One of the hottest event tickets of the year is the annual TED Conference held in Monterey. From its roots in technology, entertainment and design, the content has expanded to include science, business, the arts and the global issues facing our world. Over four days, 50 speakers each take an 18-minute slot, and there are many shorter pieces of content, including music, performance and comedy. There are no breakout groups. Everyone shares the same experience – and you can share some of it via nearly 200 videos, from which I’ve selected the following as most relevant to Greenr’s mission to “Accelerate the Change!”:
Janine Benyus: 12 sustainable design ideas from nature
William McDonough: The wisdom of designing Cradle to Cradle
Amory Lovins: We must win the oil end game
Larry Brilliant: The case for informed optimism & TEDTalks: Larry Brilliant
William Kamkwamba on building a windmill
John Doerr: Seeking salvation and profit in greentech
Jeff Bezos: After the gold rush, there’s innovation ahead
Craig Venter: A voyage of DNA, genes and the sea
Majora Carter: Greening the Ghetto
Enjoy!