We recommend staying at the Hayes Mansion
200 Edenvale Avenue, San Jose, CA 95136
Phone: +1 866.981.3300
The workshops will be held here on January 29th.
(Three One more workshop seats are available).
Update: Workshops are sold out.
Update 2: Use this link to reserve a special event rate of $149/night. You can also reserve by calling the number above and asking for the Asymco rate.
9:00 to 10:15 Being Back. How California came to disrupt
The disruptive history of California is remarkable. Whereas few nations can claim credit to one, California is home to at least four major disruptions: Semiconductors, recorded entertainment, venture capital and personal computing. And it did all this in less than one century. If any one place can vie for the title of “serial disruptor” it’s California. One success can be seen as luck, but many successes imply a system is at work. In this case session we discuss California’s disruptive history and put forward hypotheses on the what causal mechanisms are at work. We ask further whether California can still be the home of future disruptions or whether the system has broken down.
10:15 to 10:30 Break
10:30 to 12:00 Designed in California, Assembled in China
Geographically and culturally, California is closer to Asia than any other western market. It has always faced west more than it has faced east. Is there a symbiosis between California and Asia? Are its institutions adapting to a new center of economic mass? Is California leading in thinking or culture or is it being disrupted by a new frontier as growth moves east?
12:00 to 1:00 Lunch
1:00 to 2:15 Guest presentations and Panel session
Guests are invited to debate or discuss points raised during the morning sessions. A chance for panelists to challenge or refute points made as well as for the provision of anecdotal evidence.
Potential panelists:
2:15 to 2:30 Break
2:30 to 4:00 North vs. South
Does the tension between industries of Northern California and Southern California reflect an opportunity or a crisis? We will re-visit the narrative of what Entertainment is hired to do. We will review the differences and similarities of the technological creative process vs. the artistic creative process. We will see whether industrialized, commercialized art is subject to disruptive forces or whether there is persistent exceptionalism at work.
4:00 to 6:00 Reception
Please register here.
An update on Asymconf California, a discussion of engagement and why Android does not get enough of it, why Amazon likes giving away Fires and the causal hypothesis of Samsung’s success in smartphones. That plus announcing a new 5by5 show: High Density.
via 5by5 | The Critical Path #65: The Shoe Seller’s Dilemma.
Asymconf is developing well. Workshops are at 75% 90% capacity. I’m also delighted to also announce some of our distinguished guests:
More to come.
Asymconf California is the second[1] in the series and will expand in scope and intensity relative to the first event in Amsterdam. Attendees will be treated to an engaging, participatory experience. Using the case method to teach (and learn), we will look at the state, history and future of innovation as seen from a Californian perspective.
There will be four themes:
Distinguished guests will be invited to act as presenters and panel members.
Asymconf California will take place January 30, 2013[2] at the IBM Almaden Research Center near San Jose, California.
Two workshops are also planned. Read more and register at asymconf.com.
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