RegistrationOpening StatementsTEDx Talks: Session OneRefreshment BreakTEDx Talks: Session TwoLunchTEDx Talks: Session ThreeRefreshment BreakTEDx Talks: Session FourSpeaker Allison CameronSpeaker Ryan LeierSpeaker Nancy Van StyvendaleSpeaker Khodi DillSpeaker Priscilla SetteeSpeaker Jeh CusterraSpeaker Matt VoynoSpeaker Jackie CookSpeaker Curtis OlsonSpeaker Bryan McCreaSpeaker Tara MillerSpeaker Greg JohnsonSpeaker Darrell LechmanTED Video Sir Ken RobinsonChanging Education ParadigmsTED Video Peter GabrielFighting Injustice with Video
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We’re thrilled to have you join us at TEDxUofS 2012: The Wisdom of PlayFrom the slums of Kibera to the Great Wall of China, from villages in India to New York, people everywhereare gathering to share ideas. Marking the rst TEDxUofS conference, we are excited to bring together thosesearching for new questions to answer and those searching for new answers to old questions.Our theme today is “The Wisdom of Play”, a multifaceted topic that will help us explore how creativity and cu-riosity help us deepen our understanding of the world, discover new ways to interact and think within it, andcreate unique possibilities for us to act upon. Our speakers are sure to engage and inspire you, while leavingopen to interpretation the question of how creativity helps us connect the seemingly unconnected. As TEDcurator Chris Anderson once expressed, “TED does not have a map, but it does have a compass”. As you enjoy today’s program, please help us to recognize the sponsors whose donations have helped usmake this event a reality, the organizing committee and volunteers who have worked to bring a world classTEDx conference to our city, and our speakers who embody the spirit of TED.Ideas can make a difference, but their true power and possibility lies in open minds that nurture and embodytheir spirit. Today we witness the collision of great speakers and great ideas, and encourage you to let your-self be moved by their stories, perspectives, and ideas.Feed your curiosity. Share your ideas. Play.Welcome to TEDxUofS!Jessica Marsh and the TEDxUofSTeam
Welcome,
Allison Cameron– Why Movement MattersRyan Leier– The Oneness of YogaNancy Van Styvendale– The Power of the Pen
We know that exercise is good for us, but do we know its direct impact on our academic performance andbehaviour?Widely known as the go-to teacher for the band Arcade Fire and for teaching and studying yoga worldwide,his innovative program Yoga for Youth has been powerful in increasing the accessibility of yoga and helpingchildren in Saskatoon’s inner city to meet their physical, mental, and spiritual needs.Nancy will explore how creative writing as a mode of communication and self-expression can work acrossboundaries of social class, race, and incarceration to imagine a more just future.TEDx was created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading.” The program is designed to givecommunities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like experi-ences at the local level. At TEDx events, a screening of TEDTalks videos -- or a combination of live presenters and TEDTalks videos --sparks deep conversation and connections. TEDx events are fully planned and coordinated independently, ona community-by-community basis. a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishesinto action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to host local, self-organized events around theworld, and the TEDFellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to becomepart of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
About TEDxSpeakers
Khodi Dill– Slamming Injustice
Bringing a voice to the promotion of social justice and breaking the silence around issues of homophobia,racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression, slam poetry and spoken word create counter-narratives thatght the prevailing dominant discourse.
Priscilla Settee– The New Paradigm of Solidarity
Focusing on the importance of developing a critical understanding of our world and how solidarity can bepromoted, Priscilla will describe fundamental indicators which sets Indigenous peoples apart and will drawexamples from both Canada and globally to describe how those disparities can be alleviated.
Jeh Custerra– Playing With Our Lives
Around the world we are witnessing the rise of peoples’ movements to address injustice and unsustainability.Looking into the future, Jeh provides personal reections about effective strategies and tactics for buildingsolidarity, resisting destruction, and developing alternatives.
Matt Voyno– Between You, Me, and the Internet
Drawing on personal experience of how the power of the internet can help local bands take aim at the globalmusic scene, Matt explores how a “like,” a donation, or a comment can pave the way for reverberating voicesof millions of people to come together to create a better and more interconnected world.
Jackie Cook – The Intuition of Play
While we tend to see work and play as mutually exclusive categories, it is through play that we are able tobuild the skills we will draw upon in the future. Synthesizing personal experience from within the global mobiletechnology sector, Jackie explores the “unknown knowns” of play.
Curtis Olson– Redening Spaces for Renewed Communities
Whether it’s a old industrial warehouse, a vacant corner grocery store or pile of timbers, Curtis sees oppor-tunities for the creative reinterpretation of space and materials. Not just for the physical or material sake, butrather for the community renewal that is enabled by these undertakings. This presentation will unearth someof the stories, emotions and community connections that have been enabled through his unique style of de-velopment.
Bryan McCrea– Saving the World with Entrepreneurship
Instead of looking to politicians and decision makers to solve the problems that plague the world, Bryanbelieves that we should be looking at entrepreneurship as a way of thinking that allows obstacles to becomeopportunities.
Tara Miller– Learning How to See
As a legally-blind photographer, Tara is living out her passion through the lens of her camera and re-evaluateshow we see and encourages us to not just rely on our eyes to see but rather our vision.
Darrell Lechman– The Art of Changing Lives
How does art go from “play” to “life changing?” Beyond the obvious benets of play, such as emotional, cog-nitive, and physical developments, lay the not-so-obvious benets that are now being recognized for their rolein helping to provide an answer to the social and economic needs.
Greg Johnson– I’m Just a Plumber
Having built his life around the ultimate adventure as a storm chaser, Greg explores the happiness paradoxand toys with the notion that we are all much closer than we think to pursuing our passions.
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