How context shapes content: Rodney Mullen at TEDxUSC

What do skateboarding and innovation have in common? More than you might think. A successful entrepreneur and innovator, Rodney Mullen is widely considered the most influential street skater in history, inventing most of the tricks used today. By the time he was 23, Mullen had already set new milestones for skateboarding winning 35 out of 36 freestyle competitions. He studied engineering at the University of Florida before co-founding World Industries, the largest skate company of the 90's, which was acquired for more than $20m. He continues to skate, innovate, and design some 30 years after he won his first world championship at the age of 11. Mullen spends his spare time thinking about open source communities, hacking the urban terrain, and transforming the mundane into something new. He'll be featured in the upcoming documentary, "The Bones Brigade: An Autobiography."

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[Luckless Clothing]

This is what happens when a scientists chooses skateboarding instead.

[cfrewyeah]

I'm well convinced that Rodney Mullen is an alien from a far away galaxy that came to Earth to bring skateboarding to humans.

[ozzish182]

Rodney Mullen's skating career started around 1978-79. Michael Jordan's basketball career started around 1981. Also I know more skaters than basketball players, it just depends where in the world you are. Admittedly, worldwide there are far more basketball fans, however they are more concentrated in certain areas, the same goes for skaters. End of the day, I don't know why I wrote all of this, I don't really care, but I'm bored and felt like researching some stuff. Now I know. Safe.

[dante d]

MJ came first.also half the world dont care about skating.they do basketball

[MRTTVD]

one of those people you could listen to all day

[DeepTitanic]

Mullen is the fuckin man ... man

[aziladodomau]

shut up... if you dont... ill break your neck kkkkkkkkkkkkk

[Alex Greenberg]

you don't speak skateboarding.

[DigitalVisionzTV]

i dont skate board but rodney mullen is the shit yo ! 

[aziladodomau]

please english subs



[MrChillnwork]

He looks like Eyedea little bit.