We are not mud
Ise Lyfe • TED@IBM
"How will this generation define itself?" asks spoken word artist Ise Lyfe. Accompanied by cellist Michael Feckses, Lyfe challenges those in Silicon Valley to reflect and embrace humanity as technology progresses.
"How will this generation define itself?" asks spoken word artist Ise Lyfe. Accompanied by cellist Michael Feckses, Lyfe challenges those in Silicon Valley to reflect and embrace humanity as technology progresses.
This talk was presented at a TED Institute event given in partnership with IBM.
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Ise Lyfe
Spoken word artist
Ise Lyfe is a spoken word artist and performer, educator, community organizer and activist from Oakland, California. His conceptual art project, Brighter Than Blight, transformed a blighted condemned housing project into a life-sized exhibition and artistic narrative on housing as a human right. His one-man show based on his book, "Pistols and Prayers," addresses American apathy and resilience through the lens of the generation born into the crack epidemic.
About TED Institute
Every year, TED works with a group of select companies and foundations to identify internal ideators, inventors, connectors, and creators. Drawing on the same rigorous regimen that has prepared speakers for the TED main stage, TED Institute works closely with each partner, overseeing curation and providing intensive one-on-one talk development to sharpen and fine tune ideas. The culmination is an event produced, recorded, and hosted by TED, generating a growing library of valuable TED Talks that can spur innovation and transform organizations.
This talk was presented at a TED Institute event given in partnership with IBM.
Read more about the TED Institute.