Ignite Leeds http://igniteleeds.com Enlighten us, but make it quick Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:23:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Politics Of Patterns » James Boardwell http://igniteleeds.com/the-politics-of-patterns-james-boardwell/ http://igniteleeds.com/the-politics-of-patterns-james-boardwell/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:09:06 +0000 Imran Ali http://igniteleeds.com/?p=265 James Boardwell from Folksy shares his insights on the re-emergence of ‘handmade’ and craft designs and patterns surrounding this culture …

You can find James’ slides here…

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You can find Ian’s slides here…

]]> http://igniteleeds.com/tweetfoxxy-ian-forrester/feed/ 0 Psycho teams and theory of mind » Philip Hemsted http://igniteleeds.com/psycho-teams-and-theory-of-mind-philip-hemsted/ http://igniteleeds.com/psycho-teams-and-theory-of-mind-philip-hemsted/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:55:33 +0000 Imran Ali http://igniteleeds.com/?p=256 Phil Hemsted talks about some of the theories that underpin his work at Psycuity and the notion that business motivations and behaviours can be understood and modelled through classic psychological analysis…

You can find Phil’s slides here…

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You can find Guy’s slides here…

]]> http://igniteleeds.com/the-future-of-reading-guy-dickinson/feed/ 0 Mass customisation and the one-to-one future » Glen Smith http://igniteleeds.com/mass-customisation-and-the-one-to-one-future-glen-smith/ http://igniteleeds.com/mass-customisation-and-the-one-to-one-future-glen-smith/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:41:44 +0000 Imran Ali http://igniteleeds.com/?p=249 Glen Smith talks about an emerging shift in mass production to a world of bespoke, personalised and “1-to-1″ mass-customised manufacturing. Oh, did you notice how Glen looks a little like our lovely host Craig? It’s true, they’re brother and sister.

You can find Glen’s slides here…

]]> http://igniteleeds.com/mass-customisation-and-the-one-to-one-future-glen-smith/feed/ 0 Practical Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning » Arturo Servin http://igniteleeds.com/practical-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-arturo-servin/ http://igniteleeds.com/practical-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-arturo-servin/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:59:41 +0000 Imran Ali http://igniteleeds.com/?p=240 University of York PhD student Arturo Servin gives the crowd a 5-minute primer on machine intelligence, everything from neural networks and decision trees to multi-agent systems and natural language…

You can find Arturo’s slides here…

]]> http://igniteleeds.com/practical-artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-arturo-servin/feed/ 0 Recovery 2.0 – Digital Inclusion & social models of recovery » Katie Brown http://igniteleeds.com/recovery-2-0-digital-inclusion-social-models-of-recovery-katie-brown/ http://igniteleeds.com/recovery-2-0-digital-inclusion-social-models-of-recovery-katie-brown/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:55:04 +0000 Imran Ali http://igniteleeds.com/?p=236 Healthcare professional Katie Brown describes the use of social technologies and the internet in aiding in the recovery of those with mental health difficulties…

You can find Katie’s slides here…

]]> http://igniteleeds.com/recovery-2-0-digital-inclusion-social-models-of-recovery-katie-brown/feed/ 0 FriiSpray digital grafitti w/ IR tracking » Jamjar Collective http://igniteleeds.com/friispray/ http://igniteleeds.com/friispray/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:48:16 +0000 Imran Ali http://igniteleeds.com/?p=230 The Jamjar collective – Stuart Childs, Richard Garside and (an absent) Dave Lynch – tell the story of FriiSpray, a Wiimote controller, some clever software, a spraycan and a toolkit for digital graffiti…

You can find Stuart and Richard’s slides here…

]]> http://igniteleeds.com/friispray/feed/ 0 My Life In Twenty Graphs » Tom Scott http://igniteleeds.com/my-life-in-twenty-graphs-tom-scott/ http://igniteleeds.com/my-life-in-twenty-graphs-tom-scott/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:41:11 +0000 Imran Ali http://igniteleeds.com/?p=226 Geek comedian Tom Scott blazes through twenty graphs that encapsulate modern digital life…

You can find Tom’s slides here…

]]> http://igniteleeds.com/my-life-in-twenty-graphs-tom-scott/feed/ 0 Funding for technology startups » Ed French http://igniteleeds.com/funding-for-technology-startups-ed-french/ http://igniteleeds.com/funding-for-technology-startups-ed-french/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:28:13 +0000 Imran Ali http://igniteleeds.com/?p=221 Local venture capitalist and technology investor Ed French outlines the various routes to winning investment for your startup idea…

You can find Ed’s slides here…

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