Giving the kids a programming environment of any sort, whether it's a tool like Squeak or Scratch or Logo to write programs in a childish way - and I mean that in the most generous sense of the word, that is, playing with and building things - is one of the best ways to learn. Nicholas Negroponte buildchildishenvironment share on social
Key is the question of where do new ideas come from. Historically, four places: government labs, big corporations, startup companies, and research universities. Nicholas Negroponte bigcompanycorporation Change image and share on social
This is just the beginning, the beginning of understanding that cyberspace has no limits, no boundaries. Nicholas Negroponte beginboundarycyberspace Change image and share on social
It bothers me when people spoil the market. Nicholas Negroponte bothermarketpeople Change image and share on social
Nature is pretty good at networks, self-organizing systems. By contrast, social systems are top-down and hierarchical, from which we draw the basic assumption that organization and order can only come from centralism. Nicholas Negroponte assumptionbasiccentralism share on social
Big companies are looking closer term, and even the most technological companies spend less than 1% of sales on research. Startups have suffered the burst bubble. Nicholas Negroponte bigbubbleburst Change image and share on social
We all learned how to walk and talk by interacting with our environment, with real goals and rewards. Nicholas Negroponte environmentgoalinteract Change image and share on social
Linux is its own worst enemy: it's splintered, it has different distributions, it's too complex to run for most people. Nicholas Negroponte badcomplexdistribution Change image and share on social
Access by kids to the Internet should be like kids breathing clean air. Nicholas Negroponte accessairbreathe Change image and share on social
One of the arguments here at OLPC is, if 100 million kids could have an Asus running Windows, is that better with two million kids running the XO? And the answer is yes. We want kids connected and the largest possible number is the goal. Nicholas Negroponte answerargumentasus share on social
