Urbanization

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 »...

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 »...

Hi everybody, During this first inspirational day of TEDActive the subject of energy has been everywhere. The talks of Paul Gilding  and Peter Diamandis have projected two different outlooks of our city of the future. One of energy scarcity and crisis, where we will need to be kinder and more considerate. The other one of ... more »...

Hi TEDActive, it is so nice to be here at Palm Springs and start to feel the vibe of what is there to come. I am Luis Cilimingras and work in IDEO. I will be facilitating the TEDActive Project on Urbanization, working together with Jenna Sampson from Twitter and Evan Wondolowski from Collective Next. As ... more »...

This year, we’re inviting you to follow the TEDActive Projects at every step — whether you’re attending the conference or not. On the the night of Wednesday, February 29, we’ll hold three dinner parties to celebrate the six projects and spark bold new conversations, and we want to give you all the tools you need ... more »...

Welcome to the TEDActive 2012 Projects! We’re incredibly excited to launch these brainstorms (driven by all of you!) and let the ideas start flowing before we even show up in Palm Springs. Today, we’re kicking off online discussions that will help you find other amazing people and spark the first conversations on Facebook. Check out ... more »...