TEDxTransmedia

This year we’re giving you the chance to suggest an...

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:07:18 +0200

This year we’re giving you the chance to suggest an inspirational speaker for TEDxTransmedia 2013! Let us know via the link on our website or via any of our social profiles. We can’t wait to hear who you think fits the bill.

TEDxTransmedia 2013 is ‘Dangerously Ethical’, are you? Register at our new teaser...

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:08:39 +0200

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Pre-registration now OPEN for TEDxTransmedia 2013!

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:09:42 +0200

Today we’ve launched a new teaser website for TEDxTransmedia 2013 where you can pre-register for the event in Rome on September 27! Click the picture above to visit the site. Looking forward to seeing you there…

The 4th TEDx Transmedia is on its way...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:16:40 +0200

Friday, September 27th, 2013… Watch this space…

TEDx Transmedia 2012 YouTube Video Playlist

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:04:46 +0200

Watch all the inspiring TEDx Transmedia 2012 talks here on our YouTube playlist, just click on the picture!

Video - Maurice Wheeler at TEDx Transmedia 2012 - 'Engaging Kids Online'

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:46:40 +0100

Maurice Wheeler is partner at The Little Big Partnership, a specialist consulting firm with a focus on kids and family. Maurice has more than 15 years experience working with clients including Nickelodeon, Disney, Microsoft, Tesco, Universal Music, Procter and Gamble and Lego. He can usually be found reading research papers, preparing presentations, running or playing with his two boys.

At TEDx Transmedia 2012, Maurice talked about how to engage 6-12 year olds online.

Maurice’s website

Video - Rhianna Pratchett at TEDx Transmedia 2012 - 'The Future of the Videogames Writer'

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:29:22 +0100

Scriptwriter, story designer and ‘narrative paramedic,’ Rhianna Pratchett, is most well-known for being a 14-year veteran of the videogames industry. She went from being a journalist for PC Zone magazine and The Guardian newspaper into games development and has become one of the most respected writers and narrative designers in her field.

She has worked for companies such as Sony, Electronic Arts, SEGA, Codemasters and Square Enix, and her titles include: Heavenly Sword, Mirror’s Edge, the entire Overlord series and the new Tomb Raider reboot, due for release in March 2013. Her work in videogames has seen her nominated for a BAFTA and nominated three times for the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain’s ‘Best Videogame Script’ award, which she won in 2008 for Overlord.

Pratchett was named one of the top 100 most influential women in the games industry by EDGE magazine and has also worked in comics, short stories, non-fiction books, film and TV.

At TEDx Transmedia 2012, Rhianna talked about the future of the videogames writer.

Rhianna’s website

Video - Andrew Shea at TEDx Transmedia 2012 - 'Designing for Social Change'

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:34:16 +0100

Andrew Shea is a graphic designer, writer, and educator living in New York City. As a designer, he uses design thinking on a range of projects that involve creating logos and branding systems, web sites, environmental graphics, books and printed matter. Shea’s book, Designing for Social Change, was published by Princeton Architectural Press and features 10 strategies that can improve the effectiveness of community-based projects. He teaches design at Parsons The New School for Design, and frequently visits design programs as a lecturer and critic.

At TEDx Transmedia 2012, Andrew talked about how graphic design can create meaningful behavior change.

Andrew’s website

Video - Peter Espersen at TEDx Transmedia 2012 - 'The New Campfires of Community'

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:37:18 +0100

Peter Espersen is the Head of Online Communities for The LEGO Group focusing on the 13+ age group. He spearheads online community and social media to engage teen and adult fans of LEGO, and works closely with a wide range of business units across the company.

At TEDx Transmedia, Peter talked about how brands and businesses must adapt to new technologies and forms of communication to continue to engage fans and customers.

Video - Ana Serrano at TEDx Transmedia 2012 - 'Rethinking The Role Of Creators'

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:31:00 +0100

Ana Serrano is Chief Digital Officer of the Canadian Film Centre and Founder of the CFC Media Lab, the world-renowned and award-winning institute for interactive storytelling created in 1997 at the Canadian Film Centre.

At TEDx Transmedia, Ana focused on rethinking the role of creators in participatory formats.

Video - Rosalía Lloret at TEDx Transmedia 2012 - 'About Gurus and Media: Can We Still Be Positive?'

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 13:37:00 +0100

Rosalía Lloret is Chief Digital Officer at PRISA News (publisher of El País, AS, Cinco Días and leading magazines such as Cinemania and Rolling Stone) and member of its Executive Board since September 2011. Previously, she was CDO and member of the Board of Unidad Editorial, publisher of El Mundo.

At TEDx Transmedia, Rosalía argued that traditional Big Media organisations still have a fundamental role to play in the new media environment.

Video - Øyvind Olsholt at TEDx Transmedia 2012 - 'Rethinking Entertainment: Philosophy As Evocative Fun'

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:52:10 +0100

Øyvind Olsholt is a Norwegian kids’ philosopher. He has worked in the field of philosophy for children since 1997. In 2000, he co-founded Children and Youth Philosophers (www.buf.no) and has since participated in a number of philosophy projects for kindergartens, schools and museums. He has arranged philosophical summer camps for children and a weekly philosophy club for children.

He is co-author of the books Philosophy in School (1999) and Philosophical Dialogues in Kindergarten (2008).

At TEDx Transmedia, Øyvind argued that philosophical practice could provide a means to ‘rethink entertainment.’

Salvatore Iaconesi's extraordinary TEDx Transmedia talk featured on CNN

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:11:00 +0100

The incredible personal story of artist Salvatore Iaconesi using digital and social to fight brain cancer has gained worldwide attention and engaged people globally in a mission to help him find a cure.

This week his talk at TEDx Transmedia 2012 was featured on CNN.com and inspired a lively debate in the comments section which led to a second article where he responded to eight of the significant questions asked about his methods and aims.

Check out the two CNN articles, the first featuring his story in his own words:

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/25/opinion/iaconesi-cure-open-source/index.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/26/opinion/iaconesi-questions/index.html

Video - Poonacha Machaiah at TEDx Transmedia 2012 - 'Purposeful Technology for Positive Change'

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 11:25:08 +0100

Poonacha Machaiah is the CEO of Qyuki, a social media startup founded by internationally acclaimed film director Shekhar Kapur and music composer AR Rahman.

After a 17-year career in the US, Poonacha returned to India to start ‘ABOVE - A Bunch Of Versatile Entrepreneurs.’ He set up operations in Bangalore, Singapore and Qatar to understand the influence of Indian, Chinese and Islamic cultures and build innovative solutions to address the intrinsic needs of the local markets.

At TEDx Transmedia 2012, Poonacha called for a heightened awareness of our environments, and one another, to build “purposeful technology” for social change.

Video - Alison Norrington at TEDx Transmedia 2012 - 'Transmedia Storyworlds - Theme, Audience & Play'

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:25:19 +0100

Alison Norrington has more than 15 years of novel and playwriting experience, penning three bestselling novels, two stage plays and the first transmedia romcom. She is a creative producer, storyteller, consultant and educator in transmedia storytelling and founded storycentralDIGITAL & storycentralLABS, working closely with writers, studios, brands, broadcasters and publishers globally advising on strategic planning, incubating new entertainment IP, story architecture and cross-platform implementation.

At TEDx Transmedia 2012, Alison focused on a theory of playfulness within storytelling and how a story’s theme, genre and audience behaviours help shape strategy, active engagement and levels of immersion.

Alison’s website: http://www.storycentral.com

Video - Derrick de Kerckhove at TEDx Transmedia 2012 - 'Digital Mindshifting'

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 11:11:00 +0100

Derrick de Kerckhove is a controversial and exciting thinker. As an expert on the future of technology, culture and the mass media, de Kerckhove’s interpretation of the new electronic reality has a reputation for creating opportunities for change within corporate and personal environments. He worked with Marshall McLuhan for more than ten years as translator, assistant and co-author and is widely hailed as the heir to McLuhan’s intellectual legacy. At TEDx Transmedia he talked about ‘digital mindshifting’ and its consequences.

Video - Saku Tuominen at TEDx Transmedia 2012 - 'Dreaming and Doing'

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 11:23:00 +0100

Saku Tuominen is founder and creative director of Idealist Group, a Finnish production company of ideas. He is one of the leading consultants of creativity in Finland and abroad and has a project called ‘Redesigning 925,’ about redesigning the nine to five working week. He’s currently writing a book on the topic.

He has produced more than 100 TV series and shows which have been optioned in more than 25 countries and licensed in more than 10 countries. He has won more than 30 TV prizes in Finland and an International Emmy and written five books: two about creativity, one about how to make startups international and two about Italian cuisine.

Saku’s talk was about ‘creative hard work’ and learning how ‘to dream and do,’ inspired by Walt Disney’s phrase “If you can dream it, you can do it.”

Saku detests the term ‘transmedia.’

Video - Robert Tercek at TEDx Transmedia 2012 - '7 Gifts for Creative Activists'

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:22:00 +0100

Robert Tercek is one of the world’s most prolific creators of interactive content. He has created breakthrough entertainment experiences on every digital platform, including satellite television, game consoles, broadband Internet, interactive television and mobile networks. His expertise spans television, telecommunications and software. His motto is “Inventing the Future.” He is passionate about inspiring audiences to seize their own destiny by thinking creatively and taking decisive action. At TEDx Transmedia 2012 he shared ‘7 gifts for creative activists’ on creative collaboration and how to turn dreams into reality.

Robert’s website: http://www.roberttercek.com/

Video - Salvatore Iaconesi at TEDx Transmedia 2012 - 'My Open Source Cure'

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:55:00 +0100

Thirty-nine-year-old Salvatore Iaconesi has been diagnosed with brain cancer but is seeking a cure in an unconventional and radical way, by uploading his medical data as an open source project inviting responses from around the world. Uncomfortable with being ‘replaced’ by his dehumanising clinical records, he cracked their codes and on September 10 (2012) converted them into open formats to share online.

Italian robotic engineer and open source artist Salvatore, who was a surprise speaker at TEDx Transmedia 2012 in Rome on September 28, has invited the world to respond to his CT scans, MRIs, lab notes and glioma diagnosis in whatever way they want, in a bid to crowd-source a cure that is not just bodily but also heals his spirit and mind. He’s attracted hundreds of thousands of responses since it was launched in mid-September. Doctors have offered medical advice, artists have made films, and all have contributed to Salvatore’s strategy for overcoming cancer. Watch the video to hear his inspiring story.

Salvatore’s website: http://artisopensource.net/cure/

Short film featuring interviews with TEDx Transmedia 2012 speakers

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:34:00 +0100

Interviews with kids’ philosopher Øyvind Olsholt, transmedia storyteller Alison Norrington, games writer Rhianna Pratchett and TEDx Transmedia Curator, Nicoletta Iacobacci, all feature in this English-Italian short made at TEDx Transmedia 2012.