I was invited to run the third lab of the Stirling Crucible, a programme at the University of Stirling in Autumn 2014 aimed at increasing interdisciplinarity innovation between different academics at the University. These are the slides; I'll update later with a link to cover more context of the two days.

1. STIRLING CRUCIBLE
LAB 3 - INNOVATION - DAY 1
UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING
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JOHN V WILLSHIRE, SMITHERY
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2. OHAI

5. “WORK OF”

6. INTRODUCTIONS
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7. MUNDANE
SUPER HERO
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8. WHAT’S THIS
LAB ABOUT?
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9. FIVE WORKING PRINCIPLES
FOR THE HACKADEMIC

11. A HACKER IS ONE WHO ENJOYS THE
INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE OF
CREATIVELY OVERCOMING AND
CIRCUMVENTING LIMITATIONS OF
PROGRAMMING SYSTEMS AND WHO
TRIES TO EXTEND THEIR CAPABILITIES
WIKIPEDIA

12. A HACKER IS ONE WHO ENJOYS THE
INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE OF
CREATIVELY OVERCOMING AND
CIRCUMVENTING LIMITATIONS OF
PROGRAMMING SYSTEMS AND WHO
TRIES TO EXTEND THEIR CAPABILITIES

13. FIVE WORKING
PRINCIPLES
FOR THE
HACKADEMIC
COMMUNITY
EMPATHY
INGENUITY
VISIBILITY
TENACITY
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14. 1. COMMUNITY
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15. NONE OF US IS
AS STRONG AS
ALL OF US
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16. THE COMMUNITY TEACHES. IF IT IS HEALTHY
AND COHERENT THE COMMUNITY IMPARTS A
COHERENT VALUE SYSTEM…
IT IS COMMUNITY AND CULTURE THAT HOLD
THE INDIVIDUAL IN A FRAMEWORK OF VALUES;
WHEN THE FRAMEWORK DISINTEGRATES,
INDIVIDUAL VALUE SYSTEMS DISINTEGRATE.
JOHN W GARDNER

19. YOUR COMMUNITY SO FAR…
WHAT HAVE YOU TAKEN FROM:
IMPACT?
COLLABORATION?

20. TRANSLATOR
A GAME OF EXPLANATION…
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21. 2. EMPATHY
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22. WHO ARE
YOU DOING
THIS FOR?
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23. THE EMPATHY GAP
“[WE NEED TO] STOP FOR A MOMENT AND
REALLY LISTENING TO WHAT REGULAR PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO DO WITH THE THING AND HOW
THEY’RE GOING TO REACT TO IT”
DAN HON

24. EMPATHY GAP (T-REX VERSION)
“YOUR SCIENTISTS WERE SO PREOCCUPIED WITH
WHETHER OR NOT THEY COULD THAT THEY
DIDN'T STOP TO THINK IF THEY SHOULD”
DR IAN MALCOLM

29. WHO ARE
YOU DOING
THIS FOR?

30. 3. INGENUITY
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31. RAPID INNOVATION,
RAPID ITERATION
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35. POPULAR THING FOR
BROKEN THING
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36. HOW IS THE UNIVERSITY LIKE
IS AN OPERATING SYSTEM?

37. WRITE DOWN TWO THINGS
YOU WOULD YOU FIX FIRST…

38. PTFBT

39. TONIGHT…
…TEST OUT YOUR IDEAS
TAKE SOME CARDS, NOTE DOWN BUILDS ETC

40. STIRLING CRUCIBLE
LAB 3 - INNOVATION - DAY 2
JOHN V WILLSHIRE
SMITHERY
@WILLSH

41. HEROES AND
VILLAINS
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42. 4. VISIBILITY
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45. SEEING AND BEING
SEEN HELPS US ALL
BUILD BETTER THINGS
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47. IT IS UNCOMMON FOR SOMEONE
AT MY STAGE OF CAREER TO BE
A NOVICE LEARNER - THERE’S
SOMETHING QUITE MAGICAL
ABOUT THAT.
PROF. BETH KOLKO, HACKADEMIA

49. GLOBAL SOCIAL MEDIA
IMPACT STUDY
“WE AIM TO MAKE THE FINDINGS OF OUR
RESEARCH AS RELEVANT AND
ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AS IT WILL
BE TO ACADEMICS AND RESEARCHERS.”

50. WHAT CAN WE
STEAL FROM
THESE EXAMPLES?
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51. 5. TENACITY
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59. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE…
- IN THE LAST DAY TO GET SOMETHING FINISHED?
- IN THE LAST WEEK TO HIT OUR TARGETS?
- IN THE LAST MONTH THAT BENEFITS THE CUSTOMER?
- IN THE LAST QUARTER THAT HELPS US WORK IN A NEW WAY?
- IN THE LAST YEAR THAT HELPS CHANGE OUR CULTURE?

60. WHAT CAN YOU DO…
IN THE NEXT DAY…
IN THE NEXT WEEK…
IN THE NEXT MONTH…
IN THE NEXT SEMESTER…
IN THE NEXT YEAR…

61. THE END OF
THE BEGINNING
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63. A HACKER IS ONE WHO ENJOYS THE
INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE OF
CREATIVELY OVERCOMING AND
CIRCUMVENTING LIMITATIONS OF
PROGRAMMING SYSTEMS AND WHO
TRIES TO EXTEND THEIR CAPABILITIES

64. A LEADERSHIP: IS ONE WHO ENJOYS
THE INTELLECTUAL CHALLENGE OF
CREATIVELY OVERCOMING AND
CIRCUMVENTING LIMITATIONS OF
PROGRAMMING SYSTEMS AND WHO
TRIES TO EXTEND THEIR CAPABILITIES

65. THINK LIKE A MAN OF ACTION,
ACT LIKE A MAN OF THOUGHT.
HENRI BERGSON

66. BEING A CRUCIBLIST
IS AN ACT OF
LEADERSHIP
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67. WHO ARE WE?
WHAT DOES THIS BECOME?
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68. STIRLING CRUCIBLE
THANK YOU
JOHN@SMITHERY.CO
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