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Life is not a game | John Sanei | TEDxPretoria

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Life is not a game | John Sanei | TEDxPretoria

Caught in a never-ending chase, life and business only seem to get more complex, confusing and fast-paced. How can we regain our calm and clarity? How do we retain control and live purposeful lives amongst the perceived chaos? When will we leave that life is not a game? John Sanei is a best-selling author, futurist and speaker whose passion for psychology and technology has seen him engage with brands across the globe, and help them build the mental approach needed to make tomorrow more abundant than they ever thought possible. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

A small fly can help solve big problems | Nina Parry | TEDxPretoria

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A small fly can help solve big problems | Nina Parry | TEDxPretoria

The world is facing innumerable problems, including how to find more sustainable fuel and food sources, and how to reduce and reuse organic waste. This talk explores how the black soldier fly can help us solve both of these problems simultaneously. Nina is an entomologist. She is passionate about flies and how we can use them to make a positive difference in the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

The emergence of universal consciousness: Brendan Hughes at TEDxPretoria

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The emergence of universal consciousness: Brendan Hughes at TEDxPretoria

It was Aristotle who first argued that the whole is something greater than the sum of its parts. More recently, quantum physicists have argued for the existence of a unified field in which all particles and forces exist. This short but provocative talk explores whether new theories of social media, particle behavior and genetic mutation support an understanding of the universe as a complex adaptive system with emergent consciousness. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

How 5 Seconds of your Time can Change a Life, Every Day | Ett Venter | TEDxPretoria

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How 5 Seconds of your Time can Change a Life, Every Day | Ett Venter | TEDxPretoria

By telling his own story of how he went from being a shy guy to overcoming his fear of people, Ett Venter reminds us of the possibilities that can come from meaningful interactions. Being vulnerable isn’t easy but it could result in a life changing moment. Ett is a photographer based in Pretoria. He goes out of his way to create work that has a candid and natural feel to it. He is also very passionate about teaching, so he teaches various workshops and speaks at various conferences around South Africa throughout the year. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

The Cost of Shame | Verashni Pillay | TEDxPretoria

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The Cost of Shame | Verashni Pillay | TEDxPretoria

This is a talk about failure. We’re told that we must embrace failure: fail fast and fail forward. But we don't really want that because society punishes failure hard. More now than ever, and saying sorry isn't enough anymore. Verashni Pillay knows as she failed so spectacularly that it made global headlines. Verashni Pillay is the head of digital at POWER 98.7. She was previously editor-in-chief of the Mail & Guardian and HuffPost South Africa. She worked as a senior reporter for years covering politics and general news, specializes in media management and relishes the task of putting together the right team to create compelling and principled journalism across multiple platforms. Verashni is a recipient of the CNN African Journalism Award in the digital category, several Standard Bank Sikuvile Awards, an Open Society Foundation journalism fellowship and the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Performances

Raising up a super-humanity | Puno Selesho | TEDxPretoria

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Raising up a super-humanity | Puno Selesho | TEDxPretoria

Award-winning performance poet Puno Selesho uses her rich, melodious voice to deliver stirring, uncompromising verses aimed at shaking us all out of our comfort zones. Never mind fictional superheroes fighting irrelevant evil, she says; “Stand up and put on your cloak of greatness”. Hard to resist Puno Selesho discovered poetry when she was 8 years old but only unearthed her voice of wisdom when she was a teen. She has since blossomed into being a driven law student, a humanitarian, and a poet. Her lifelong mandate is to mold the minds and hearts of the people in her world through the use of spoken word. Also, she has a passion and a drive to spread messages of hope to the down trodden, the hopeless and discarded members of society. Puno advocates the breaking of mental shackles which are created by stereotypes and a lack of true love and human-ness in our society This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

How Poetry Can Be a Mirror | Bella Cox | TEDxPretoria

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How Poetry Can Be a Mirror | Bella Cox | TEDxPretoria

Poetry is a tool that can be used for many things, but most importantly it can be used as a mirror, a means to understand ourselves better before attempting to fix and save the world. Through various spoken word pieces, Bella carries this message beautifully. Bella Cox (also known as B-Lyrical) is a spoken word performance poet, vocalist and media creator. She has been performing as a poet in and around South Africa since early 2014 and has performed as a singer in the UK, Kenya and South Africa as well. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Giving myself grace and changing the trajectory of my life | Janet Rethabile Zilila | TEDxPretoria

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Giving myself grace and changing the trajectory of my life | Janet Rethabile Zilila | TEDxPretoria

Janet Rethabile Zilila is an engineering graduate with a passion for poetry. In her talk she shares two heartfelt poems and speaks about what it means to be kind to yourself and give yourself enough chances to fail... she calls it, giving yourself grace. A second year BA Social Sciences student at Wits university. Distinctions in Feminist Theory (Politics) and International Relations. Electrical engineering graduate. 4 years working experience in design/project engineering. Debuted in the National Arts Festival 2013 with a music and poetry production: Lies and Times in a Smile (LATIAS). First play; Open Bags and Running Shoes (OBARS) workshopped at the Joburg Theatre under SBD, 2015. 3rd in the Provincial Poetry Slam competition for Gauteng under Current State of Poetry 2016. Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) alumni, Cohort 9, Business Entrepreneurship Track, 2017. Directed WhiteStarLiner production which debuted at the Vryfees 2018. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

The art of sound: Christopher MacClements at TEDxPretoria

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The art of sound: Christopher MacClements at TEDxPretoria

Christopher MacClements aka ChrisMac is a 22 year young architecture student from Pretoria with an obsession for architecture, innovative design, collaborative thinking, graffiti, and beatboxing. "My passion for beatboxing started its journey six years ago in Antibes, France. Since then, I've been obsessed with experimenting with various sounds and genres of music through interpretative noise making." In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Live Unplugged and in Charge | Simphiwe Petros | TEDxPretoria

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Live Unplugged and in Charge | Simphiwe Petros | TEDxPretoria

The importance of living a life that is unplugged and in charge, the importance of separating ourselves from the preconceived norms of society in order to influence it. It is important to realize that we have a responsibility to live our best lives in order to influence other and ultimately shape a culture in the nation. Radio personality, TV presenter and speaker, Simphiwe Petros, is an individual who strives to leave his mark on the youth of South Africa. He is an individual who continually aims to develop himself, to break barriers and inspire people through the life he lives. Simphiwe is the Co-Founder of Unplugged & InCharge, which is a youth movement. It strives to shift youth culture by eradicating stereotypes and providing platforms for individuals to know their worth and take charge of their future, no matter what circumstances they come from. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Blvcksuburbia - A spoken word performance | Anga Mamfanya | TEDxPretoria

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Blvcksuburbia - A spoken word performance | Anga Mamfanya | TEDxPretoria

Spoken word performance, a piece called Blvcksuburbia, performed by Anga Mamfanya. Anga Mamfanya is a poet and educator based in Pretoria. He made his performance debut in 2016 at the Tshwane Speak Out Loud youth poetry competition, in which he was the 2nd prize winner. He has since shared his work at the University of Johannesburg and at the University of Pretoria as a guest speaker. He has also performed at the 2017 Naked word Festival in Cape Town and has released a spoken word EP called 1 A.M. In addition to having had his work longlisted for the 2018 Sol Plaatje European Poetry Award, Anga is also the founder of Blvcksuburbia, a social movement which aims to empower black communities through art. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Slam poetry is building a dream world | Busisiwe Mahlangu | TEDxPretoria

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Slam poetry is building a dream world | Busisiwe Mahlangu | TEDxPretoria

Young poet and activist Busisiwe Mahlangu performs her stirring poem about socio-political issues so many are facing. "Houses" is a moving piece about a lack of love, death and poverty. Busisiwe Mahlangu is a writer, performer and language activist born in Mamelodi, Pretoria (South Africa). She is currently studying for a BA in Creative Writing at the University of South Africa (UNISA) majoring in African Languages and Linguistics. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Studio Talks

How innovation is better than pivoting during a crisis | Alex Granger | TEDxPretoriaStudio

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How innovation is better than pivoting during a crisis | Alex Granger | TEDxPretoriaStudio

How should we deal with a crisis? Dr Alex Granger draws from his passion for basketball and his experience in the business world to present us with four examples of innovation that shaped basketball, and why we can learn from this. The main insight: Why innovation is more beneficial than pivoting during a crisis. Dr. Alex Granger was considered one of the top leadership, personal mastery, and high performance speakers in Africa. D. Granger sadly passed away a short while after recording his TEDxPretoriaStudio talk. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Are you switching people on or depleting them? | Andy Golding | TEDxPretoriaStudio

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Are you switching people on or depleting them? | Andy Golding | TEDxPretoriaStudio

The headspace and the heart-space of human beings is arguably one of the most untapped natural assets on the planet, yet so much human brilliance is left untapped every single day at work. In this talk Employee Experience Specialist, Andy Golding dives into the links between experience design and unlocking the innate brilliance of the people around us. Andy explores how each and every one of us can design and create exceptional experiences for the people we engage with what the impact of those might be. Andy Golding is an Employee Experience Specialist who has dedicated her career to helping businesses become places where human beings thrive. Andy believes that people are the central function of any business and works to help optimise and revolutionise the experience that people have across their employee lifetime. She is the co-author of the book “We Are Still Human (and work shouldn’t suck)”, and regularly speaks and trains on a variety of topics in the people space. Andy and her work have been featured on TV, radio, and in print. She was nominated one of South Africa’s Top 50 Business Women To Watch by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2018. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Botlalo - You are enough | Kgomotso Matjele | TEDxPretoriaStudio

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Botlalo - You are enough | Kgomotso Matjele | TEDxPretoriaStudio

Kgomotso / Tsoness shares what art, and dreams, can do for overcoming fear. We are enough. This talk has global relevance but also speaks deeply to some of the challenges faced in a South African context. Kgomotso Mamorena Matjele, known creatively as Tsoness, is a singer, songwriter, poet, writer and stage performer from South Africa, Gauteng, Soweto. Musically she can be described as a soulful charismatic singer who delivers with light but emotional husky undertones. Tsoness is known for being a member of Tribal PunQ, a musical act focused on uplifting, motivating, activating and developing the community through developmental projects and through music. Tribal PunQ genres vary from afro-fusion to pop to rock to soul to any sound fusible with poetic and theatrical elements. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

The five key ingredients of a thriving remote team | Graeme Codrington | TEDxPretoriaStudio

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The five key ingredients of a thriving remote team | Graeme Codrington | TEDxPretoriaStudio

The Work from Anywhere Revolution is not merely about WHERE you and your colleagues work. It's also not just about WHEN you work, either. It goes further than this to require a shift to an outputs-based workplace, where you don’t measure 'hours worked' at all. To get the real benefits of a work environment that measures deliverables rather than inputs, you need really healthy and well-functioning teams in place. There are five essential pillars on which you should build these teams, and develop healthy and productive remote, virtual and hybrid workplaces. Graeme Codrington is a South African-based author, futurist and strategy consultant. Graeme works with organisations around the world to anticipate, understand and adapt to disruptive change and future challenges. Graeme Codrington is a South African author, futurist and strategy consultant, and a founding director of strategic insights firm, TomorrowToday. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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