eclectic collection of interesting videos
From a colleague; the relevant site is: http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/index.cfm
Subject: [WorkingStories] Fantastic (and varied) examples of Storytelling (TED '06)There is a yearly conference I've always wanted to attend (alas, but neverhave.) called TED (Technology Education Design). It's described as,".an event like no other. It brings together more than 1000thought-leaders, movers, and shakers in Monterey, CA every year, for fourdays of learning, laughter, and inspiration."It's hosted by Richard Saul Wurman, who coined the term "InformationArchitecture" and has a passion for making things clear(er) and moreunderstandable. He's written several books (including some travel guides)that are among my most favorites on my bookshelf (Google him - it'll beworth it).This year, (thanks to some help from BMW, it appears) they've managed toshare video/audio of some of the presentations. Most are less than 20 mins.All are amazing.The beauty of the event is that wildly different topics/people/talents aremixed up and shared, so you are consistently surprised by how compelling,educational, touching a subject could be in an area you never thought you'dderive value from. The common theme in how that is accomplished is not onlyin the knowledge, expertise, and passion that the presenters possess, but in(yes. you guessed it) the stories they tell.I highly encourage you to take the time/bandwidth/disk space to stream ordownload these. you won't be disappointed.http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/index.cfm(personal highlights (so far - I haven't watched them all.yet):-Rick Warren (of "The Purpose Driven Life" fame) compared and contrastedwith Dan Dennett-Julia Sweeney's story of Mormon Missionaries visiting her-Majora Carter's inspirational (and emotional) story of action andcommitment-Tony Robbins' tale of an event the evening before 9/11-Al Gore's humorous opening_____________________________________________Jon RevelosDirector: Story-based LearningTata Interactive SystemsAtlanta, GA USAOffice: 678-574-4123Mobile: 404-550-8144Fax: 678-574-0572www.tatainteractive.com <http://www.tatainteractivesystems.com/>
Subject: [WorkingStories] Fantastic (and varied) examples of Storytelling (TED '06)There is a yearly conference I've always wanted to attend (alas, but neverhave.) called TED (Technology Education Design). It's described as,".an event like no other. It brings together more than 1000thought-leaders, movers, and shakers in Monterey, CA every year, for fourdays of learning, laughter, and inspiration."It's hosted by Richard Saul Wurman, who coined the term "InformationArchitecture" and has a passion for making things clear(er) and moreunderstandable. He's written several books (including some travel guides)that are among my most favorites on my bookshelf (Google him - it'll beworth it).This year, (thanks to some help from BMW, it appears) they've managed toshare video/audio of some of the presentations. Most are less than 20 mins.All are amazing.The beauty of the event is that wildly different topics/people/talents aremixed up and shared, so you are consistently surprised by how compelling,educational, touching a subject could be in an area you never thought you'dderive value from. The common theme in how that is accomplished is not onlyin the knowledge, expertise, and passion that the presenters possess, but in(yes. you guessed it) the stories they tell.I highly encourage you to take the time/bandwidth/disk space to stream ordownload these. you won't be disappointed.http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/index.cfm(personal highlights (so far - I haven't watched them all.yet):-Rick Warren (of "The Purpose Driven Life" fame) compared and contrastedwith Dan Dennett-Julia Sweeney's story of Mormon Missionaries visiting her-Majora Carter's inspirational (and emotional) story of action andcommitment-Tony Robbins' tale of an event the evening before 9/11-Al Gore's humorous opening_____________________________________________Jon RevelosDirector: Story-based LearningTata Interactive SystemsAtlanta, GA USAOffice: 678-574-4123Mobile: 404-550-8144Fax: 678-574-0572www.tatainteractive.com <http://www.tatainteractivesystems.com/>
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