This is about a development project and concept called "Lifespan". It is a "What if...?", supposing that the BBC and its content and its users were looked at profoundly via the lens of time and timespans... This concept is being explored as part of <a />http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2011/06/bbc_online_knowledge_learning.html </a> & <a />http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2011/10/digital_public_space_idea.html</a> Presentation by @mikeatherton , @rich13 , @onpause . @rich13 is the creator of the Lifespan concept.

2. Lifespan Once upon a time will never be the same again.

3. At age 34… b. 1874 d. 1965 b. 1940 d. 1980 b. 1976 Working on the BBC’s new project Married Clementine Hozier Only No. 1 single “Whatever gets you through the night” b. 1809 d. 1882 Started ‘Theory of Natural Selection’ 2010 1908 1974 1843 1922 Foundation stone laid on Television Centre site 1956 BBC Television Centre Clementine Hozier Winston Churchill John Lennon You Charles Darwin British Broadcasting Corporation

4. Working on the BBC’s new project 2010 Married Clementine Hozier 1908 Only No. 1 single 1974 Started ‘Theory of Natural Selection’ 1843 Foundation stone laid on Television Centre site 1956 Part of the incentive to explore and interact with Lifespan are what we call equinoxes . These are comparisons between your lifespan and others, such as activity at a certain age , or at a fixed point in time . 34 34 34 34 34

5. NEWS Are humans still evolving by Darwin's natural selection? b. 1809 Charles Darwin Compare Charles Darwin to you

6. NEWS Are humans still evolving by Darwin's natural selection? Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882) in context Align to equinox BBC Television Centre Clementine Hozier 1874 Winston Churchill 1940 John Lennon You 1976 1809 Charles Darwin 1922 BBC

7. NEWS Are humans still evolving by Darwin's natural selection? Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882) in context Spread to timeline Winston Churchill John Lennon You Charles Darwin BBC 2011 Helping with the BBC’s new project 1908 Married Clementine Hozier 1974 Only No. 1 Single 1843 Started ‘ Theory of Natural Selection ’ 1956 Foundation laid at Television Centre

8. SCIENCE THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882) in context Spread to timeline Winston Churchill John Lennon You Charles Darwin BBC 2011 Helping with the BBC’s new project 1908 Married Clementine Hozier 1974 Only No. 1 Single 1843 Started ‘ Theory of Natural Selection ’ 1956 Foundation laid at Television Centre

9. Your Grandmother Your Dad You 1947 2010 2005 29 63 2039 29 5 92 1976 1981 34 1952 63 1920 90 29 5 34

10. Rather than discrete moments, our emphasis is on spans . These have a start point , duration and (optionally) an end point , and may be triggered by a discrete event. Spans overlap, creating a critical mass of connections & journeys. September 11 th 2001 Presidency of George W. Bush The War on Terror Attack on the World Trade Center Presidency of Barack Obama

11. Lifespan is the chain-reaction that fills a universal timeline , aggregating and linking up more & more stories, helping you create and navigate the Digital Public Space .