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Candy Chang: Before I die I want to ...

In her New Orleans neighborhood, artist and TED Fellow Candy Chang turned an abandoned house into a giant chalkboard asking a fill-in-the-blank question: "Before I die I want to ___." Her neighbors' answers -- surprising, poignant, funny -- became an unexpected mirror for the community. (What's your answer?)
https://www.ted.com/talks/candy_chang_before_i_die_i_want_to

Candy Chang | TED Speaker

Candy Chang creates art that prompts people to think about their secrets, wishes and hopes -- and then share them. She is a TED Senior Fellow.
Artist, designer, urban planner
https://www.ted.com/speakers/candy_chang

Playlist: Talks to watch on a sleepy day in (7 talks)

Looking to unwind? Here are seven enlightening and rejuvenating TED talks for your day in.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_watch_on_a_sleepy_day_in

Playlist: New ways to think about death (10 talks)

Death is a topic that is relevant to us all, and yet it simply isn’t pleasant to talk about. These speakers offer subtle reframes to help us face this fact of life more thoughtfully and with greater compassion.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/new_ways_to_think_about_death

Playlist: Give thanks (7 talks)

These TED Talks will help you conjure up massive amounts of gratitude.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/give_thanks

Playlist: A decade in review (9 talks)

Sayonara 2010s! Enjoy this look back on which popular TED Talks caught our attention from 2010 to 2019.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/a_decade_in_review

Playlist: Talks to help you find your purpose (8 talks)

Not sure what to do with your one precious life? These talks help you find the path that only you could take.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_help_you_find_your_pu

Playlist: Talks to watch when you don't know what to do with your life (10 talks)

No need to panic: Take a deep breath, and power through your moments of doubt and burnout with the help of these talks.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_get_you_through_your

Playlist: Top 10 Talks by TED Fellows (10 talks)

The TED Fellows are an extraordinary group of 350+ artists, scientists, entrepreneurs and more — each at the beginning of a landmark career. Below, watch the most-viewed talks from these unusual trailblazers, each with a unique idea to share.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/top_10_talks_by_ted_fellows

Playlist: The most translated TED Talks (25 talks)

A thoughtful selection of engaging TED Talks, translated into 40+ languages thanks to our wonderful TED Translators community!
Curated by TED · 25 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_most_translated_ted_talks

Fellows Friday Q&A with Candy Chang

In her public art pieces, Candy Chang uses low-tech tools such as chalk, Post-it notes, and stickers to help people make their cities more user-friendly. We sat down with Candy to ask her more ... Candy asks: If you could ask one question to all of your neighbors, what would you ask? Click here to respond on Facebook now! Or join Candy'...
Posted July 29, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/07/29/fellows-friday-with-candy-chang

My 10 favorite "Before I die" responses: Candy Chang celebrates the release of her book

When artist and TED Fellow Candy Chang first installed "Before I Die" -- a public artwork that invites passers-by to share their life’s wishes on the side of an abandoned New Orleans building -- she had no idea that the project would become a global phenomenon. Over the last two and a half years, people have taken it upon themselves to c...
Posted November 5, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/11/05/my-10-favorite-before-i-die-responses

6 art installations by Candy Chang that make the viewer part of the piece

TED Fellow Candy Chang creates art installations that are interactive, in a chalk and marker sense of the word. In this talk given at TEDGlobal 2012, Candy gave an emotional glimpse at the installation “Before I Die I Want To _______,” which she created last year in her neighborhood in New Orleans. Inspired by the death of a dear friend, Ca...
Posted September 4, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/09/04/6-art-installations-by-candy-chang-that-make-the-viewer-part-of-the-piece

Cheers, tears and standing ovations at the TED Fellows talks

Photo: Ryan Lash It was an emotional two sessions at the TED Fellows talks today at the Lyceum Theatre. The audience thrilled to the musical virtuosity of guitarist Usman Riaz and violinist Robert Gupta & Joshua Roman, cheered the political courage of artist Bahia Shehab, marvelled at the ingenuity of Sheref Mansy and Max Little's ...
Posted June 25, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/06/25/cheers-tears-and-standing-ovations-at-the-ted-fellows-talks

TED U Session 2: Smiles, bravery and serendipity

At TED University Session 2 this morning, we discovered the science behind our smiles, witnessed a tale of a valiant shoe rescue, and heard about the "rich seed beds of serendipity." Here are just a few of the highlights: Googler Amit Sood used his "20 percent" time to develop the  Google Art Project, which transports us to museums of the...
Posted March 1, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/03/01/ted-u-session-2-smiles-bravery-and-serendipity

Public Interest Design names its top 100, including 16 TED alums

Great design doesn’t just look good -- it has the potential to make lives easier and to enhance the public good. Public Interest Design, the website dedicated to examining how, has created a list of 100 makers, educators, connectors, policymakers and visualizers in the U.S. who are doing incredible work at the intersection of design and serv...
Posted December 6, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/12/06/public-interest-design-names-its-top-100-including-16-ted-alums

"How we come from?" At the TED Fellows Talks, Session 2

Lucianne Walkowicz, speaking at the TEDGlobal 2011 TED Fellows Talks, Monday, July 11, 2011, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo: James Duncan Davidson / TED Lars Jan, transmedia director: Lars creates multimedia performances that questions the boundaries between truth and fiction. Collaborating with "Paul," a character that operates in the rea...
Posted July 11, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/07/11/from-the-ted-fellows-talks-session-2-at-tedglobal-2011

Candy Chang | TED Fellow

Designer + urban planner
https://www.ted.com/profiles/243559/about

TED News in Brief: Wired profiles Sugata Mitra, while Andrew Bird plays a concert for the National Parks

Over the past week, we’ve noticed a lot of TED-related news items in the ether. Here, some highlights: A fascinating new article in Wired takes a look at 12-year-old Paloma Noyola Bueno, a schoolgirl in Mexico whose classroom got an intense shake-up from teacher Sergio Juárez Correa, with incredible results. So what inspired Correa to rethi...
Posted October 15, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/10/15/ted-news-in-brief-wired-profiles-sugata-mitra-while-andrew-bird-plays-a-concert-for-the-national-parks

A TED Fellow confesses to having only $5 to their name ...

At the recent TED Fellows Retreat in Whistler, Canada, artist Candy Chang set up an interactive art piece called Confessions that invited the 185 Fellows at the event to share. The installation asked each Fellow to write down a confession on a slip of paper and pin it up on a bulletin board, creating a public wall of admissions and fears. ...
Posted September 6, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/09/06/fellows-friday-a-ted-fellow-confesses-to-having-only-5-to-their-name

Playlist: The most popular talks of 2020 (20 talks)

What ideas captured people's attention and took off the quickest in 2020? Here are the talks that intrigued and propelled us to the end of this world-shifting year.
Curated by TED · 20 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/the_most_popular_talks_of_2020

TED Names 2011 Fellows, Senior Fellows

We're thrilled to announce the 19 members of 2011's TED Fellows class. Founded in January 2009, the TED Fellows program handpicks world-changing innovators from around the globe, and brings them to the TED stage – literally and figuratively – to raise international awareness of their remarkable work. TED also announces today its 2011 Senior ...
Posted December 15, 2010
https://blog.ted.com/2010/12/15/ted-names-2011-fellows-senior-fellows

Playlist: Talks for the hopeless romantic (8 talks)

Who doesn't love love? A collection of talks for those who can't get enough of it.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_for_the_hopeless_romanti

Playlist: Talks to help you believe in love again (7 talks)

After watching these charming talks, it'll feel like love is always just around the corner.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
https://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_help_you_believe_in_love_again

TED Fellows names a hero: Taghi Amirani

Monday on the TED Fellows stage, Tom Rielly did something unprecedented in the history of the Fellows -- he singled out one for recognition. Presenting the newly minted TED Fellows Hero award to Iranian-British filmmaker Taghi Amirani, he said, "This person has gone above and beyond in writing, participating, a certain amount of kvetching, m...
Posted February 26, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/02/26/ted-fellows-names-a-hero-taghi-amirani

How to be more hopeful

8 TED speakers show you how to nudge your mind toward the sunny side We all go through times when we see the world through cloudy-colored glasses. Times when it’s tempting to just climb into bed -- or bathtub -- and hide out, maybe for up to a month. Fortunately for your loved ones, your livelihood and your life, we’ve gathered together eight t...
Posted April 3, 2018
https://ideas.ted.com/how-to-be-more-hopeful

How can TED Fellows help build The City 2.0? A roundtable

Photo: James Duncan Davidson The TED Prize Wish, revealed today at TED2012, asks global citizens to help the world's cities to become inclusive, innovative, healthy, soulful and thriving. To help make this happen, TED is offering an online platform that will allow people to sign up, register skills and interest, and connect with each othe...
Posted February 29, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/02/29/56931

Jill Sobule | TED Speaker

Jill Sobule isn't just another singer-songwriter with catchy tunes and smart lyrics, she's one of the more insightful satirists of our age. Each of her fanciful songs captures an issue or irony, an emotion or epiphany that helps us understand what it's like to live now.
Singer/songwriter
https://www.ted.com/speakers/jill_sobule

Fellows Friday with Lope Gutiérrez-Ruiz

Lope Gutiérrez-Ruiz’s eye-popping magazines and celebrated festivals are creating “pathways to coexistence and tolerance.” Interactive Fellows Friday Feature: Join the conversation by answering Fellows’ weekly questions via Facebook. This week, Lope  asks: What do organized communities achieve more efficiently than government? What could ...
Posted October 7, 2011
https://blog.ted.com/2011/10/07/fellows-friday-with-lope-gutierrez-ruiz

TEDGlobal 2012 Fellows Talks: A recap of Session 1

Photo: Ryan Lash At the Lyceum Theatre today, the TEDGlobal 2012 Fellows brought audiences to their feet with two sessions of astonishing and moving talks before TEDGlobal 2012 mainstage sessions began. Here's the rundown: Usman Riaz, musician & artist Usman plays guitar like an introverted genius alien from another planet who lande...
Posted June 25, 2012
https://blog.ted.com/2012/06/25/tedglobal-2012-fellows-talks-a-recap-of-session-1
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