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Re: help with article
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In lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, Chloe Veltman writes:
> I am a San Francisco-based British journalist. I am researching a feature
> article about the impact of LEGO on hi-tech industries for The Guardian (a
> major British daily newspaper), from recent partnerships with Microsoft,
> Steven Spielberg and Johnson's Controls to robots and devices created by
> individual entrepreneurs and the activities of hackers. If you have any
> stories or comments about LEGO's technology strategy or the ways in which
> completely unrelated organizations/individuals are harnessing LEGO to
> innovate and create, I would love to hear from you. Also, if you are a
> technology professional, I would be especially keen to hear about the ways
> in which LEGO might be of use and value to you in your job.
> Thanks for your help.
Hi Chloe:
As a bit of a background, I am the Data Warehouse Manager for a Canadian
Cable company. Of course, I can't speak for all the technologists out there,
but I think Lego as a whole reflects modern thinnking on how to design
computer programs. I'm not sure if you are familiar with the terminology,
but many programmers follow a 'top-down' design philosophy. In essence, you
take a look at a problem, break the problem down in to progressively smaller
problems and solve each of them. Then you take your solutions and integrate
them to solve the bigger, original problem. Lego in many ways reflects that.
Builders get an overall concept on what they want to build, then break down
the imaginary model into components, then consider what Lego pieces are
needed to make the components. The components are then integrated to build
the original (or close to it, anyway) the builder had in mind. I guess Lego
establishes and helps hone the ability to follow this problem-solving framework.
Douglas Coupland wrote a book called 'MicroSerfs' a couple of years back
about a bunch of computer people. Lego seemed to be a theme throughout the
book. In the various places I have worked, Lego seems to be a major
childhood theme for most of my coworkers (and I have got some of them hooked
on it again...).
Good luck with the article! let us know when and where its finally printed!
Rich Moberg
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