I was actually pretty unsure about what he was talking about for most of his talk. Once we got to the meat of the presentation with global connection or communication systems, I started to understand. I think IBM has a long way to go to catch up to Google with global sharing/communication platforms, but perhaps with well designed applications, they can get there.
Something that did resonate with me was the infinity imagery. I really liked their use of having various people draw out the symbol, which helped me remember it later and be able to tie that back to reflect, make, and observe. It made me think of Sean's talk and how much he emphasized sharing your work with others for review and walking away from your work for a night to give you more perspective the next day. There is clearly a valuable lesson there, which I hope to remember as I get stuck in a creative rut.
The other thing about reflect, make, and observe being on a continuous loop reminds me that while projects have due dates and deadlines, they don't always need to be done. It is just as easy to look back on work that is currently being used and find more areas to improve. While doing that will always push the work further to be better, it seems like it could also be a detriment by never finishing a project. Either way, it is something to keep in mind.
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