Design, Sustainability, Change

In this inaugural episode, we are getting TEDified on the relationship between three of today’s most culturally relevant issues: The role of design, the idea of sustainability, and our collective capacity for change.

Ingest and enjoy.

Speakers, in order of appearance:

Music:

Stay tuned, another TEDify episode coming soon.

For more ideas worth spreading and connecting, visit TED.com.

9 Responses to “Design, Sustainability, Change”

  1. TeddyZ  on February 18th, 2009

    As someone who really likes TED, but doesn’t have the time to watch ALL the talks, I think this is an awesome way for people like me to get an idea of what the speakers have talked about and if interested to follow the link to their talk. Also, since I like doing some video stuff myself, I think this project could be an exciting creative outlet for all TED lovers and After Effects maniacs :) in case you decide to open it up for submissions in the future… Aaaand I absolutely love the “ideas worth connecting” slogan. :) Great job!

  2. E Rock  on February 19th, 2009

    It’s a wonder the TED people themselves didn’t think of this. What a perfect way to keep the discussion going. Keep it up!

  3. AP  on February 20th, 2009

    nicce. as someone who does watch (almost) ALL the talks, I still love how they serendipitously fit together here. it’s strangely satisfying to watch :). apart from the obvious benefit of connecting the seemingly disparate ideas (great slogan, btw) it’s also a good way to remember talks that you might like to revisit. i’m definitely following this. hope it gets linked to the website, eventually.

    idea: when you pick up momentum over the next months and get more visitors maybe you can allow people to propose what they think are important connections to be made (between themes/talks/people), and then execute the best ones.

    looking forward to the next one!

  4. me  on February 20th, 2009

    Thanks for the great feedback and ideas. I definitely have bigger plans – or, I should say, hopes – for where this can go long-term. TED has an enormous following of highly creative, idea-oriented people, so I’d love to open up this project for collaboration eventually.

  5. frosted  on February 20th, 2009

    Wonderful idea and site! I can’t wait until YOU’RE the one giving the TED talks :)

  6. Oliver  on March 21st, 2009

    Hi Maria,

    thanks for the really awesome TED mashup motion typography. I’ve included it in my blog. Since I work in the area of sustainability, run a presentations blog and am a huge fan of TED,
    this video is of interest to me in three different ways :-).

    Cheers,

    Oliver

  7. brian o'connell  on September 2nd, 2009

    great concept and think you should continue to push ahead, love to follow this

  8. me  on September 2nd, 2009

    Thanks, Brian. I’m trying to – but between grad school applications and my “real” job, these — each episode takes 3 weeks to make — are becoming incredibly difficult to time-slot.

    Stay tuned though, I’m working on one about storytelling. My favorite “topic” yet.

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