Showing posts with label Disruptive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Disruptive. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

TEDxPhoenix - Kelli Anderson - Disruptive Wonder for a Change

TEDxPhoenix - Kelli Anderson - Disruptive Wonder for a Change Video Clips. Duration : 16.12 Mins.


- About Kelli Anderson - Kelli Anderson is an artist, designer, and tinkerer who enjoys the challenge of seeking out hidden possibility in the physical and digital world. From interactive paper to layered, experimental websites, everything begins and ends in Kelli's Brooklyn studio which houses a 1919 letterpress and an assortment of other benevolent contraptions. Kelli believes that the world is full of order that doesn't necessarily deserve our respect, and in her TEDxPhoenix 11.11.11 TEDxTalk, Kelli inspires us to change the world around us by rejecting normal order, messing things up, and causing millions of teeny-tiny disruptions to whatever is sitting in front of you. Website: kellianderson.com On Twitter: twitter.com - About TEDxPhoenix 11.11.11 - The theme for TEDxPhoenix 11.11.11 was "______ for a Change" and featured speakers from around the US who are exploring unique ideas that have brought about unexpected, interesting, and positive changes. Five hundred people from all over Arizona and the western US gathered at the Mesa Arts Center for an evening of thought provoking and entertaining talks. The opening title (vimeo.com and speaker video intros were created under the design and direction of TEDxPhoenix Art Director, Safwat Saleem (@safwat). Motion graphics and animation provided by TEDxPhoenix volunteer Qa'ed Tung (@qaedtung). Video editing of this TEDxPhoenix TEDxTalk was done by UAT Digital Video student, Kennedy Gray, under the guidance of UATDV Program ...

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

TEDxUFM: Michael Strong - Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology

TEDxUFM: Michael Strong - Socratic Practice as Disruptive Technology Video Clips. Duration : 18.47 Mins.


Michael Strong is the Chief Visionary Officer of FLOW, Inc. He is also the author of "The Habit of Thought: From Socratic Seminars to Socratic Practice". Michael's work is featured in academic journals (The Journal of Business Ethics, Economic Affairs, Critical Review, etc.), specialty publications (Microfinance Insights, Policy Innovations, Carnegie Ethics, etc.), and popular media (The New York Times, Bloomberg, The Huffington Post, RealClearPolitics, Barron's, etc.). He serves on the board of the Seasteading Institute and works as a mentor for developing world entrepreneurs for the MIT Legatum Center for Entrepreneurship and Development. Michael is also a board member of the Free Cities Institute at UFM. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)