Presented at TUGraz on 13 May 2009; recording of talk at http://curry.tugraz.at/ZID%20VL/watch/79.aspx?

1. Learning in times of abundance
The Snowflake Effect
TUGraz, 13 May 2009
Erik Duval
K.U.Leuven & ARIADNE & IEEE LTSC
http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~erikd
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2. Thanks!
for the invitation
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4. http://www.slideshare.net/erik.duval
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5. design is difficult...
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6. http://erikduval.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/laptop-fun/
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7. Bad problem:
scarcity
books, video, audio, food, music, news, travel, clothes, cars, ...

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10. Searchability
http://globe-info.org/
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13. http://portal.mace-project.eu/

14. http://portal.mace-project.eu/

16. Open
Educational
Resources
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17. Open
Educational
Resources
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18. Better problem:
abundance

19. if you fold a sheet of paper 50 times,
then how thick is the result?
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20. if you fold a sheet of paper 50 times,
then how thick is the result?
about the distance to the sun...
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21. if you fold a sheet of paper 50 times,
then how thick is the result?
about the distance to the sun...
http://www.worldpopulationbalance.org/pop/stats.php
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22. abundance in music
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23. food abundance in music
travel
content
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media
...

28. > 3.000.000.000 images

29. > 3.000.000.000 images
facebook
> 10.000.000.000

31. > 80.000.000 videos
upload:
13 hours video/min

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36. 44.000 sites
20.000.000 users
1.900.000 courses
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38. Do numbers matter?
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39. Do numbers matter?
http://www.thelongtail.com/
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40. from scarcity to abundance
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41. from scarcity to abundance
a “better
problem”
paradox of
choice
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42. Better problem: abundance
still a problem...

43. Better problem: abundance
still a problem...
Solution:
massive hyper-personalization

44. The Snowflake Effect

45. snowflake in music...
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46. snowflake in music...
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47. snowflake in music...
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48. snowflake in music...
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49. snowflake in music...
nice bootstrapping, too!
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50. snowflake in music...
nice bootstrapping, too!
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51. snowflake in music...
nice bootstrapping, too!
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52. snowflake in music...
nice bootstrapping, too!
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53. snowflake in music...
nice bootstrapping, too!
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54. science?
learning?

55. http://www.aristomusic.com/

57. social?

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68. Physical?

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70. works?

73. that’s it?

74. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html

75. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html

76. The future has already arrived.
It's just not evenly distributed yet.
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77. How about you?
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78. How about you?
• from scarcity to abundance
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79. How about you?
• from scarcity to abundance
• make it work for you,
not overload you...
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80. How about you?
• from scarcity to abundance
• make it work for you,
not overload you...
• join ARIADNE & GLOBE :-) !
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81. How about you?
• from scarcity to abundance
• make it work for you,
not overload you...
• join ARIADNE & GLOBE :-) !
• in science..? in learning..?
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82. How about you?
• from scarcity to abundance
• make it work for you,
not overload you...
• join ARIADNE & GLOBE :-) !
• in science..? in learning..?
• “snowflake effect”...
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83. Questions?
http://erikduval.wordpress.com/
http://www.cs.kuleuven.be/~erikd
Thanks!
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