Paulo Rosado, CEO of OutSystems talking at TEDxEdges about "crossing the chasm", while keeping customers happy measured by an innovative metric :)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Portuguese author launches Comics book about Israel
I was listening to the podcast of "Governo Sombra" and at the end of the show, one of the radio hosts recommended the comics book "The Israel Sketchbook" that has been launched at the Portuguese Comic festival that took place in Amadora, near Lisboa, Portugal.
The drawings are really beatiful and full of colour and are able to capture Israel life (some of them feel like photos), as you can check at Ricardo Cabral (the author) blog:
http://theisraelsketchbook.
As far as I've seen from his blog, the book tells about the experience of a Portuguese, the author, and his personal journey of discovery of Israel, which he visited for the first time in 2007, in the words of Ricardo Cabral:
"I went to the first time to Israel in late August, 2007. I was a very surprised with its cosmopolitan life, its young people, the cafes, the shops, the boulevards, the slightly degraded facades of its Bauhaus style buildings, which made them so interesting, so alive, so human.Apart from all the 'war and terrorism'(thank you, mass media),Israel is an ordinary place.My drawings are done from life and try to show daily life in Israel, mostly Tel-Aviv. The Israel Sketchbook is an on going project. "
You can buy the book on most book stores (I bought mine in Residence Saldanha - a little bit expensive at €19).
"The country is a START-UP" by Mobixell VP of Marketing 06/09/2009
START-UP NATION launched this month, addresses the trillion dollar question (that we tried to go through the first TEDx in Portugal - video testimony with Henrique Cymerman, here): How is it that Israel - a country of 7.1 million, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its founding, with no natural resources—produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? How is it that Israel has, per person, attracted over twice as much venture capital investment as the US and thirty times more than Europe?
I can't wait to read this book!
Sunday, November 1, 2009
TEDxEdges videos, the reason for why some videos are taking so long to be published.
"I could not have acted otherwise, and I therefore accept all that has befallen me with love."
by Aristides de Sousa MendesSome of you, might wonder why we have only release two TEDxEdges talk videos so far, one from Mario Silva and the other of Luis Monteiro and his (now accomplished) dream of winning the "Antarctica contest".
The reason for the delay is simple, our video editor @joao sales is part of the team that is producing a bio pic about the live of Aristides de Sousa Mendes a Portuguese diplomat who ignored and defied the orders of his own government for the safety of war refugees fleeing from invading German military forces in the early years of World War II. Between the June 16 and June 23, 1940, he frantically issued Portuguese visas free of charge, to over 30,000 refugees seeking to escape to Portugal. For doing this heroic act, Aristides de Sousa Mendes lost his carrer as a diplomat and was abadoned by the Portuguese government... Thereof the movie "O Cônsul de Bordéus" from producers Francisco Manso e João Correa that will help restore his memory and should be in the theatres at the end of this year.
We really want to work with video editor @joao sales so, I think that helping to restore the memory of Aristides de Sousa Mendes is more than enough, as an excuse for the delay on the edition of the TEDxEdges talks. More on this topic soon!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Críticas [construtivas] para o próximo TEDxEdges
Vários participantes no TEDxEdges fizeram-nos chegar alguns comentários relativamente a possíveis melhorias que devem ser consideradas no próximo TEDxEdges, a essas pessoas o nosso agradecimento profundo pelo seu envolvimento neste projecto. Gostaria de destacar os seguintes comentários (o que não quer dizer que esteja totalmente de acordo com todos):
- Minimizar os pop-ups durante as apresentações (desligando todas as aplicações não essenciais).
- Melhorar o processo de entradas e saídas dos convidados, em particular o ruído vindo do corredor após os intervalos (pôr o som do gongo no corredor, pedir silêncio?
- O som de plateia e o passar dos microfones, talvez seja possível poupar tempo e ganhar qualidade usando microfones direccionais tipo parabólica...
- Discordo de presenças "humoristicas" desprovidas de qualquer valor artístico, ideológico, inovador ou científico. O Pingu é a história de alguém que depois de desafiado descobriu que pode viajar à Antartica à borla (completamente passivo). Com a energia que tem gasto a falar já lá tinha ido!.
- A apresentação da NSN e do TheStarTracker tb não trouxe nada de novo/interessante.
- A apresentação da NSN parecia um recruitment pitch para engenheiros recém-licenciados numa Universidade.
- Muitas das talks roçaram o sales pitch. Não esperava talks ao nivel do TED mas concerteza existem pessoas com ideias/conceitos inovadores a vários niveis que ficaram de fora. Ali estiveram algumas pessoas já estabelecidas de grande mérito e sucesso. Penso que o TED deve ser único, original, atrevido e visionário. Talvez algumas destas talks fizessem sentido há 5 anos++... hoje podia ter sido uma qualquer conferência sobre "Internacionalização, investigação e desenvolvimento da marca Portugal".
- O TED deve estar à frente do nosso tempo. Não devem ser convidados oradores só porque são sponsors ou parceiros. Isso é desvirtuar o espírito TED. Não esquecer que apesar de ser tratar de um evento TEDx as espectactivas são altas.
- Transparência na politica e critério de inscrições.
- Talvez arranjar um parceiro na área da coordenação de eventos ... (pormenores: evitar staff a passar à frente da plateia, microfones ligados sem querer, problemas técnicos com pc's, temperatura da sala, fichas eletricidade para portateis, protocolo). Um parceiro na área de eventos que tenha real experiência para projectar um evento com TED standards. Se precisarem conheco alguém.
- Talvez apelar à comunidade empresarial, ciêntifica e/ou académica (universidades) que submetam talks para serem apresentadas no TEDx. Essas talks seriam depois avaliadas e seleccionadas pela organização do TEDx, ou melhor ainda pela comunidade.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
TEDxEdges associa-se à organização do TEDxOPorto
A organização do TEDxEdges tem o prazer de anunciar que se associa à organização do TEDxOPorto com o objectivo de ajudar a melhorar a coordenação dos eventos TEDx em Portugal, sempre no espírito de "Ideas worth spreading".
No dia 20 de Fevereiro de 2010, irá decorrer o TEDxOporto no parque Biológico de Gaia subordinado ao tema “Primavera, A Arte de Viver” que poderá ser presenciado por 200 pessoas que para tal se devem inscrever em www.tedxoporto.com.
Confirmaram já a sua presença no TEDxOporto, diversos oradores como sejam Michael Tchiong (www.ubercool.com), Helena Marujo (Felicidade) e Elvira Fortunato (Paper chips) entre muitos outros mudadores de mundos.
A organização do TEDxOporto ainda aceita sugestões de oradores, e sugestões de interacções, patrocínios, apoios técnicos ou de media serão muito bem recebidos - está tudo explicado no respectivo site.
No dia 20 de Fevereiro de 2010, irá decorrer o TEDxOporto no parque Biológico de Gaia subordinado ao tema “Primavera, A Arte de Viver” que poderá ser presenciado por 200 pessoas que para tal se devem inscrever em www.tedxoporto.com.
Confirmaram já a sua presença no TEDxOporto, diversos oradores como sejam Michael Tchiong (www.ubercool.com), Helena Marujo (Felicidade) e Elvira Fortunato (Paper chips) entre muitos outros mudadores de mundos.
A organização do TEDxOporto ainda aceita sugestões de oradores, e sugestões de interacções, patrocínios, apoios técnicos ou de media serão muito bem recebidos - está tudo explicado no respectivo site.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Micro-interview with Luis Reis Project from Mobi.E
After TEDxEdges I had the opportunity to conduct a micro-interview by email to Mr. Luis Reis from Mobi.E project, who also participated in TEDxEdges.
The questions are about the Portuguese project on electric cars and mobility: Mobi.E
TEDxEdges: The question ultimately arised in TEDxEdges itself, but what is the what is your opinion of the Israeli-American project Better Place? Are they your competitors, i.e. may you exist in the same space as a competitors?
Luis Reis: The model of electric mobility MOBI.E that will be implemented in Portugal, is innovative and ambitious, it's set to create a public infrastructure at national scale, allowing any user, with a vehicle with any given type of battery, charge its vehicle at any point of charge of any operator to points of charge and through it access to their supplier of power mobility chosen this location in any country. It is a open and inclusive "model". Naturally, the business model of Better Place, although it was originally presented as an association of vehicle batteries and charging service, where you can come to adjust it to an implementation in Portugal. We are very aware that Portuguese companies are likely to benefit from the opportunities opened up by this concept in international space.
TEDxEdges: I know there are some plans to some foreign countries with this project, can you tell us a little about your plans. Will you be competing with Better Place in international arena?
We are working on the concept that is being implemented in Portugal so that it can be a reference model for a broad introduction of electric mobility in other countries or even in Europe as a whole. What can we export is a open and inclusive "model", which stimulates both the coexistence and competition of various solutions, with highly innovative, no significant barrier to entry.
TEDxEdges: What are the projections / objectives for the Mobi.E project in terms of the percentage of the fleet of electric cars for 2010, 2015 and 2020 in Portugal.
We are at the start of the pilot phase of the electrical mobility, during which we want to create a public access network of 1300 load points in 25 towns and main roads. In the initial phase, the number of vehicles is small, but in the base case we consider a park of 160 000 vehicles (around 10% of total number of cars in Portugal) in 2020.
TEDxEdges: In the long-run, say 2040, do we walk to an-all electric cars scenario or will it there be a mix of fuels, ranging from from fossil to fuel cells?
LR: There is no consensus among the major manufacturers and experts in relation to forecasts. However, it is safe to say that different types of engine types can co-exist for decades to come, the electric vehicle combines a number of advantages that will contribute to a strong affirmation of this technology: the fact that it is a zero emissions at the local level and that it is able to guarantee an association with renewable energy, and the fact that it is possible to charge electric cars through a infrastructure that is for the most part already deployed - at roads or at home - as well as for the fact that they are based on electricity, which is a source of energy with which people are familiar, the robustness of the technology and ease of use of these vehicles.
TEDxEdges: Are there any plans for Mobi.e to work with large fleets of transport enterprises of bodies (public or private), such as "Carris" (Lisbon public transport service), Barraqueiro (Portugal's biggest private transport service), etc?
There will be a careful approach to users and managers / operators of fleets. Since the project is still in its the pilot phase, the public sector will have a strong involvement, an example being the efforts of municipalities to provide an important component of the renewal of vehicles replacing conventional combustion engines by electric engines.
TEDxEdges: The electric supply will also have a duty equivalent to the current tax on oil products? Do you think this makes sense?
We know the importance of tax revenues associated with the car in total tax revenue. These include, primarily, on the acquisition revenue - VAT - and about the operation - including ISP (tax over gas) and IUC (tax over usage of car). Of course, a scenario of massification of electric vehicules, transferring the energy source of fuel directly to electricity, the absence of a tax on energy for mobility will have a significant impact. There is definite a line in this matter, but it is considered that, regardless of the type of engine, the use of a vehicle should be streamlined in conjunction with public transport. For this reason, this question should always be considered in conjunction with other regulatory measures of mobility.
The questions are about the Portuguese project on electric cars and mobility: Mobi.E
TEDxEdges: The question ultimately arised in TEDxEdges itself, but what is the what is your opinion of the Israeli-American project Better Place? Are they your competitors, i.e. may you exist in the same space as a competitors?
Luis Reis: The model of electric mobility MOBI.E that will be implemented in Portugal, is innovative and ambitious, it's set to create a public infrastructure at national scale, allowing any user, with a vehicle with any given type of battery, charge its vehicle at any point of charge of any operator to points of charge and through it access to their supplier of power mobility chosen this location in any country. It is a open and inclusive "model". Naturally, the business model of Better Place, although it was originally presented as an association of vehicle batteries and charging service, where you can come to adjust it to an implementation in Portugal. We are very aware that Portuguese companies are likely to benefit from the opportunities opened up by this concept in international space.
TEDxEdges: I know there are some plans to some foreign countries with this project, can you tell us a little about your plans. Will you be competing with Better Place in international arena?
We are working on the concept that is being implemented in Portugal so that it can be a reference model for a broad introduction of electric mobility in other countries or even in Europe as a whole. What can we export is a open and inclusive "model", which stimulates both the coexistence and competition of various solutions, with highly innovative, no significant barrier to entry.
TEDxEdges: What are the projections / objectives for the Mobi.E project in terms of the percentage of the fleet of electric cars for 2010, 2015 and 2020 in Portugal.
We are at the start of the pilot phase of the electrical mobility, during which we want to create a public access network of 1300 load points in 25 towns and main roads. In the initial phase, the number of vehicles is small, but in the base case we consider a park of 160 000 vehicles (around 10% of total number of cars in Portugal) in 2020.
TEDxEdges: In the long-run, say 2040, do we walk to an-all electric cars scenario or will it there be a mix of fuels, ranging from from fossil to fuel cells?
LR: There is no consensus among the major manufacturers and experts in relation to forecasts. However, it is safe to say that different types of engine types can co-exist for decades to come, the electric vehicle combines a number of advantages that will contribute to a strong affirmation of this technology: the fact that it is a zero emissions at the local level and that it is able to guarantee an association with renewable energy, and the fact that it is possible to charge electric cars through a infrastructure that is for the most part already deployed - at roads or at home - as well as for the fact that they are based on electricity, which is a source of energy with which people are familiar, the robustness of the technology and ease of use of these vehicles.
TEDxEdges: Are there any plans for Mobi.e to work with large fleets of transport enterprises of bodies (public or private), such as "Carris" (Lisbon public transport service), Barraqueiro (Portugal's biggest private transport service), etc?
There will be a careful approach to users and managers / operators of fleets. Since the project is still in its the pilot phase, the public sector will have a strong involvement, an example being the efforts of municipalities to provide an important component of the renewal of vehicles replacing conventional combustion engines by electric engines.
TEDxEdges: The electric supply will also have a duty equivalent to the current tax on oil products? Do you think this makes sense?
We know the importance of tax revenues associated with the car in total tax revenue. These include, primarily, on the acquisition revenue - VAT - and about the operation - including ISP (tax over gas) and IUC (tax over usage of car). Of course, a scenario of massification of electric vehicules, transferring the energy source of fuel directly to electricity, the absence of a tax on energy for mobility will have a significant impact. There is definite a line in this matter, but it is considered that, regardless of the type of engine, the use of a vehicle should be streamlined in conjunction with public transport. For this reason, this question should always be considered in conjunction with other regulatory measures of mobility.
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