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Tim Brown: Designers -- think big!

Tim Brown says the design profession has a bigger role to play than just creating nifty, fashionable little objects. He calls for a shift to local, collaborative, participatory "design thinking" -- starting with the example of 19th-century design thinker Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_brown_designers_think_big

Tim Brown | TED Speaker

Tim Brown is the CEO of the "innovation and design" firm IDEO -- taking an approach to design that digs deeper than the surface.
Designer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/tim_brown

Leyla Acaroglu | TED Speaker

Leyla Acaroglu uses innovative design and systems thinking to create positive change.
Sustainability strategist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/leyla_acaroglu

Michael Green | TED Speaker

Michael Green designs and studies flags, and is fascinated about how we use them as symbols of personal identity and pride.
Vexillologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/michael_green_1

David Kelley of IDEO talks “design thinking” on 60 Minutes

. What makes a great designer? According to IDEO founder David Kelley, who gave the TED Talks “Human-centered design” and “How to build your creative confidence,” being an incredible designer isn’t necessarily about having a great aesthetic sensibility or coming up with out-of-the-box ideas. No,  Kelley says that the key characteristic is e...
Posted January 6, 2013
https://blog.ted.com/2013/01/06/david-kelley-of-ideo-talks-design-thinking-on-60-minutes

Alastair Parvin | TED Speaker

Alastair Parvin believes in making architecture accessible to 100 percent of the population.
Designer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/alastair_parvin

Elaine Fong | TED Speaker

Elaine Fong is endlessly curious about the role of design in the human journey and how global conversations can inspire new ways of thinking.
Designer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/elaine_fong

Carlos Bautista | TED Speaker

TED Resident Carlos Bautista wants to close the information and technology gap for people in developing countries.
Entrepreneur, creative technologist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/carlos_bautista

Rachel Armstrong | TED Speaker

TED Fellow Rachel Armstrong is a sustainability innovator who creates new materials that possess some of the properties of living systems, and can be manipulated to "grow" architecture.
Applied scientist, innovator
https://www.ted.com/speakers/rachel_armstrong

Sunni Brown | TED Speaker

In her book "Gamestorming," Sunni Brown shows how using art and games can empower serious problem-solving.
Visualizer and gamestorming
https://www.ted.com/speakers/sunni_brown

Xavier Vilalta | TED Speaker

Barcelona-based architect Xavier Vilalta works in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He adopts and updates traditional design principles to construct modern buildings that truly suit their environment.
Architect and urbanist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/xavier_vilalta

Debbie Millman | TED Speaker

As host of the long-running podcast "Design Matters," Debbie Millman illuminates the creative processes of some of our era's most intriguing artists, designers and icons. She is the founder and chair of the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts in NYC.
Design evangelist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/debbie_millman

Elise Roy | TED Speaker

Elise Roy thinks that designers have the capacity and responsibility to address and resolve human problems on micro and macro scales and contribute to social well-being.
Lawyer, artist, human rights advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/elise_roy

Brandon Clifford | TED Speaker

TED Fellow Brandon Clifford mines knowledge from the past to design new futures.
Ancient technology architect
https://www.ted.com/speakers/brandon_clifford

Stefan Sagmeister: 7 rules for making more happiness

Using simple, delightful illustrations, designer Stefan Sagmeister shares his latest thinking on happiness -- both the conscious and unconscious kind. His seven rules for life and design happiness can (with some customizations) apply to everyone seeking more joy.
https://www.ted.com/talks/stefan_sagmeister_7_rules_for_making_more_happiness

David Carson | TED Speaker

David Carson is the "grunge typographer" whose magazine Ray Gun helped explode the possibilities of text on a page.
Type designer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/david_carson

Bill Burnett: 5 steps to designing the life you want

Designers spend their days dreaming up better products and better worlds, and you can use their thinking to re-envision your own life, says design professor Bill Burnett. He shares five tips to try, whether you're at the start of your career or contemplating your next act.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_burnett_5_steps_to_designing_the_life_you_want

Paul Pholeros: How to reduce poverty? Fix homes

In 1985, architect Paul Pholeros was challenged to "stop people getting sick" in a small indigenous community in south Australia. And it meant thinking way beyond medicine. In this sparky, interactive talk, Pholeros shares his work with Healthabitat, which works to reduce poverty through practical design fixes -- in Australia and beyond.
https://www.ted.com/talks/paul_pholeros_how_to_reduce_poverty_fix_homes

Navi Radjou | TED Speaker

Drawing inspiration from frugal innovators in emerging markets, Navi Radjou helps businesses with limited resources discover unexpected ways to succeed.
Innovation strategist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/navi_radjou

Tristan Harris | TED Speaker

Tristan Harris helps the technology industry more consciously and ethically shape the human spirit and human potential.
Design thinker
https://www.ted.com/speakers/tristan_harris

Natsai Audrey Chieza | TED Speaker

Operating at the intersection of design, nature and technology, Natsai Audrey Chieza is an internationally recognized leader in the rapidly emerging field of biodesign.
Founder, designer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/natsai_audrey_chieza

Katherine Fulton | TED Speaker

President of Monitor Institute, Katherine Fulton is also a strategist, author, teacher and speaker working for social change.
New philanthropist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/katherine_fulton

Chip Kidd: The art of first impressions -- in design and life

Book designer Chip Kidd knows all too well how often we judge things by first appearances. In this hilarious, fast-paced talk, he explains the two techniques designers use to communicate instantly -- clarity and mystery -- and when, why and how they work. He celebrates beautiful, useful pieces of design, skewers less successful work, and shares ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/chip_kidd_the_art_of_first_impressions_in_design_and_life

Playlist: Talks by living legends (13 talks)

These brilliant people have shaped their fields -- from inventing the World Wide Web to changing the world of dance. They share their work in their own words.
Curated by TED · 13 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/12_ted_talks_by_living_legends

Wanis Kabbaj: What a driverless world could look like

What if traffic flowed through our streets as smoothly and efficiently as blood flows through our veins? Transportation geek Wanis Kabbaj thinks we can find inspiration in the genius of our biology to design the transit systems of the future. In this forward-thinking talk, preview exciting concepts like modular, detachable buses, flying taxis an...
https://www.ted.com/talks/wanis_kabbaj_what_a_driverless_world_could_look_like

Playlist: The pros and cons of digital life (18 talks)

Our hyper-connected lives have been rewired for the digital age. These talks explore how the Internet and social media are shaping our relationships, personal lives and sense of self.
Curated by TED · 18 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/our_digital_lives

TEDxGangnamSalon: Change of life, design - an independently organized event

About this event: Change lives in a design can be found. Through design thinking and a variety of ways can be found. How can you use the talents of design? The design approach was to create a positive attitude and thinking If the environment changes, this idea can be gathered. Try to design your ideas In your room, office. Let's start with TEDxGangnamS...
Event details: seoul, Seoul Teugbyeolsi, South Korea · July 23, 2011
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/3171

TEDxMonashUniversity - an independently organized event

About this event: TEDxMonashUniversity is ran by Monash students, for the Monash University community, to encourage creative thinking, design thinking and critical thinking in light of TED's mission, "Ideas worth spreading". TEDxMonashUniversity 2018 Out of The Box is also the first TEDx event happened in Monash University Australian campuses.
Event details: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · May 31, 2018
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/27542

Emily Pilloton: Teaching design for change

Designer Emily Pilloton moved to rural Bertie County, in North Carolina, to engage in a bold experiment of design-led community transformation. She's teaching a design-build class called Studio H that engages high schoolers' minds and bodies while bringing smart design and new opportunities to the poorest county in the state.
https://www.ted.com/talks/emily_pilloton_teaching_design_for_change

Daan Roosegaarde: A smog vacuum cleaner and other magical city designs

Daan Roosegaarde uses technology and creative thinking to produce imaginative, earth-friendly designs. He presents his latest projects -- from a bike path in Eindhoven, where he reinterpreted "The Starry Night" to get people thinking about green energy, to Beijing, where he developed a smog vacuum cleaner to purify the air in local parks, to a d...
https://www.ted.com/talks/daan_roosegaarde_a_smog_vacuum_cleaner_and_other_magical_city_designs
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