Social – September 2011

Innovation

We will be exploring TED’s archive of innovation talks. As an example Charles Leadbeater has proposed that innovation isn’t just for professionals anymore. Passionate amateurs, using new tools, are creating products and paradigms that companies can’t.


Date

Thursday September 15, 2011

Agenda

6:00 p.m. Registration and Networking
7:00 p.m. Innovation
Introduction by Guest Curator, Paul Stromgren
Introduction To TEDx
Matt Ridley: When ideas have sex at TED Global 2010
Steven Johnson: Where good ideas come from
Chris Anderson: How video powers global innovation at TED Global 2010

8:30 p.m. Discussion By Attendees
9:00 p.m. Close

Bonus Material

Steven Johnson
Link to his TED talk (which is also good).
Link to the Amazon page for his book (the paper back edition that is coming out next month).

Matt Ridley
Link to the Amazon page for The Rational Optimist.

Chris Anderson
Link to why this Chris Anderson doesn’t edit Wired.

Pictures

Great photographs taken by Daniel Sofer of Hermosa Wave.

Attendance and Venue

The event was attended by 38 people and was held at the offices of Ignited, 2221 Park Place, El Segundo, California, 90245.