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Audio from my 20% Time Question to Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt is the CEO of Google. He spoke at the Guardian Activate conference and I got the chance to ask him a question. He had spoken about the Google 20% time programme which allows employees to work on whatever problem they want for 20% of their time. I asked Eric, what he works on in his 20%.

The FT covered it here (spotted by my uncle and aunt).

Thanks to David Scanlon for pointing me in the direction of the recording.
Posted on July 7, 2010
6 Comments
Jul 16, 2010
Barney Austen said...
Really interesting answer to Robins question on how Eric Schmidt (Google CEO) spends his 20% "thinking" time
Jul 19, 2010
 said...
Excellent
Jul 20, 2010
Darragh said...
Sadly when it comes to the 20% time Google frequently talks the talk but not so much with the walking of the walk..
Jul 21, 2010
steve white said...
how to invade and control puppets governments better, great
Jul 21, 2010
PaulSweeney said...
I suspect that he is interested in disaggregated government in that there are many co-ordination and communications inefficiencies that cost a lot (as well as governance issues). In another interpretation, you have to remember that Google's biggest "enemy" is Government. Know Thine Enemy.
Jul 25, 2010
steve white said...
corporate states yay, hmm there another word for that ....

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