While were busy editing wikipedia, posting to ushahidi and yes, making lolcats, were building a better, more cooperative world. Wikipedia is an example of widescale deployment of cognitive surplus. I always love clay shirkys insights into the internet culture. And perhaps the most amazing fact about shirkys incisive manual for building a better world is this. The book is an indirect sequel to shirky s here comes everybody, which covered the impact of social media. A brief overview of shirkys cognitive surplus theory.
He starts with a description of london in the 1720s, when the city was in the midst of a gin binge. One thing that made them unique in my experience is they tended to shy away from class discussions. Creativity and generosity in a connected age by clay shirky book for free hello fellow readers. Jun 29, 2010 clay shirky looks at cognitive surplus the shared, online work we do with our spare brain cycles. In cognitive surplus, clay shirky examines the changes we will all enjoy as our untapped resources of talent and good will are put to use at last. In his bestselling here comes everybody, internet guru clay shirky provided readers with a muchneeded primer for the digital age. Geoff, gami, molly, eathen, azure, kristenmiriam, paige, jenn, karl, forrest why we do it we are fascinated by and curious about the science in the world aro. He or she will invite members, andor approve members joining, etc. Now, with cognitive surplus, he reveals how new digital technology is unleashing a torrent of creative production that will transform our world. Clay shirky says good collaboration is structured fighting joe brockmeier 1 19 aug 2011 hack companies and projects focusing on largescale collaboration might want to start thinking about.
In a world of participatory archives and a focus on developing new user groups, shirkys observations and recommendations are pertinent to archivists striving to grow communities locally and online. This is the last part of my summary of cognitive surplus, by. I was recently reminded of some reading i did in college, way back in the last century, by a british. Over the last few months ive read some great books that have helped frame my thinking about how and why people produce, connect, share and learn. I mentioned clay shirkys concept of cognitive surplus in my own tedx here. Jun 02, 2011 from the bestselling author of here comes everybody, clay shirkys cognitive surplus. Cognitive surplus by clay shirky overdrive rakuten.
Clay shirkys second book, the cognitive surplus, picks up where his stellar debut, here comes everybody left off. How cognitive surplus will change the world i mentioned clay shirkys concept of cognitive surplus in my own tedx here. Clay shirky looks at the good we might do if we turned off our tv sets is shirky s cognitive surplus an ocean of hours that society could. A word coined by former silicon alley reporter columnist clay shirky to describe the free time that people have on their hands to engage in collaborative activities, specially as applies to web 2. Creativity and generosity in a connected age, will seem quite. In this quick and thoughtprovoking read, internet guru clay shirky writes about the effect that the internet is having on our society. The book is an indirect sequel to shirkys here comes everybody, which covered the impact of social media. Jun 10, 2010 clay shirky s second book, the cognitive surplus, picks up where his stellar debut, here comes everybody left off.
He defines cognitive surplus as the shared work we do online with our. Shirky points out that now thanks to digital technology and the internet, free time can be spent creatively, for example, contributing to a wikipedia page, or creating lolcats. March 04, 2014 by jennifer dutcher cognitive surplus is building a better, more cooperative world. Posts about clay shirky written by debbie morrison. Clay shirky says good collaboration is structured fighting.
Clay shirky looks set to become the malcolm gladwell of new media. The author of the breakout hit here comes everybody reveals how new technology is changing us for the better in his bestselling here comes everybody, internet guru clay shirky provided readers with a muchneeded primer for the digital age. Gin, television, and social surplus living in liminality. Aggregate the free time of every person with a broadband connection, and suddenly society finds itself with a vast creative resource. Cognitive surplusebook android, pdf, mac, epub, windows, tablet download book english read free to read or download this book. How cognitive surplus will change the world comunes. Since we americans were suburbanized and educated by the postwar boom, weve had a surfeit of intellect, energy, and timewhat shirky calls a cognitive. New york university professor clay shirky intelligently and insightfully explains how putting the internet and its online social media tools into the hands of nearly two billion people who have more than a trillion hours of free time is resulting in a new, optimistic and empowered world. Cognitive surplus focuses on describing the free time that individuals have to engage. For the first time, people are embracing new media that allow them to. May 01, 2008 clay shirky gave a really great keynote talk about cognitive surplus last week at web 2. The world has over a trillion hours a year of free time to commit to shared projects. Cognitive surplus npr coverage of cognitive surplus.
How technology makes consumers into collaborators by clay shirky 20110531 clay shirky on. Shirky is the author of the book here comes everybody, and one of the many ideas he puts forth is that of cognitive surplus. Creativity and generosity in a connected age by clay shirky. This is a lightly edited transcription of clay shirkys speech at the web 2. Cognitive surplus by clay shirky starts off positive, distinguishing cognitive surplus from other supporters of the move to the web, but then criticizes for sameness throughout the book and distortion of reality. The class i had last year was great in so many ways.
From the bestselling author of here comes everybody, clay shirkys cognitive surplus. This talk was presented at an official ted conference. Oct 29, 2014 clay shirkycognitive surplus assignment the class i had last year was great in so many ways. How cognitive surplus will change the world saturday july 24th, 2010. Cognitive surplus represents the ability of the worlds population to volunteer and to contribute and collaborate on large, sometimes global, projects the world has over a trillion hours a year of free time to commit to shared projects. May 31, 2011 in his bestselling here comes everybody, internet guru clay shirky provided readers with a muchneeded primer for the digital age. So imagine my bewilderment as i listened to clay shirky argue, in his speech gin, television, and cognitive surplus, that gilligans island and web 2. Cognitive surplus by clay shirky by adam thierer on july 9, 2010 7 comments if you are an avid reader of everything clay skirky pens and im going to assume most readers of this blog are then the chapters youll find in his new book, cognitive surplus. Moocs, milkshakes and clay shirkys book cognitive surplus september 15, 20. How technology makes consumers into collaborators clay shirky on free shipping on qualifying offers. Creativity and generosity in a connected age by clay shirky charles arthur learns of the public and civic benefits to be gained from organising on the internet charles arthur. Clay shirky looks at cognitive surplus the shared, online work we do with our spare brain cycles. This linking together in turn lets us tap our cognitive surplus, the trillion hours a year of free time the educated population of the planet has to spend doing things they care about.
Clay shirky showed slides as he talked about his book. Now, that free time existed in the 20th century, but we didnt get ushahidi in the 20th century. Thats the premise of clay shirky, an author, professor, data science guru, and presenter of the popular ted talk sopapipa that had 1 million viewers in 48 hours. Things i have learned from clay shirkys cognitive surplus. In the 20th century, the bulk of that time was spent watching television, but. His latest book cognitive surplus starts with a big idea, and follows it through with dazzling and detailed analyses of the meaning and use of media.
Cognitive surplus is written by the author clay shirky. Businesses need to recognize that this isnt going away, that theres a tremendous resourcethe cognitive surplus of millionsbeing coordinated using networks. His first book, the snappily titled here comes everybody, quickly established itself as a set text for social media experts, thinkers and theorists. Clay shirky 2010 chapter two means cognitive surplus. How technology makes consumers into collaborators clay shirky on. What distinguishes cognitive surplus from the recent wave of digitalcheerleading books is its ability to show how the medium is wellsuited to serving social causes. For the mathematician sort featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, old to new date, new to old. Creativity and generosity in a connected age, gives us a rational, optimistic, and grand view of what the internet is doing to us, how its happening, and what it means.
Clay shirky gave a really great keynote talk about cognitive surplus last week at web 2. Applies to real life summary south koreas public protest of us beef trentywagar vs gutenberg economics maxine hong kingston and a new platform for publishing work language lets us work at the right level of ambiguity. He is also a teacher at new york university, where he teaches new media at the interactive telecommunications program. Its really a simple concept harnessing extra brain space for a positive good. Clay shirky is professor of new media at new york university and the author of cognitive surplus. Shirky argues persuasively that this cognitive surplus rather than being some strange new. Image depicting michael pollans seven word strategy for eating courtesy of spillarena. Since the postwar boom, weve had a surfeit of intellect, energy, and time a cognitive surplus. Jul 22, 2010 what distinguishes cognitive surplus from the recent wave of digitalcheerleading books is its ability to show how the medium is wellsuited to serving social causes. Cognitive surplus, a term coined by clay shirky, is the concept of people using their mindpower to create and share content through various. His previous book is called here comes everybody where he tackled the subject of the power of the web for groups to organize.
Clay shirky s writings about the internet, including open source software, web economics and social computing. Creativity and generosity in a connected age is a fascinating look at how the internet is transforming our culture, providing new outlets for human potential. They still consume passive media, like television, but increasingly combine it. Is professor shirky surfing a different web than the rest of us. Cognitive surplus was started in 20 by kristen and geoff zephyrus to celebrate the intersection of science and design. Gin, television, and social surplus by clay shirky this is a lightly edited transcription of clay shirky s speech at the web 2. The author of the breakout hit here comes everybody reveals how new technology is changing us for the better. These combine to form cognitive surplus, which represents the ability of the world population to volunteer and collaborate digitally on large. This may be one of the better sources to draw criticism from. Cesium is a highly alkaline mineral that has proven to be effective in treating various forms of cancer. In cognitive surplus, internet guru clay shirky forecasts the thrilling changes we will all enjoy as new digital technology puts our untapped resources of talent and goodwill to use at last. Jul 08, 2012 over the last few months ive read some great books that have helped frame my thinking about how and why people produce, connect, share and learn. Now, this is in essence the argument of here comes everybody, and cognitive surplus is, if you want to put it like this. How technology makes consumers into collaborators is a 2010 nonfiction book by clay shirky, originally published in with the subtitle.
This not a dispassionate argument, because the stakes are so high. The first, obviously, is the worlds free time and talents. And so i want to start posting some of the main points and what ive learned from them. We dont get to decide whether we want a new society. Sure there were some behavior issues, but generally, they were an energetic and happy bunch. How technology makes consumers into collaborators is a 2010 nonfiction book by clay shirky, originally published in with the subtitle creativity and generosity in a connected age. Clay shirky coined the phrase cognitive surplus, which is a synthesis of the surplus of peoples time, energy, creativity, and generosity that leads to productivity, creation, and sharing amid. Cognitive surplus iii may 11, 2011 on book summaries. If youre not familiar with the concept and what it will mean for the future, check out this video. Heres a transcript of his talk clays latest book is here comes everybody, about organizing without organizations. A word coined by former silicon alley reporter columnist clay shirky to describe the free time that people have on their hands to engage in collaborative activities.
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