Tapping 'Cognitive Surplus' to Solve Global Problems

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/11/30/Driving_Effective_Social_Innovation

Calling on Clay Shirky's "cognitive surplus" theory, Peter Diamandis, chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, argues that the best way to solve the world's problems and encourage social innovation is to engage the passionate mind.

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Driving Effective Social Innovation. This program was recorded on November 30, 2011.

Dan'l Lewin
Corporate Vice President, Strategic and Emerging Business Development
Microsoft

Peter Diamandis
Chairman & CEO
X PRIZE Foundation

Richard Hall
Director, Global Strategic Alliances
Intel Corporation

Moderator:
Jean-Louis Robadey
SVP Social Innovation
Waggener Edstrom

The Social Innovation Summit brings together top executives and thought leaders from around the globe to discuss opportunities for leveraging technology & innovation to affect social change. Attendees will discuss philanthropic trends, analyze innovative approaches for problem solving and build lasting partnerships that enable them and their organizations to discover new means of engaging with social challenges.

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[98nafets]

at 0:47 I think when the other guy says "and they're hungry" he literally meant the additional 3 billion people are hungry.

[streetmuggedbypolice]

I need more innovative sex. Well, any sex come to that...

[akrulla]

@soloeinhander We need to be more interpersonal and develope more co-operative relationships :)

[JaySmith91]

@98nafets Maybe we should get all these new intelligent people together and solve the overpopulation problem...

[blueneutrinostar]

"Every single problem we have in this planet can be solved if we focus the passionate minds on those issues" This is a really optimistic statement which makes me feel hopeful. but how do we focus the passionate minds? Perhaps this itself is another problem we face in solving the problems in this planet. And in solving one problem, another problem may be created because many solutions are not perfect and have its drawbacks.

[wispa2]

@98nafets Just goes to show we need more innovation and freedom to communication, to empower people to work their way out of poverty instead of relying on the failed solution the leaders of the world have provided. Maybe this idea will spread to other parts of the world not just India and China but maybe Africa. Maybe I can help.

[soloeinhander]

We need to be more personal and develop tighter relationships.

[soloeinhander]

We have the means to achieve eternal energy with our minds.

[soloeinhander]

I have been thinking the same thing. We need to use our ability to communicate to educate eachother.

[slytherinspy1960]

@pulsatingremedy socialism to me means government providing opportunity to someone without any and capitalism is the government staying out so there is more competition, kind of like survival of the fittest. socialism gives you the means and capitalism gives you the motivation. without any means then it doesn't matter how much you WANT to succeed you won't be ABLE to and without any motivation it doesn't matter how ABLE you are if there is no reason to do so then you won't WANT to.