I am a fan of TED. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading featuring a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. If I could have any job in the world, it would be my full time job to attend TED and write reviews of each presentation. As Autodesk is a sponsor and participant in TED, I envy Tom Wujec who represents us all at TED events. Thankfully there are TED videos so we can all benefit without actually attending. Recently I watched Steven Johnson's presentation of where good ideas come from. TED video I was struck by a section of his presentation where he described Kevin Dunbar's observations of scientists at work. ...where do good ideas come from? When we think about the classic image of the scientist in the lab, we have this image of them poring over the microscope, then they see something in the tissue [sample under the microscope], and oh eureka, they get the idea. [Dunbar found that] almost all important breakthrough ideas did not happen alone in the lab in front of the microscope - [instead] they happened at the conference table at the weekly lab meeting where everybody got together and shared their latest data and findings. This reinforces what I have been saying all along. Without your participation in the Autodesk Labs process, the best ideas will never surface. Your feedback is the most important part of the process. TechnologyPreviewFeedbackEmailFeedbackForum labs.iv.2dto3d@autodesk.com forum 78 labs.iv.3da@autodesk.com forum 508 labs.freewheel@autodesk.com forum 251 labs.showroom@autodesk.com forum 324 labs.civil3d.bridge@autodesk.com forum 402 labs.acad.commcmd@autodesk.com forum 407 labs.iv.feature.recog@autodesk.com forum 78 labs.adr.firefox@autodesk.com forum 140 labs.acad.google@autodesk.com forum 407 labs.iv.fusion@autodesk.com forum 370 labs.iv.optimization@autodesk.com forum 504 labs.iv.mesh@autodesk.com forum 501 labs.acad.perfmon@autodesk.com forum 407 labs.photofly@autodesk.com forum 507 labs.plugins@autodesk.com use AutoCAD and Inventor based on the appropriate plugin labs.3ds.pointcloud@autodesk.com autodesk-3ds-max forum labs.bluestreak@autodesk.com getsatisfaction.com labs.butterfly@autodesk.com forum 404 labs.freewheel@autodesk.com forum 251 labs.iv.krypton@autodesk.com forum 409 labs.neon@autodesk.com forum 502 labs.newport@autodesk.com forum 359 labs.photofly@autodesk.com forum 507 labs.snap@autodesk.com forum 408 labs.moldflow.radium@autodesk.com forum 366 labs.iv.trans@autodesk.com forum 78 labs.acad.shape@autodesk.com forum 506 labs.revit.ecotect@autodesk.com forum 410 labs.revit.stl@autodesk.com forum 133 Thanks to all who send us their feedback. Favoring our connected minds is alive the lab. Go to the original post...