Jason Fried: Why work doesn’t happen at work

Jason Fried has a radical theory of working: that the office isn’t a good place to do it. At TEDxMidwest he lays out the main problems (call them the M&Ms) and offers three suggestions to make work work.

TEDGlobal 2011 timelapse

TEDGlobal 2011 timelapse from TED Blog on Vimeo.

Starting on Saturday night, an army of workers began to build TEDGlobal 2011: The Stuff of Life. Music: “Tidal,” from the wonderful Imogen Heap, at imogenheap.com. Photos and timelapse: James Duncan Davidson.

TEDxSanJoseCA - Chris Waugh - Can we Use Design to Make Life More Interesting?

IDEO Human-Centered Designer

Chris Waugh is a Leader of IDEO’s Consumer Experience Design practice, to which he brings his expertise in innovation and human-centered design to consumer products. His particular areas of focus are innovation, behavioral change, wellness, and food and beverage. Whether he’s working on a project involving sports drinks or online banking, Chris uses a multidisciplinary approach to identify and answer questions such as, “What’s the future of community?” and “What’s the relationship between design and behavioral change?” His current passion is applying design thinking to personal wellness and global sustainability, but over the years he has worked on a range of design breakthroughs for clients such as Bank of America, Bosch, Campbell’s, Kendall-Jackson, NatureWorks, Nike, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, and Shimano.

http://www.ideo.com/thinking/voice/chris-waugh
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Google’s Liquid Galaxy

Google’s Liquid Galaxy is engineer Jason Holt’s 20% time project, a wraparound view of 8 LCD screens providing a truly immersive experience of Google Earth and Street View.

The magic washing machine: Hans Rosling on TED.com

What was the greatest invention of the industrial revolution? Hans Rosling makes the case for the washing machine. With newly designed graphics from Gapminder, Rosling shows us the magic that pops up when economic growth and electricity turn a boring wash day into an intellectual day of reading. TODAY: From 11:30am-1:30pm, Hans Rosling will be answering questions in TED Conversations. Pop over! (Recorded at TEDWomen, December 2010, in Washington, DC. Duration: 9:15)

Why light needs darkness

Lighting architect Rogier van der Heide offers a beautiful new way to look at the world — by paying attention to light (and to darkness). Examples from classic buildings illustrate a deeply thought-out vision of the play of light around us. (Recorded at TEDxAmsterdam, October 2010, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Duration: 16:52)

The sound the universe makes: Janna Levin on TED.com

We think of space as a silent place. But physicist Janna Levin says the universe has a soundtrack— a sonic composition that records some of the most dramatic events in outer space. (Black holes, for instance, bang on spacetime like a drum.) An accessible and mind-expanding soundwalk through the universe. (Recorded at TED2011, March 2011, in Long Beach, California. Duration: 17:43)

TEDx - Ideas Spreading Everywhere - TED2011 Presentation

Originally presented March 2nd, 2011 at TED Long Beach: The Rediscovery of Wonder, this video tracks how the TEDx program has grown into a worldwide movement. Featuring video clips and photos from a few of the 1,579 TEDx events that have occured since the program’s inception in March 2009. Also featuring short interviews with the organizers of TEDxSeoul, TEDxAmsterdam, TEDxYouth@Tokyo, TEDxChange and TEDxAmazonia.