By Giselle Carr and Ayrïd Chandler. In exploring the theme for this year’s event on November 1st, Doing Undoing Redoing, we were inspired by the natural/organic, particularly swarm theory. One bird or bee may be intelligent, but in the animal kingdom the colony is much more intelligent as a collective. Some examples include ant colonies, bird flocking, animal herding, bacterial growth and fish schooling. Swarm intelligence has provided insights into…
Firestarters Under 40 Be sure to purchase your ticket in a space at our first TEDxPortofSpainSalon event for 2014. If you are not under 40, please recommend a ‘Firestarter’ to attend this event by providing them with the ticketing details below. Where: Unit Trust Corporation, 82 Independence Square, POS When: Saturday 5th April, 2014 Time: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. Cost: $80 (inclusive of light refreshments) Hurry, space is limited! Jahson…
TEDxPortofSpain co-organiser Keita Demming shares a few thoughts on his TEDx experience thus far. This is what he had to say… In 2010 when we decided to apply to host TEDxPortofSpain, we had no idea the journey it would take us on. Along the way we have met many wonderful people and had some really great experiences. Most importantly, we have learned a lot. This blog highlights 5 things I…