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April 2012

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Video: A chat with Hans Rosling at TEDxSummit

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“The strive for a washing machine is stronger than the strive for democracy,” says TEDTalks star Hans Rosling at the beginning of this casual video, shot at TEDxSummit last week. On a sunny Tuesday afternoon, Rosling sat down with a group of fans to chat about presenting data with clarity and passion — using Legos, []

TED Talent Search: Report from TED@London …

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TED Talent Search: Report from TED@London …

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As the TED team travels around the world hosting salons in 14 cities, we’re collecting great local stories. Here’s a quick report from TED@London, held April 22 at the British Library, 2012, and locally hosted by Julian Treasure of TEDxNewSt and Evan Grant of TEDxLondon. Start with this personal story from Lena Edlund — in which []

Great quotes from TEDxSummit

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Great quotes from TEDxSummit

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Collected by Felicia Kamriani … nuggets of wisdom and insight from last week’s TEDxSummit: “The bigger the dream, the smaller the competition.” Javier Yunes, TEDxRosario “The city you get is the city you build.” Norman  Lee, TEDxManitoba “The best team is the one you already have.” Julian Dominguez Yates, TEDxRosario “Don’t swim upstream.” Alexander Jutkowitz, []

Catching up with translator and TEDx organizer Ivana Korom

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Catching up with translator and TEDx organizer Ivana Korom

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TEDxSummit, 16 April – 20 April, 2012. Doha, Qatar. Photo: Kris Krüg At TEDxSummit we caught up with Ivana Korom to talk about translating and planning a TEDx event in Serbia. Ivana is a freelance trainer and educator from Novi Sad. When and why did you start translating for TED? I’ve been translating for two []

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One-minute video: What is TEDx?

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TEDxSummit attendees (and Chris Anderson) meditate on what x means to them in this short video collage: “What is x? Idea sex.” “X to me means exponential. 2 people make it 4, 4 make it 16, and they make it countless. In the matter of no time, the entire world will be knowing about the []

Scenes and learnings from TEDxSummit workshops

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Scenes and learnings from TEDxSummit workshops

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During a workshop on creating a TEDx manifesto, attendees face the difficulty of defining something so ineffable: “What makes the TEDx community so strong is the shared gut understanding that’s already there, about the manifesto, about what TEDx is.” They concluded with five items, including this mission statement: “Our mission is to spread ideas that []

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Video: A portrait of Doha, Qatar

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Our photographer James Duncan Davidson shares this beautiful video: If you’ve been following along my blog, you’ve seen a lot of mentions of scouting locations and a lot of photo for a project I’ve been working on. This short video is the next evolution of that project. It’s not done yet, but this is a []

Browse the TED speakers on the new Time 100 list

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Browse the TED speakers on the new Time 100 list

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Browse the Time 100 list — and let it point you to great TEDTalks! Hillary Clinton: “Tough. Indefatigable. Patient. Smart. Knowledgeable. Superior political instincts. Funny. Loyal team player. Finds opportunities in crises and challenges. Skilled global advocate for American interests and American values. That is my job description for U.S. Secretary of State.” Watch Hillary []

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Video: The making of “The power of x”

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Watch “The power of x” — the astonishing, shot-in-one-take opening film for TEDxSummit — and then see how it was made. This film and photographic experiment set out to prove The Power of X by attempting an Ideas Worth Doing for TEDxSUMMIT. The project fused architecture, dance, math and magic into a bespoke18-meter high triangular []