Tagged With: TED O’clock
TED O’Clock – The best kindergarten you’ve ever seen – April 27, 2018
Jeff H. presented a talk by Takaharu Tezuka: “The best kindergarten you’ve ever seen”. The talk showed a kindergarten in Japan that was designed with kids (and teacher’s sanity) in mind. The interactive kindergarten encourages imagination and physical activity; it lets kids be kids. “At this school in Tokyo, five-year-olds cause traffic jams and windows … Continue reading
TED O’Clock – Build a tower, build a team – March 30, 2018
Matt G. had a challenging activity prepared for the division. Using the marshmallow and spaghetti challenge from Tom Wujec’s “Build a tower, build a team” TED talk, Matt had three teams compete in building the highest spaghetti tower that is able to hold a marshmallow for longer than few seconds. All teams had fun and … Continue reading
TED O’Clock – How I became 100 artists – February 23, 2018
Linda presented a wonderful TED talk – “How I became 100 artists” – about staging an international art show with work from 100 different artists – by Shea Hembrey. Mr Hembrey didn’t like the art he saw around him, so he created his own. Each of the 100 artists are unique and vastly different, and yet the … Continue reading
TED O’clock – What I learned from 100 days of rejection – January 26, 2018
The ITS: Team gathered on Friday to watch Jia Jiang’s journey through 100 days of rejection. His “What I learned from 100 days of rejection” talk was interesting and thought-provoking, and resulted in a discussion of our own attempts at conquering rejection and fighting through preconceived notions and assumptions. “Jia Jiang adventures boldly into a … Continue reading
TED O’clock – This is what happens when you reply to spam email – January 12, 2018
“Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safe deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. They pop up in our inboxes, and standard procedure is to delete on sight. But what happens when you reply?” On January 12, 2018, the team shared hot breakfast, laughs, and personal experiences while watching James Veitch describe his … Continue reading
TED O’clock – The world needs all kinds of minds – December 1, 2017
On December 1, 2017, the team enjoyed hot breakfast while watching Temple Grandin’s talk “The world needs all kinds of minds.” Temple talked about different types of thinking and the need to have various types of minds in the world; labels and societal need and desire to ‘fit in’ should not define one’s abilities and … Continue reading
TED O’clock – How the worst moments in our lives make us who we are – October 27, 2017
On October 27, 2017, the team watched Andrew Solomon’s talk on “How The Worst Moments In Our Lives Make Us Who We Are.” Andrew Solomon discusses the challenges he and others have faced throughout their lives and how those challenges shape all of us. “Writer Andrew Solomon has spent his career telling stories of the … Continue reading
TED O’clock – The surprising habits of original thinkers – September 29, 2017
On September 29, 2017, the team watched Adam Grant’s talk on “The Surprising Habits of Original Thinkers.” Mr. Grant talks about those who are not only original thinkers, but those who champion their ideas and make them happen. He noticed three main characteristics about them: They are late to the party; they are moderate procrastinators … Continue reading
TED O’clock – 10 ways to have a better conversation – September 1, 2017
In this edition of TED O’clock, those in attendance watched Celeste Headlee’s discussion of “10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation.” Here is the summary of those 10 ways: Don’t multi-task; be present. Don’t pontificate; assume you have something to learn. Use open-ended questions; start questions with who, what, when, where, why, and how. Go … Continue reading
TED O’clock – Frustration can lead to more creative solutions – April 28, 2017
In Friday’s TED O’clock, the ITS: Team watched Tim Harford’s discussion on “How Frustration Can Make Us More Creative.” Throughout his talk, Mr. Harford provides several examples of how a messy situation created a unique solution, one that may not have arisen if the mess had not been in place. The group then discussed how … Continue reading
