TED is an annual event where some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to share what they are most passionate about. “TED” stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design — three broad subject areas that are, collectively, shaping our future. And in fact, the event is broader still, showcasing ideas that matter in any discipline. Attendees have called it “the ultimate brain spa” and “a four-day journey into the future.” The diverse audience — CEOs, scientists, creatives, philanthropists — is almost as extraordinary as the speakers, who have included Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Frank Gehry, Paul Simon, Sir Richard Branson, Philippe Starck and Bono.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, are self-organized.
TEDxJakarta, where x=independently organized TED event. At our TEDxJakarta event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.TEDx Jakarta mission is to create a community in Jakarta where local great thinkers and doers as well as those who aspire to become one come together and humble themselves to learn from one another. We dream that TEDxJakarta could be a revolutionary knowledge lab where cross-area learning can occur freely, in such that neuroscientists can benefit by peeking into the works of yoga specialists and economists by learning from jazz musicians. We aim to have as much of a variety as possible in the speakers’ fields and topics as well as within the composition of the audience. We also allow the possibility of having musical, art, or dance performances as part of our programme.
TEDx Jakarta is organized by Karina Sigar, Arief Aziz and Kartika Anindya. Follow their twitter at twitter.com/pechakuchajkt and hashtag #TEDxJKT
31 July 2009
1. Elizabeth Gilbert -- Nurturing creativity (19:29)
2. Tom Shannon -- Anti-gravity sculpture (11:55)
3. Yann Arthus-Bertrand -- Fragile earth in wide-angle (14:55)
4. Jonathan Harris -- The web's secret stories (17:11)
5. Jacek Utko -- Redesigning newspaper (06:05)
6. Jaime Lerner -- sings of the city (15:43)
