Clay Shirky – Professional Mind Blower #2
It’s a video week here at Digidave. I was hoping to stick just to my own video interviews, but this one is too good not to post. Hat-tip to Boss Rosen who pointed it out via IdeaLab. This video is only 15 minutes, but well worth the watch.
Note: previous “Professional Mind Blower was Yochai Benkler in this TED Talk.
I’ve had the opportunity to talk a little with Clay Shirky and yes, he seems to always be that sharp. Here’s a Q&A with him from a year ago via Assignment Zero.
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