- -: TEDxGrandRapids - Mickey McManus - Innovate: Education
June 5, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)What if there were a basic literacy, beyond reading, writing, and arithmetics that we missed, or that wasn't really necessary until this moment in our history? What if that new literacy were MORE important than STEM education to the future of our children? Or if it helped rationalize STEM and SEL...
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- -: TEDxGrandRapids - Musical Performance - Garrett Borns "TEDx Freestyle"
June 5, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Finding inspiration for music and lyrics from within and around the world, singer/songwriter Garrett Borns performs his eclectic fusion of sound, story and wordplay. Performer Bio: Garrett Borns is a gifted 19-year-old singer/songwriter from West Michigan. In 2010, his original composition The...
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- -: TEDxGrandRapids - Musical Performance - Garrett Borns "Time Flies"
June 5, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Finding inspiration for music and lyrics from within and around the world, singer/songwriter Garrett Borns performs his eclectic fusion of sound, story and wordplay. Performer Bio: Garrett Borns is a gifted 19-year-old singer/songwriter from West Michigan. In 2010, his original composition The...
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- -: TEDxGrandRapids - Robert Fuller - Innovate: Wonder
June 5, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)How evolutionary biology, anthropology, and psychology together illuminate the most elusive—and sublime—human emotion. Speaker Bio: Bob Fuller is Professor of Religious Studies and Director of the Honors Program at Bradley University. The author of 12 books and more than 30 professional articl...
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- -: TEDxGrandRapids - Steve Frazee - Innovate TEDxGrandRapids
June 6, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)How TEDxGrandRapids came to life in 7 short months. From the first meeting, to the gathering of over 600 people to spread ideas, and talk Innovation. Entrepreneur, consultant, and evangelist for the power of business to create a healthy world. Steve helps people and businesses define and act on...
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- -: TEDxGrandRapids - Salah Boukadoum - Innovate: Philanthropy
June 6, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)The Good Returns model shows how one small twist can turn capitalism into a force for solving global problems. Speaker Bio: Salah Boukadoum, 43, teaches business leaders how to structure their organizations to increase positive impact in our world. Originally an internationally touring concert ...
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- -: TEDxGrandRapids - Steve Rosenbaum - Innovate: Curation!
June 6, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)In a world of bandwidth and content abundance, we're overwhelmed with data, tweets, blogs, check in's and media. It used to be we surfed the web. Now the waves of the web are just too big. Curation is the new magic that makes the web work. Bringing the web back to human scale with human filters y...
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- -: TEDxGrandRapids - Jeffery Kimpton - Innovate: Art
June 7, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Why Art Matters. If innovation is the new currency, then the arts are essential to the creative environment that leads to innovation. The question is: who and how will the arts matter in our future? Speaker Bio: Jeffrey Kimpton, president of Interlochen Center for the Arts, leads a distinguish...
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- -: TEDxGrandRapids - Jeffery Kimpton - Innovate: Art - Musical Performance - Interlochen Students
June 7, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)"Take the A train" Featuring Interlochen students... Ben Barg, Piano Nick Myers, Bass Matt Buckner, Percussion Why Art Matters. If innovation is the new currency, then the arts are essential to the creative environment that leads to innovation. The question is: who and how will the arts matter ...
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- -: TEDxLansing-Andrea Collier-We Must Have Cake, and Other Creative Pursuits
June 7, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)As Michigan tightens its belt to ride out the storm, the things that end up on the cutting room floor tend to be passion, innovation and creativity. But the best places to live are also the places that serve the best cake. They are the places that embrace the artists, the entrepreneurs, and all t...
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