NZ Prof Jim Flynn NZ to speak at TED 2013

Today 70+ speakers were announced for TED 2013 to be held at the end of Feb in Long Beach. “This line-up features the largest number of speakers in TED’s history — more than 70. That’s because many of the talks this year are shorter. Often 12 minutes...

TEDxAuckland 2012 Highlights video

Here is the 2min TEDxAuckland highlights clip. 17 talks and now its up to you share these ideas with your friends as you see fit. And here is the full music clip free to download if you like it. While checking out Rhian Shian I heard the next clip in that list Enjoy a...

Sam Hunt Coming To It

For Sam Hunt- poetry is everyday stuff. At TEDxAuckland it seemed that breathing and poetry ( for him) is much the same and so amazing to hear him live having a bit of a ramble. I would think on the day you either loved him or hated him -and that is ok. Poem No.1 was...

What if Machines & People can work together?

One of the biggest challenges of our times is how to deal with huge amounts of data. It turns out software and computing power work much better when we can use it to augment our intelligence to scale up large scale task management. What if machines/computers and...

MobileEye – The Mind Leading the Blind

MobileEye is a software start-up that is striving to help the blind better experience the world around them. This is a talk from TEDxAuckland 2012.It was great to see such a early phase start-up at TEDxAuckland. Here is a snap of Aakash and Jade alongside 2 cans of...

Why understanding the Why is Vital

Anyone who has worked in marketing or sales roles especially knows that it is much easier to support a product or service that you believe in when the idea behind it is compelling and believable. Understanding why companies do what they do turns out to be a big part...