Posts Tagged ‘Conferences’
April 24th, 2012 • Posted in Conferences, General Observations, Video Clips
In my previous post, I shared the first half of the transcript for my opening keynote speech about the future of television at the PrimeTime conference in Ottawa in March. Below you will find the text for the second half of the complete transcript for my speech. This section focuses on Facebook’s impact on social media, Google’s impressive collection of video properties, and it concludes with speculation about how the future media landscape will be controlled. The final section includes a quick survey of the amazing diversity of original video content on digital platforms. Enjoy.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE SECOND HALF OF THE TRANSCRIPT.
To read the first half, click here.
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Tags: Apple, Conferences, digital media, Future of Media, Future of Social Media, future of TV, Google, innovation, Mobile phone, public speaking, social media, social software, speeches, television, Twitter
April 17th, 2012 • Posted in Conferences, Creative Process
On Sunday afternoon, I recorded a “virtual” seminar for Michael Margolis‘s REINVENTION SUMMIT which starts tomorrow. This is the premier online conference for people who are redefining themselves and their careers by using storytelling techniques to reframe their own circumstances and the meaning of their lives.
My seminar is called “THE CHOICE”. It will be the closing session for the online conference, posted this coming Friday. In my usual style, I’ve crafted a Continue Reading
Tags: Conferences, creative process, creativity, personal growth, self definition, storytelling
June 2nd, 2011 • Posted in Conferences, Creative Process, Featured, Video Clips
Here’s the video of my recent speech at TEDxMarin. The theme of the event was “Communication Revolution”. The organizers invited me to speak about the future of television, social media and personal storytelling.
Robert Tercek at TEDxMarin May 2011: “Reclaiming The Power of Personal Narrative” from Robert Tercek on Vimeo.
TED talks are all about passion and ideas. The ideas that get me most excited these days don’t come from big corporations or even startup ventures. They tend to come from individuals who are working outside of the context of business entirely. I decided to focus my comments on four activists who are using media to tell stories that literally change the world. I find these people very inspiring. They are some of the 85 Creative Activists sponsored by the Creative Visions Foundation, where I have been involved on a volunteer basis.
Tags: collaboration, collaborative creativity, Conferences, creativity, digital media, Future of Media, Future of Social Media, future of TV, good ideas, innovation, new media, personal development, public speaking, remarkable people, social media, social progress, social software, television
March 15th, 2011 • Posted in Conferences, Creative Process, Video Clips
Last week I attended the Digital Directions conference hosted by Fairfax Media and X | Media Lab in Sydney. A series of outstanding speakers, including Tim Wu, Gigi Wang, Kevin Anderson, Baratunde Thurston, Riyaad Minty, Anthony Rose and others shared their perspectives.
My topic was “Coercion and Cooperation in the Second Century of Electronic Media.” And my message was that the architecture of a business determines how its creative energy is channeled. Fairfax Media kindly provided me the video, posted here. Continue Reading
Tags: collaborative creativity, Conferences, creativity, digital media, Future of Media, Future of Social Media, future of TV, innovation, new media, old media, open architecture, open versus closed, social media, television, x media lab
November 19th, 2010 • Posted in remarkable people
This week I interviewed
Pranav Mistry onstage at the
Creativity World Forum in Oklahoma City. Pranav was catapulted to fame last year by virtue of his
talk at TED, titled “The Thrilling Potential of SixthSense Technology.”
His formal title is “r
esearch assistant and PhD candidate” in the Fluid Interfaces Group at MIT Media Lab. That title is a spectacular understatement. It’s like calling Thomas Edison a telegraph operator, or Albert Einstein a patent clerk.
Tags: collaborative creativity, Conferences, good ideas, innovation, MIT, pranav mistry, remarkable people
November 19th, 2010 • Posted in remarkable people
During this week’s
Creativity World Forum in Oklahoma City, I met
Bill Anoatubby, the Governor of the Chikasaw Nation. The tribe was one of the leading sponsors of the Forum.
Governor Anoatubby’s role in making the Forum possible was hailed by several civic leaders in OKC. So I was keenly interested in learning more about him and his achievements. It’s a remarkable tale.
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November 5th, 2010 • Posted in Conferences, remarkable people
While visiting Israel last week for the Journey Conference, I learned about some inspiring developments in the Middle East. Israel is rocking!
It was an illuminating experience for me. In the USA, the mainstream media diet includes a steady supply of sensational stories about the Middle East, featuring suicide bombings, terrorism, rocket attacks and reprisals.
So one might arrive in Tel Aviv expecting fear and chaos. But the reality is
Continue ReadingTags: Conferences, good ideas, innovation, Israel, remarkable people, social good, social progress
August 7th, 2008 • Posted in Conferences
X Media Lab presented a collection of insightful speakers from around the world. My brain was nearly overloaded by the end of the first day.
Below is a summary of some highlights. I did not manage to take notes on all of the speeches, however. For comprehensive reporting on XML, check out LagrangePoint where Brad Howarth diligently live-blogged the entire conference.
- Stewart Butterfield‘s presentation included a bunch of Flickr photos from people in the audience at Obama’s speech at the Siegesaule in Berlin. In every photo, you could see dozens of hands waving tiny digital cameras and camcorders. His point: everybody has a digital camera now, and when these cameras are connected to sites like Flickr, they serve as “the eyes of the world.” It’s a freaky cool idea. The internet has transformed into a global nervous system and now digital cameras and cameraphones have sprouted like billions of digital eyes. And so the Web can see! Continue Reading
Tags: Conferences, digital media, x media lab, XML
August 7th, 2008 • Posted in Conferences
Wow, what a weekend. I am seriously jet-lagged. Just returned from X-Media Lab, which is an intensive three-day workshop held periodically in different cities throughout Asia: Dubai, Shanghai, Seoul, Singapore, Mumbai. Last weekend XML took place in Melbourne, Australia.
How XML works: ten individuals with experience in digital media arrive from all corners of the globe. 16 companies are chosen for the workshop from a competitive field. On the first day, the experts present their vision and background as it pertains to the subject matter of the lab. (Our topic was “DIY Media”). During the next two days, each of the 16 companies has the opportunity to review their project in one-on-one sessions with the experts. The result is a combination of brainstorming, pitching, debate, challenge, refinement and collaborative creativity. Very fun. It’s unlike any other conference.
The XML workshop is the brainchild of Australian impressario Brendan Harkin. He and his tireless partner Megan Elliott make the whole thing work: coordinating the travel of 10 speakers, finding and screening the projects, securing the venue and government support. Continue Reading
Tags: australia, collaborative creativity, Conferences, debate, innovation, x media lab, XML
