Cheryl Martin

  5 KEY PRINCIPLES OF CREATIVITY BY MARK BATEY TEDx was created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading.” It supports independent organizers who want to create a TED-like event in their own community. Mark Batey is a highly published researcher in creativity. In his talk, Mark defines the subtle difference between creativity and innovation. He then proceeds to break down the 5 key principles which underlie these 2 phenomena. These principles have been applied and have changed the lives of thousands of children, students and executives. The purpose of this is to create awareness; and give the world a clearer idea of how to implement the principles in order to explore new ideas and innovations and how to use the technology Creativity can come in many forms, and creativity can be achieved, through acquiring different methods. But for those that seem to procrastinate on things, this process of being creative doesn’t come in easy. Well, here to help all those individua

  How autonomous flying taxis could change the way you travel Rodin Lyasoff in the late 90s was studying aerospace and many people told him, Aerospace is boring, everything in aerospace has already been done. He felt that they were a little bit off the mark. And in fact, I think the next decade is going to be another golden age for aviation. For one thing, and this is where he got excited, flight is about to get a lot more personal. In the last century, large commercial airplanes have connected cities across the globe. And 100 years ago, it would have been unthinkable for all of us to fly here from around the world for a five-day conference. But it did, and most probably without a second thought. And that's a remarkable achievement for humanity. But on a day-to-day basis, we still spend a lot of time in cars or actively trying to avoid it. Some of my best friends live in San Francisco, He lived in Mountain View, about 40 miles away. We're all busy. At the end of the day, we

 HOW BOREDOM CAN LEAD TO YOUR MOST BRILLANT IDEAS In today’s technology-filled world, it’s rare that you ever experience true boredom. But experiencing boredom may actually help a person succeed, according to TED Talk speaker and podcast host Manoush Zomorodi and the scientists she’s spoken with over the years. In her 2017 TED Talk titled “How Boredom Can Lead to Your Most Brilliant Ideas,” Zomorodi explains the connection between boredom, creativity and innovation. In her quest to find out what happens to our brains when we’re bored, Zomorodi reached out to neuroscientists and cognitive psychologists. “It turns out that when you get bored, you ignite a network in your brain called the ‘default mode,’” she says in her speech. Although our body goes on autopilot while doing mundane tasks like folding laundry or walking into the office, our brains are hard at work. Boredom researcher Sandi Mann breaks down how this works in an audio message. “Once you start daydreaming and allow your min