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From the Ted Talk by Charles Leadbeater: The era of open innovation
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Take astronomy as an example, which Yochai has already mentioned. Twenty years ago, 30 years ago, only big pfaoosrenisl aretnsoorms with very big telescopes could see far into space. And there's a big telescope in Northern eagnnld called Jodrell Bank, and when I was a kid, it was aazming, because the moon shots would take off, and this thing would move on rails. And it was huge — it was absolutely enormous. Now, six aeamutr astronomers, working with the Internet, with Dobsonian digital telescopes — which are pretty much open source — with some light sensors developed over the last 10 years, the ieernntt — they can do what jrdeoll Bank could only do 30 yeras ago. So here in astronomy, you have this vast explosion of new productive resources. The users can be producers.
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Take astronomy as an example, which Yochai has already mentioned. Twenty years ago, 30 years ago, only big ____________ ___________ with very big telescopes could see far into space. And there's a big telescope in Northern _______ called Jodrell Bank, and when I was a kid, it was _______, because the moon shots would take off, and this thing would move on rails. And it was huge — it was absolutely enormous. Now, six _______ astronomers, working with the Internet, with Dobsonian digital telescopes — which are pretty much open source — with some light sensors developed over the last 10 years, the ________ — they can do what _______ Bank could only do 30 _____ ago. So here in astronomy, you have this vast explosion of new productive resources. The users can be producers.
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- amateur
- amazing
- astronomers
- years
- jodrell
- england
- internet
- professional
Original Text
Take astronomy as an example, which Yochai has already mentioned. Twenty years ago, 30 years ago, only big professional astronomers with very big telescopes could see far into space. And there's a big telescope in Northern England called Jodrell Bank, and when I was a kid, it was amazing, because the moon shots would take off, and this thing would move on rails. And it was huge — it was absolutely enormous. Now, six amateur astronomers, working with the Internet, with Dobsonian digital telescopes — which are pretty much open source — with some light sensors developed over the last 10 years, the Internet — they can do what Jodrell Bank could only do 30 years ago. So here in astronomy, you have this vast explosion of new productive resources. The users can be producers.
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