Dear all, here’s a late wrap up on our wonderful Urbanization project. (One note from Jenna: There’s a phenomenon called “TED Magic” which really begins to emerge when you attend TEDActive. Crazy things happen when hundreds of people with crazy ideas get together.) On Thursday we had the objective of progressing the great thinking and … more »
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Health Brainstorm Concept Categories
Hi everyone. Yesterday’s lunchtime brainstorm was great. Lots of ideas flowing, and a really nice convergence of a pretty wide range of perspectives – from practicing doctors, to social responsibility experts, to entrepreneurs. Our brainstorm question was, “How might we create experiences that give people a sense of control over their health?” We’ve clustered and … more »
COLOR Brainstorm – Breaking Boundaries
How might we use color to break boundaries…in public spaces? personally? Join us at 1:15 PM on March 1st in the Creativity Lab project room to continue the conversation on how color can help people take the next step and amplify all we do…
From Defining Value to Emerging Themes- Day 2 Recap
We had a great day Tuesday. Tons of energy around emerged around the topic and emerging themes became more clear. We have an incredible engaged team and have tapped into the minds of many more TEDsters than even I had anticipated. It’s been fun (and exhausting!). In the morning, we created a large poster that … more »
Leap day wrap up
Leap day in the TEDActive Urbanization Project has been all about looking forward. We took the four barriers to saving energy identified yesterday and used them to explore what solutions will help overcoming them in the next years. We synthesized all the answers in this graph on the wall of the project space: And in … more »
Transforming Communities
Active Givers, Today we thought about how three different types of communities can help transforms their respective memberships into ones that engage in habitual giving. Many of the ideas below came out of brainstorming session – a huge thank you to all who participated! Organizations (both formal and informal) Brand Loyalists Enthusiasts Engaging communities built … more »
Brainstorm!
Fantastic afternoon of brainstorming! More folks arrived to participate than we anticipated, and we look forward to seeing you again tomorrow during the lunch hour. We’ll go deeper on the ideas that resonate most with the group, driving toward actions of some sort that will enable the project to live onward after TED. … more »