Linda Stone
Widely recognized as a visionary thinker and thought leader, Linda
Stone is a writer, speaker and consultant focused on trends and their
strategic and consumer implications. Her work and articles on her work
have appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, The Economist, The
Boston Globe, Harvard Business Review and hundreds of blogs. She speaks
frequently at corporate and industry gatherings. Prior to 2002, Stone
spent 16 years as a senior executive in high tech at both Apple and Microsoft.
For a full bio, see www.lindastone.net.
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Why "Delivering Happiness" is a must read
November 22 2010
At Zappos last year, 25,000 people applied for 250 job openings. Applicants are enthusiastic to be part of an era-of-engagement, post-productivity company. Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh discusses Zappo's secret sauce in his new book. read moreA New Era of Post-Productivity Era Computing?
June 27 2010
Personal technologies today are prosthetics for our minds. Our opportunity is to create personal technologies that are prosthetics for our beings. Conscious Computing. It’s post-productivity, post-communication era computing. Personal technologies that enhance our lives. read moreJanuary 11 2010
Dean Kamen’s most prominent quality is his ability to dream. His dreams are big, full of heart, compassion and a commitment to a more prosperous life for everyone - through the wonders of science, technology and engineering. read moreHow has the Internet Changed the Way You Think?
January 08 2010
How has the Internet changed my thinking? The more I've loved and known it, the clearer the contrast, the more intense the tension between a physical life and a virtual life. The Internet stole my body, now a lifeless form hunched in front of a glowing screen. My senses dulled… read moreWorking Together to Create a National Learning Community
January 04 2010
National Lab Day is a National Barn-Raising for hands-on learning. Using the internet and social computing technologies, with the support of the White House, and the business and scientific communities, National Lab Day reaches out to the education community, providing a tool set that brings context, community, and passion to… read moreOctober 20 2009
Play is how our passions find us. Play is where failure isn't failure and isn't emotionally charged. Play is all about iteration and we iterate on the emerging questions that arise from within us and that we are driven to understand. read moreAt Risk: Universal Online Access to All Knowledge
March 11 2009
"After digesting the proposed Google Book Settlement, it becomes clear that the dizzyingly complex agreement is, in essence, an elaborate scheme for the exploitation of orphan works… The upshot, if the Settlement is approved, would be legal protection for Google, and only for Google, to scan and provide digital access… read moreMental Landscapes, David Brooks and the Aspen Festival of Ideas
July 13 2008
David Brooks gave a talk last week in Aspen that inspired me and that I can't stop thinking about. Note that it comes in three parts. His book is due to come out in the fall of 2009. Brooks discusses an intellectual revolution that brings together neuroscience, sociology, psychology, behavioral… read moreJuly 10 2008
Distraction is getting a bad name. This past month, I've been heads down on a few projects and noticing something I'd not been very conscious of before now. When I get "stuck" or when I reach a natural break point on a piece of work, the menu of potential distractions… read moreIt’s at the Scene of the Crime, but it’s not the Criminal
June 30 2008
People are saying technology is making us stupid. Technology is shattering our attention. Technology is ruining our children. Technology is making us busier than ever. Taking that train of thought a step further: technology can fix the problem. I believe we can make smarter email and smarter phones - and… read moreIt’s at the Scene of the Crime, but it’s not the Criminal
June 30 2008
People are saying technology is making us stupid. Technology is shattering our attention. Technology is ruining our children. Technology is making us busier than ever. Taking that train of thought a step further: technology can fix the problem. I believe we can make smarter email and smarter phones - and… read moreJune 28 2008
I fell in love with email in 1983. I was a computer-savvy educator and children’s librarian teaching teachers about the new technologies ???available to them. Email came into my life, offering immediate gratification: no stamp, no trip to the post office, no phone tag, no long messages. Questions were answered… read moreJune 28 2008
I fell in love with email in 1983. I was a computer-savvy educator and children’s librarian teaching teachers about the new technologies available to them. Email came into my life, offering immediate gratification: no stamp, no trip to the post office, no phone tag, no long messages. Questions were answered… read moreJune 18 2008
My friend Sara sent me an email: "Linda, Sorry that I'm not able to call you back. My phone fell into the toilet." We live in a world where phones can fall into toilets because our phones are following us everywhere. Untethered. Free. Free to fall into the toilet. Last… read moreIs it Time to Retire the Never-Ending List?
June 12 2008
One afternoon, earlier this year, as I was scanning a long list that I was adding to endlessly, I realized, I'll never get it all done. That's probably just fine. But this endless list and this feeling of being completely scheduled's not working right now. I met some friends for… read moreFebruary 12 2008
I've just opened my email and there's nothing out of the ordinary there. It's the usual daily flood of schedule, project, travel, information, and junk mail. Then I notice. I'm holding my breath. As the email spills onto my screen,... read moreRecent Posts | All O'Reilly Posts
