Charles Leadbeater: The era of open innovation

www.ted.com In this deceptively casual talk, Charles Leadbeater weaves a tight argument that innovation isn't just for professionals anymore. Passionate amateurs, using new tools, are creating products and paradigms that companies can't. He describes the rising role of serious amateurs ("Pro-Ams," as he calls them) through the story of the mountain bike.

[@carlosgctes]

Excelente charla a favor de la Innovación Abierta, estamos iniciando ese rumbo en la Dirección de Industria de la Provincia de Formosa.

[@phicubed]

Charles thank you. Your talk is very inspiring. Very profound. Very real and honest. Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with me.

[@soldatheero]

this guy is amazing i love this

[@MsGnor]

beautifully expressed and thought-provoking

[@DulithKasun]

Very impressive and comprehensive speech!

[@dedigitalization3078]

thanks it gives a very good idea

[@celshader]

This has already transformed information broadcasting. Anyone can be a broadcaster or news source with very little cost. I have noticed this is beginning to effect manufacturing as well. I have worked in web development for many years and I have noticed more and more of my small business clients getting involved in things like manufacturing in plastic, importing and exporting, and expanding overseas. Things that previously were only within reach of big corporations.

[@naravindnair]

Interesting and inspiring!

[@MoreyBean]

Just like most creative ideas, the mountain bike was being developed in Crested Butte, Colorado simultaneously with its creation in northern CA. I bought the third mountain bike sold in Colorado Springs at John Crandall's Old Town Bike Shop: a Mt. Fuji!

[@AlexandraBingham]

Very informative, keep up the good work!

[@Shivaumma]

Hey Charles. I am our fan!!!

[@Conza]

What he practically expresses is the free market of ideas. When there are less regulation (or boundaries) for entry, i.e the users (amateurs) can influence and participate in the marketplace, through self interest. Good stuff!

[@edmundrichter4171]

How did you come up so well? I got your drone

[@thedailyenglishshow]

The story about the gaming company in China was interesting.

[@fencergg9645]

You don't need to watch this video just read the description...

[@Clariccy]

@tessler6868 "what's happening NOW though, is tinkers & inventors (and universities, btw) are encouraged to develop something for nickle & dime "X-prizes" -- their ideas 'bought' by corporations to market (or kill, if competition to existing products) = corporate r&d on the cheap." Yup

[@MysteriousDoor]

Good for pointing out how unproffesional people are collaborating to make products, but something really made me tick when i heard it, someone correct me if I'm wrong. Patents are pronounced pat-ents Not pay tents.

[@myhomeboy]

who the hell dislikes these videos?

[@Mahewston]

He's using some of Christensen's descriptions of disruption and innovation almost word for word.

[@artisteo]

Its Lex Luthor! LOOK OWWGT!!

[@heartbreak25]

How do you protect life, liberty and property without the responsibility of creating laws? That's like saying the purpose of fire departments is to put out fires and NOT to use water hoses.

[@SacredSocietyAP]

@maaarty787 Wro-Ong!

[@hazonku]

actually they can to a degree. It's called intellectual property.

[@xdeniselprox3932]

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[@rcarter012]

this guy is extremely uninteresting. I spaced out multiple times trying to watch him yip yap.

[@forgottenrealms24]

Man you crazy Kyrie, what he was saying is interesting and true. Very interesting!

[@fencergg9645]

I am with you. I got assigned to watch this for school. I watched the whole thing and not once was I able to figure out what he was talking about. 14 years old video, very dull and uninteresting. maybe I'll say that in class.

[@Toecuttah]

Other than smacking his lips every 15 seconds, what is this guy saying that is not obvious without him pointing it out?

[@addikid]

Funniest thing about open source? Ppl will rather pay for free(quality) stuff over some corporations overpriced version, Otherwise known as Donations!! lol drives any sane economist mad

[@televisionsux]

This was written 10 months ago, which where I come from was still being run by the banksters.Social structures and human social structures are based on morality.....lol...you better start at the top the moral money ponzi scheming banksters.Or were you referring only to somebodies private body parts...when discussing laws and morals and society? Just wondering. Patents can't be put on ideas..

[@addikid]

Funniest thing about open source? Ppl will pay for free stuff!! Otherwise known as Donations!! lol drives any sane economist mad

[@LevLafayette]

More the point they will pay for bespoke applications of the open source content and most of all, they will pay for expertise.