When You Make A Mistake – How Fascinating!
Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, treated the Pop!Tech audience (and Nikolai, his lucky student) to a transformative music lesson. Now you can view the Pop!Cast and watch as Ben coaxes the magic out of his student, who before our eyes infuses his playing with more passion and joyous emotion then you would think possible from a fifteen-year old.
Zander, a long-time advocate for embracing life’s possibilities rather than living in the “downward spiral” of negativity, also inspired an impromptu meme at the Pop!Tech closing dinner. His advice during his presentation was, when you make a mistake, throw your arms up in the air and say “How fascinating!” Pop!Tech attendee Tierney O’Dea (with a little help from me) managed to catch almost five hundred people doing just that. View the slides.
It seemed a fitting end to a week where, in spite of all the recent fiscal, environmental and humanitarian mistakes we’ve made, the possibility of what we can accomplish still feels boundless.
Click here to watch the video and be inspired…
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