Superbowl is Sunday, but what to eat? I’m still not decided, but I’m hungry.
We’re staging a global talent search to bring together the most remarkable lineup in TED’s history. A series of public auditions in cities around the world will reveal voices, talents and ideas that delight and surprise. As a result, at least half of our TED2013 program will literally be crowd-sourced through what we’re calling the TED2013 Worldwide Auditions.
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Matthew Prince:
For all its faults, this is likely the greatest virtue of Davos: The massively interdisciplinary nature of the conference and its attendees. People at the top of their respective fields actively seek to learn about things they didn’t know or understand before. That’s the kind of petri dish from which real innovative ideas can occasionally emerge.
On a 1959 visit to Germany, World’s Fair Commission chairman Eddie Carlson saw Stuttgart’s concrete Fernsehturm tower and imagined one for Seattle. His napkin sketch of such a steeple—a doodle he recreated in the 1980s—was the basis for the Space Needle design.
Tina on CreativeMornings:
Fostering local community. Make people get out of their office to actually meet up.
Summer Games in Baku, Azerbaijan; Doha, Qatar; Istanbul, Turkey; Madrid, Spain; Rome, Italy; and Tokyo, Japan.
Where do you want to see the Games go next?
In case someone wants to nominate me. This is the link to the nomination for “Young Global Leaders”. Thank you in advance!
PandoDaily has an insider on the ground… must keep my eye out for his articles over the coming week. Bonus, he has good insider tips on how to get a ticket to Davos.
Asymco has one. Future Insights is happening in Vegas.
I want one too…
How to tackle the future:
“Create collaborative efforts”.
Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum on Charlie Rose in 2002.
Some highlights from @U2 on the contract when U2 played at Giant Stadium:
Stadium rental fee: $252,500, plus $15,000 per day if additional time is needed.
And :
“It is the policy of the Tour that no cameras or recording devices of any kind be admitted to the Venue.”
They still write that into the contract – fascinating.
And while we’re talking about conferences:
What’s the difference between DLD and TED?
Is DLD just the European version of TED? Their logos sure seem to say that they are sisters at heart?
The World Economic Forum in Davos is coming up soon, January 25-29, and yet again, I did not receive an invitation… booh…
Still a huge goal in my life, and must happen before I feel too old. Read: 40!
Evergreen our local college somewhere in the woods beat me to the punch and is organizing a TEDx in Olympia, or well, in the woods somewhere. People that are connected to the college are invited to speak and help organize the event.
Probably no one in town will even notice that it happens.
This month’s unveiling of the 12 Olympic and Paralympic posters marks another step in the build up to the two highly-anticipated quadrennial events, with art firmly entrenched in London’s plans.
London 2012 can’t come soon enough!
On Halloween I went with Brandon around downtown to film an episode of Go Outside And Play for Einmaleins TV. Trick-or-treaters were all over downtown, gathering treats and finding treasures. We at Einmaleins created the event 4 years ago and it’s grown into one of the most loved community event. Coming now around with the cameras makes for one proud founder, organizer and instigator. It’s so great to see your neighborhood alive and the community enjoying themselves.
Dare I say, we need this right now more than ever?
I know, I’m late on this one. But I never was able to think of a really cool idea for Halloween costumes. Not, that I ever had to find one, but now, for the first time I found one, that’s not just brilliant, but the idea opens up many more cool costume ideas.
Too bad this year’s Halloween is already over and I certainly don’t care to go to a Halloween party anyway. But now, at least I know what I would dress up as.
Startup Weekend is now powered by the Kauffman Foundation has received a grant from the Gates Foundation and signed a deal with Google.
And! It will be coming to Olympia, WA in February. Will you be ready?
A technical hitch saw all the fireworks at Oban Community Firework display on November 4 2011 released with in a minute.
From the Youtube comments:
…I`d always go for the 60 seconds of furious pounding…..