Episode 9
Free the Slaves
BOSTON, 1969: We revisit the lab on Lewis Wharf for a final glimpse into the early tech start-up scene. The project begins with utopian optimism, but soon faces problems and conflicts. As the team readies for the final presentation, Peter Oser questions the enterprise's viability.
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This clip is from an interview that Warren Brodey gave to Albert Mueller. A digital copy is in the possession of Evgeny Morozov.
Staff of Innovation Magazine, eds. Creating an Action Team in R&D. New York: American Management Association, 1972. Quote slightly altered for oral delivery.
This is from Brodey's unpublished essay The Post-Industrial Period (Brodey, Warren. “An Alternative for the Post-Industrial Period,” c 1971.), available in his archives in Vienna. Quote slightly altered for oral delivery.
Diary entry dated March 28, 1968. Warren Brodey Archive. University of Vienna. (Book: March - October 1968). Quote slightly altered for oral delivery.
October 11, 1968. Quote slightly altered for oral delivery.
November 6, 1968. Quote slightly altered for oral delivery.
January 10, 1969. Quote slightly altered for oral delivery.
February 4, 1969. Quote slightly altered for oral delivery.
December 15, 1968. Quote slightly altered for oral delivery.
Staff of Innovation Magazine, eds. Creating an Action Team in R&D. New York: American Management Association, 1972. Quote slightly altered for oral delivery.
Peter Oser to Bonnie Re letter dated January 17, 1967. A digital copy is the possession of Evgeny Morozov.
Letter dated 10/20 Novemember, 1966. Original in French. Digital copy in Evgeny Morozov's possession.
Diary entry dated March 29, 1968. Warren Brodey Archive. University of Vienna. (Book: March - October 1968). Quote slightly altered for oral delivery.
Diary entry dated May 29, 1969. Warren Brodey Archive. University of Vienna. (Book: April - July 1969). Quote slightly altered for oral delivery.
Diary entry dated May 29, 1969. Warren Brodey Archive. University of Vienna. (Book: April - July 1969). Quote slightly altered for oral delivery.
The transcript of that conference is available in Gregory Bateson papers, Princeton Conference file, box 27; Human Distress and Rapid Social Change conference transcript, December 16, 1969. MS 98, Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Santa Cruz. I appreciate Peter Sachs Collopy sharing his scan with me back in 2018.
From Christian Grote's 1970 film Telling Fish About Water.
Avery Johnson to Christian Grote, letter dated 17 June 1969. Original in possession of Francette Cerulli.
Peter Oser to Danièle Tulli, letter dated July 12, 1969. Written in French. Original with Danièle Tulli, who has kindly shared it with me.
Diary entry dated May 21, 1969. Warren Brodey Archive. University of Vienna. (Book: April - July 1969). Quote slightly altered for oral delivery.
Avery Johnson to Christian Grote, letter dated January 2, 1969. Original in Francette Cerulli's possession.
Avery Johnson to Christian Grote, letter dated May 28, 1969. Original in Francette Cerulli's possession.
Diary entry dated June 20, 1969. Warren Brodey Archive. University of Vienna. (Book: April - July 1969). Quote slightly altered for oral delivery.
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The Lewis Wharf area, 1950s
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