We welcomed the participants back after the holidays and found them very eager to get started again. On the first session of 2010 we were joined by the CEO of Sleepydog and visiting professor of the IOCT at De Montfort University Toby Moores. Toby explained the logic behind the Cool Curve, the creative thinking technique he has developed as a result of his work at Sleepydog creating video games and TV content. The Cool Curve can be seen as a halo of ideas generated in the area between a person's comfort zone and the cool or radical. Sleepydog generates thousands of ideas which are then filtered to uncover the commercially viable few. Toby provided examples of successful ideas and people whose Cool Curve allows for the growth of technologies and markets. He went on to emphase the importance of keeping communication open between the “three voices” at an event: the speaker, the professional observer, and the informed participant who often is not heard. He sees conversation as an important mechanism of trust and proposes that “coffee and conversation” should not be under estimated.
The Cool Curve - Toby Moores of Sleepydog.net from Toby Moores on Vimeo.
After Toby's talk the group shared ideas on mini-projects and then Ash lead a practical tutorial on using the Flip video cameras provided to the group. They were shown how to edit and upload the footage and once Ash had got them up and running a few members filmed throughout the session catching some great footage of the workshop which followed. Follow their progress on the Amplified Leicester Participants' YouTube channel.
Hurrah! I managed to hide on this photo :)
Posted by: Sarah Eaton | 02/07/2010 at 08:42 PM