2008 March » Chester Bateman

March 2008


I’m excited about our partnering with Oregon Business Council. We’re collaborating on Oregon Business Plan podcast channel and expect interesting results as we explore using the Internet as our open platform in fostering ideas/learning among communities moving Oregon Business Plan forward. We had a great experience podcasting at the Sixth Annual Oregon Leadership Summit. Thanks to everyone on our summit podcast team in making our pilot project a success.


Oregon Business Plan
Oregon Business Plan

Very interesting podcast with Peter Semmelhack founder and CEO at Bug Labs. Peter and I discuss exciting developments underway with open source hardware and insights from his experiences attending and presenting at ETech 2008 Conference.

Bug Labs Podcast


Bug Labs BUGbase
Bug Labs: Build your own dream gadget CNET CES Award Winner 2008


“What we are really trying to do is turn the consumer-electronics industry on its ear,” says Bug Labs founder Peter Semmelhack. “Why can’t anyone build whatever electronics they want? Anybody can snap together the hardware. My six-year-old should be able to do it.”

It’s a real treat to podcast with Jeff Howe contributing editor at Wired Magazine and author of upcoming book Crowdsourcing: Why the Power of the Crowd Is Driving the Future of Business (July 2008). Jeff and I discuss his learning journey in writing the book and exactly what all this buzz around crowdsourcing means for him. Thanks Jeff, enjoyed the conversation!

See Jeff’s great blog for more on the Rise of Crowdsourcing.

Listen:

Crowdsourcing Book Jacket

Crowdsourcing Trailer