{"id":73440,"date":"2020-12-21T11:39:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T16:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=73440"},"modified":"2020-12-21T11:45:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T16:45:33","slug":"marian-croak-the-inventor-of-voip-explains-what-it-takes-to-innovate-markovitz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2020\/12\/21\/marian-croak-the-inventor-of-voip-explains-what-it-takes-to-innovate-markovitz\/","title":{"rendered":"Marian Croak, the inventor of VOIP, explains what it takes to innovate [Markovitz]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Marian<\/a><\/p>\n

The woman who created the technology behind internet calls explains what it takes to innovate<\/strong><\/a> — from bigthink.com by Gayle Markovitz
\nShe’s the reason you’re able to work and chat from home.<\/em><\/p>\n

Excerpt (emphasis DSC):<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

If you’ve ever wondered how a Zoom call works, you might want to ask Marian Croak, Vice-President of Engineering at Google.<\/p>\n

This is the woman who invented “Voice over Internet Protocol”: the technology that has enabled entire workforces to continue to communicate and families and friends to remain in touch throughout 2020’s lockdowns \u2013 and inevitably beyond.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

What can kids teach tech innovators?<\/strong><\/span>
\nWonder and naivete are powerful tools. Croak argues that children have rich imaginations \u2013 which is the fuel of invention. “You need to be childlike. A little na\u00efve and not inhibited by what’s possible.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Matlali’s work with disadvantaged teenagers brings her directly into this world, where she sees that “children are passionate but hopeful for the future. For them, everything is possible. You want kids to have the imagination and passion for them to achieve their dreams.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Croak said her motivation for 2021 was to keep her own childlike curiosity going, forgetting about her personal circumstances and focusing on the “painpoints”.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Also see:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Marian’s entry out at Wikipedia.org<\/strong><\/a> where it says:<\/p>\n

She joined\u00a0AT&T<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0Bell Labs<\/a>\u00a0in 1982.[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0She advocated for switching from wired phone technology to internet protocol.[2]<\/a><\/sup>[5]<\/a><\/sup>[6]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0She holds over two hundred patents, including over one hundred in relation to\u00a0Voice over IP<\/a>.[7]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0She pioneered the use of phone network services to make it easy for the public to donate to crisis appeals.[8]<\/a><\/sup>[9]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0When\u00a0AT&T<\/a>\u00a0partnered with\u00a0American Idol<\/a>\u00a0to use a text message voting system, 22% of viewers learned to text to take part in the show.[10]<\/a><\/sup>[11]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0She filed the patent for text-based donations to charity in 2005.[10]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0This capability revolutionised how people can donate money to charitable organisations:[12]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0for example, after the\u00a02010 Haiti earthquake<\/a>\u00a0at least $22 million was pledged in this fashion.[13]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0She led the Domain 2.0 Architecture and managed over 2,000 engineers.[14]<\/a><\/sup>[15]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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