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Aug 12, 2015
"Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important." ---Bill Gates-
Rescuing Social Change From the Cult of Technology
"Technology is terrific...But in the end, there's no real progress without change in people." This is the conclusion that Kentaro Toyama, leader of Microsoft Research India, reached after five years of working to implement technological solutions for social change. Hear his reflections on progress, technology, and the human will.
BE THE CHANGE
How does technology extend your actions? Try to turning off your phone or shutting your laptop, and consider: what remains to be done?
