Howard Wu and his thoughts on changing the world, Johnny C. Lee and his great inventions

I want to introduce two great minds of our time that I've come across. I mean that and I know these two will go on to do great things. The first is Howard C. Wu, whom I've personally met while working in Seattle. Howard is the founder of BEAN, a professional networking organization that focuses on it's philanthropic philosophy of Think Global, Act Local. Howard wrote a great article after returning from Geneva that really touched on some themes I am working with in my life:

"My biggest fear is that our grandchildren will read about our selfish actions, look at me with their puzzled eyes and ask me "Grandpa, how could you and your generation let all these horrible things happen?" I want to, I need to, be able to answer unwaveringly that I did absolutely [everything] I can (sic). I want to know that as I draw my last breath that the world is a better place than when I came into it."

Second is Johnny Lee. Unfortunately I haven't met Johnny yet, but his revolutionary work with the wiimote (among other things) has gained him much notoriety. I highly recommend everyone reading this view his TED Talk which dives into his philosophy beyond the neat hacks and the revolution of low-cost technology applied to new problem spaces.

Also, if you're not familiar with TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) now is the time to get acquainted. TED simply stands for "ideas worth spreading" and originally was an annual conference to achieve just that. It has blossomed into something much greater, and all of their videos are available on YouTube, as videocasts, and more. Learn how to get involved.