TED2009 day 2 in bites.
TED is a collaboration of people and ideas taken to the positive extreme! A positive extreme that we are almost never exposed to for such a prolonged period of time! Here are some thoughts from the day. OLIVER SACKS When we see with our brain’s we are employing our imaginations. What I found interesting was [...]
TED2009 Simple Grand Ideas!
Have you seen “Where the Hell is Matt”? Dance, communicate, connect and in the process tell a story about humanity. Makes me wonder, wonder why we seem to think things need to be complicated to be effective. What Matt reminds us, and TED is it how you tell the story that matters. How well do [...]
TED2009—MobileActive.org
MobileActive.org is a community of people and organizations using mobile phones for social impact. We are committed to increasing the effectiveness of NGOs around the world who recognize that the 3.5 billion mobile phones provide unprecedented opportunities for organizing, communications, and service and information delivery. When was the last time you heard a person talk [...]
TED2009 Jacqueline Novogratz
The CEO of the Acumen Fund said it very well! What we need for a better world is simple, offer people help to make better decisions and choices! And we don’t do this why?
TED2009 Fresh Air Farm.
The beauty of TED, as I have now come to understand, is that it is a living engagement of TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT and DESIGN! What about a freshair farm? Well they say that you cannot grow money on trees but you can grow a better indoor environment with plants and you know what it is pretty [...]
TED2009 Feb 4—DAY 1
I am a TED virgin! I am simply blown away by 3 things! 1. the over the top coordination and production value of everything with the letters TED on it! If you are familiar with the website then what you see virtually is what you experience in real life! 2. the coffee guy at the [...]
Think inward to be better outward!
All too often we get caught up in our own cycle of opportunity to undestand that we are not the center of the universe! Be aware of the entire team and entire process, if you are not you lose! BUT also be aware that if people drop out of your activity debrief them! As questions [...]
BEING WOW…
It is very easy to have great PR and the collateral that goes with the PR to make you believe you are WOW in what you do but are you? I just got off a 16 hour flight from Dubai to Los Angeles. Was the flight good? Out of 10 6.5! Based on what? -general [...]
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