From: Joi Ito cal

From: Joi Ito cal > To: Bamaby Marsh a> Cc: Jeffrey Epstein <[email protected]>, John Brockman < INIMI> Subject: Re: Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 01:05:48 +0000 Miss-fits, weirdos, exceptional... John Brockman mentioned over breakfast that maybe there could be a way to not actually name it... > On Dec 27, 2014, at 14:06 , Bamaby Marsh a wrote: > Yes, one of many problems of using "genius". Open to further exploration, as long as not watered down. We want real mavericks, but it is often used as another catch-phrase. Need to consider how it resonates in person, too- calling someone a "genius" in higher academic circles causes some discomfort and does not sit too well (a good thing in some sense, since it adds charge); "maverick" is a little more palatable and lacks the discomfort - it is "safer. We want to be careful with safe-types with corporate appeal, which is the way things go with TED, etc, because of the problem of "crowding out" of very alive minds who have limited patience for just being on display. Lets discuss further though... > On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 1:29 PM, jeffrey E. [email protected]> wrote: > joi, bamaby, I was speaking with John who raised the question of having" genius "in the titles rather than something less well accepted, instituional. and/or common , more like maverick minds. something that represents more of a rebel mentality than a well respectied man with pipe. > -- > please note > The information contained in this communication is > confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may > constitute inside information, and is intended only for > the use of the addressee. It is the property of > JEE > Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this > communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited > and may be unlawful. If you have received this > communication in error, please notify us immediately by > return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected], and > destroy this communication and all copies thereof, > including all attachments. copyright -all rights reserved Please use this email for confidential mail only. For general Media Lab email, please use EFTA00707497