Showing posts with label Monotasking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monotasking. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Ted Tuesday: A "Double" Feature— Paolo Cardini: Forget Multitasking, Try Monotasking

"People aren’t just cooking anymore -- they’re cooking, texting, talking on the phone, watching YouTube and uploading photos of the awesome meal they just made. Or worse, doing it all and driving!"







Good Morning Folks,

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the level of technology that is available to you? Maybe, like me you feel like you are constantly multitasking and it just may not be the most efficient way to get what you need done.

People aren’t just cooking anymore -- they’re cooking, texting, talking on the phone, watching YouTube and uploading photos of the awesome meal they just made.

With over 1,602,736 views, Paolo Cardini's TedGlobal Talk, likes asking some important questions about the way we live, like: Does multitasking actually help us become more efficient? How far will social networking go? Who are the players in the myriad conflicts in the Arab world? What is the next frontier in product development? -- and trying to answer them with playful designs, like his I Like Sit chaise lounge, which updates your Facebook status depending on your position, and MiddleField, a foosball table depicting different players in the Middle East.

For TEDGlobal 2012 Cardini created a unique product called the MONOtask project. To help you deal with your overly multitasked life, Cardini has designed 3D-printed smartphone covers that "downgrade" your phone to be much dumber.

Following Cardini's talk is a very special short ad that's relevant to topic and a must see (skip the ad preroll to the ad which is Google throwing a Lexus ad on a Volkswagen PSA, go figure!). Kudos Volkswagen. What a brilliant way to communicate how risky it is to use mobile phones while driving. You'll be wanting to share this with everyone you know.




Cardini is currently an MFA Design Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar.


FSO is growing at an extremely fast pace. Outsiders want to know the keys to that success -- the driving force behind the ambition. We know it's our people that make the difference. So please don't text and drive. We won't be the same without you!

Let's all go make things happen today. I look forward to seeing you soon.


Love Life!


Mitchell D. Weiner
Chief Happiness Officer  


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