Daniel Ho’s Musings

A great talk at the TED Conference by Benjamin Zander on the ideas of possibility and inspiration. Benjamin Zander is not only a world-class speaker on leadership, but he’s also the conductor of the Boston Philharmonic!

From the TED official blurb

Why you should listen to him:
Since 1979, Benjamin Zander has been the conductor of the Boston Philharmonic. He is known around the world as both a guest conductor and a speaker on leadership — and he’s been known to do both in a single performance. He uses music to help people open their minds and create joyful harmonies that bring out the best in themselves and their colleagues.
His provocative ideas about leadership are rooted in a partnership with Rosamund Stone Zander, with whom he co-wrote The Art of Possibility.

Spend 20 minutes watching the video. You’ll be glad you did. Enjoy…

Saw this post in the Wired Blog and loved the images from the Deutshes Technikmuseum Berlin of the cameras that were sawn open.

My Alter Ego, originally uploaded by DanielHo.ca.

A custom Starbucks Card. When I showed Kel, she nearly peeed in her knickers!

Clean drinking water in sub-Saharan Africa is sometimes available only about a hundred feet underground. Even if someone drilled a hole, the rural communities often cannot afford the fuel to run the pumps to bring up the water.

So, the idea here is to install a pump disguised as a merry-go-round. The more children play on the merry-go-round, the more water is brought up to the surface. This invention especially benefits young girls who are often sent to fetch a day’s water from iffy sources at great distances.

For people that say this won’t work…they obviously haven’t spent an afternoon at a playground watching kids play.