ABatchelder
Money is something that comes and goes. It is people’s talents and hopes that last!
(Khulood Al Atiyat, TEDxDubai 10.10.09)
The Talk:
A couple of years back Khulood and a group of friends wanted to bring back to the UAE a focus on the arts--as opposed to a constant focus on consumption and money. So, they created a number of empty journals to distribute across the UAE.
If you receive a journal, you must contribute to the journal and pass it on to someone else who will then contribute to the journal as well. Once each journal is filled, the creator of the last page must return the book to Khulood and co. to be read, researched and published…
Why are they doing this, you ask?
Khulood explains that the journals will showcase talents in the UAE and document the history of the UAE in ...
I really wanted to preserve my culture and show it to the world!
(Mohmmed Saeed Harib, TEDxDubai 10.10.09)
Idea worth spreading:
In university Mohmmed studied art and animation in Boston. He emphatically did not want to be a CEO (a.k.a. grumps)!
At one point during his studies, Mohmmed was given an assignment to design a super hero based on his culture. Upon thinking deeply about the task, he immediately thought of his grandmother. His grandmother (and all grandmothers) teach, care for children and keep houses in harmony. They are the unsung superheroes of society!
So, upon return to Dubai, Mohmmed sought funding for his project (an idea to create an animation about superhero grandmas)... a process that required meetings with many CEOs… With hard work, passion and determination to succeed, he created Freej—something that started as a sketch on paper and turned into an ...
James_Piecowye
I can only say one word, WOW!
Paul Bennett of IDEO is coming.
TED is all about conflicting ideas that provoke questions and answers that seem to come from connecting the seemingly unconnectable.
As I look at the local and international speakers, and the participants coming to TEDX DUbai on the 10th all I can say is BUCKLE UP we are in for an amazing ride!
I have been reading about attendees, their great ideas, and speakers and cannot imagine a better place to spend a day on the 10th of October! Princess Rym Ali of Jordan deciding to join us at TEDx Dubai says it all! DREAM-DO-BE!
