Show Notes
- Host: Dan Hugo
- Guest: Alex Just
- Summary: Do Comedy and Innovation go together? Just ask Alex Just… slated to be the Designated Humor Technician during our upcoming Local Edition of The Largest Hackathon in The World, The NASA Space Apps Challenge on October 7 and 8, 2023! We chat at length about humor, innovation, and doing it rather than merely thinking about it.
- Produced with Ennuicastr at https://ecastr.com for free, as the Innovate for Vegas Foundation is a public charity AND a fellow developer and supporter of Open Source, Thanks Ennuicastr!
Who is Alex Just?
- The early years
- Arriving in Las Vegas and the Downtown Project Days
- Hitting the road…
SHTEAM?
- Is Humor (or Comedy) just as important as the STEAM? (Yes)
- Is a comedy mindset similar to an innovative mindset? (Yes)
- Can expressing humor (or stories) be a part of communicating ideas in an innovative process? (yes)
Innovating
- Comedy, Hackathons… just do it!
- Ideation and Presentations
- Try an open mic (comedy, music, poetry, whatever) to be comfortable speaking about your ideas!
Space Apps Challenge
- The only event of the Largest Hackathon in the World with some comedy!
- Remote? In Person? We shall see…
- Is Space Funny? (We couldn´t think of anything on the spot)