This document contains 13 quotes from experts on various topics including technology, art, cancer research, cities, the future, business, and more. John Snoddy of Disney Imagineering discusses how art challenges technology and vice versa. Joe Biden talks about the bipartisan fight against cancer. Max Oglesbee emphasizes that community starts with people, not technology. Bruce Sterling comments on humanity's inventiveness. Chris Sacca discusses the business benefits of diversity and inclusion. Anthony Bossis talks about the distinction between past, present and future in physics. Alida Draudt notes there is no growth in the comfort zone. Alexis Ohanian says pseudonymity allows one to fully express themselves. Jim Dator states any useful statement about

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“THE ART CHALLENGES
THE TECHNOLOGY AND
THE TECHNOLOGY
PUSHES THE ART. YOU
RARELY HAVE A
PROBLEM SET THAT IS
APPROACHED BY
ENGINEERS ALONE”
John Snoddy, Disney Imagineering
Using AI & Machine Learning To Extend The Disney Magic
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“THE ONLY
BIPARTISAN THING
LEFT IN AMERICA IS
THE FIGHT AGAINST
CANCER”
Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States
The Urgency of Now: Launching the Biden Cancer Initiative
Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States
The Urgency of Now: Launching the Biden Cancer Initiative
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“A COMMUNITY DOESN'T
START WITH TECH.
IT STARTS WITH PEOPLE”
Max Oglesbee, Head Of Client Strategy,
Design & Technologies At Intersection
Responsive Cities > Smart Cities
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“WE'RE SO
INVENTIVE THAT
WE'VE GOT NO USE
FOR OURSELVES
ANYMORE”
Bruce Sterling, author & futurist
The Future: History that Hasn’t
Happened Yet
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“THERE ARE TWO REASONS TO PURSUE
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN OUR
BUSINESS. ONE IS BECAUSE YOU ACTUALLY
FEEL THAT WAY. THE OTHER IS THAT
COMPANIES WITH WOMEN IN THE
BOARDROOM AND DIVERSE CULTURES
REPRESENTED DO BETTER”
Chris Sacca, Founder & Chairman
Lowercase Capital
Shark, Billionaire, Activist: Chris
Sacca
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“PEOPLE WHO
BELIEVE IN
PHYSICS KNOW
THE DISTINCTION
BETWEEN
PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
Anthony Bossis, Project Director, New York University School Of Medicine
The Return of Psychedelic Research in America
IS ILLUSION”
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"THERE'S NO GROWTH IN THE
COMFORT ZONE AND NO COMFORT IN
THE GROWTH ZONE”
Alida Draudt,
Mgr, Digital Product, Capital One
Why Think About The Future?
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“PSEUDONYMITY IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
YOU CAN ONLY EXPRESS YOURSELF FULLY
ONCE YOU LET GO OF YOUR EGO “
ALEXIS
OHANIAN,
Co-founder,
Reddit
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“ANY USEFUL STATEMENT ABOUT FUTURE SHOULD AT FIRST
APPEAR RIDICULOUS”
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JimDator,ProfessorandDirectorofthe
HawaiiResearchCenterforFuturesStudies

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”IMAGINE YOU’RE TRYING
TO PUT YOUR COMPANY
OUT OF BUSINESS.
PEOPLE ARE MORE
CREATIVE ON OFFENCE
THAN DEFENSE”
Adam Grant, Professor & Author
The Wharton School
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“WHEN
YOU LEAD
THE EYES,
THE MIND
WILL
FOLLOW”
Dan Roam, President
Digital Roam Inc.
Draw To Win: Innovate With Your Visual Mind
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