John Seely Brown: Chief of Confusion. Commencement Speech - Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) 5/14/2011 John Seely Brown [Download PDF version] Good morning. This is a very special day for all of us - especially for those of you graduating today, and also for your parents who are, unquestionably, very proud of your achievements. It is also a special day for me, since IIT - especially your world class school of design - had a great deal to do with my career at Xerox Corporation where I would often come in contact with your extraordinary school and some of its most famous leaders such as Jay Doblin. From the President and Provost introductions just given to me, you might be wondering how a hard core geek from Silicon Valley became so interested in the soft stuff - people, and how we work, play, learn and create things, together.
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