Alan Warms:

I thought Howard's comments on the New York Times and blogger was a bit sneering and reeked of elitism. My attitude is the MSM is dead, and people need to start being transparent about their biases. What I took is that he "trusts" the New York Times but not the masses. Sorry -- I trust the citizens of this country to and the blogosphere to self regulate, and fact-check better than any filter for us. We'll be a better country for it -- our debates will be more real -- and the people will determine what is important vs. a few "editors" and trustees. Maybe there has been a vacum for trusteeism -- but it is being filled today by the blogosphere. I don't think Howard gets it at all."

Jud Valeski blogged his thoughts here: Jud Valeski, March 21, 6:18am