TEDxDanubia 2015
2015-08-31 Uránia Filmszínház
Balance on the Edge
Welcome to our home: the endlessly ephemeral edge, the elusive and ever changing, yet permanent balance where Life happens. It gives home to everything from the existence of the Universe to our personal life experiences, from achieving success to making good decisions. It is where both innovation and harmony stem from. It is where complex and emergent systems operate, from financial systems to biological ones, from climate balance to the human brain, from cosmology to politics. And for these systems, we may need to rethink our industrial notion of control. It may very well be more about open ends and unfinished stories. About reconciling opposite truths, conflicting demands and antagonistic interests. But it is also about the paths to take, the questions to ask, the windows of opportunity, the threats we need to survive and the solutions we need to find.
Speakers
Brody Leonard , Csutka István , Dajka Krisztián , Dávid Ferenc , Duda Ernő , Dulany Peggy , Fong Danielle , Goldman Jay , Heincz Gábor , Hetesi Zsolt , James Valencia , Joós Andrea , Kiss László , Magyar Ádám , Nic Marks , Orofino Alessandra , Pilling János , Polgár Judit , Raford Noah , Rajaniemi Hannu , Rangel Sammy , Roland Augustine , Schwartz Daniel I. , Segal Leerom , Switzer Furugh , Ugron Zsolna , Vági BenceProgram
| 0900 - 10 00 | TEDxUniversity There is a tradition at TED. Before the start of the main stage sessions, there is something called TED-U, an intimate, special experience which is probably even more about the audience than the rest of the program. We embarked on creating our own version of this. Something special and intimate, in our own way. Since TEDxDanubia is an international event, but there is a great depth and width of talent and ideas worth sharing in our own backyard too, we decided to make this morning session an all-Hungarian one, featuring only Hungarian speakers, a lot of them from our own community.
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| 1045 - 12 45 | Session 1: Chaos & Order The Universe exists and dances on the narrow edge of chaos and order. And so do most of our lives... and many of our most crucial systems. Indeed, it might be that magic mix and balance of the two that makes it all possible. It is at the very core of who we are and what we do: Success and Disaster. Creativity and Despair. Imagination and Remembering. Emotion and Rationality. Finance and Biology. Religion and Science. Man and Women. Complexity and Simplicity. Rules and Freedom. But what is this magic about? How do we look for it? Where do we find it?
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| 1245 - 14 00 | Lunch break |
| 1400 - 16 00 | Session 2: Perception & Reality It is not only about the world as it is, however. It is also about how we perceive and shape our relationship with this world: Do we perceive reality as it is? How so, if not? Or is perception Reality itself? Where are the mismatches and differences that really matter? What are they about? How do they impact us? We will explore Threats and Opportunities. Dreams and Science. Professionalism and Unpredictability. Deception and Transparency. Nature and Culture. Systems and Ideas. Motion and Sound. Personal and Social. In a Delightfully Serious way...
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| 1600 - 17 00 | Coffee Break |
| 1700 - 19 00 | Session 3: Ariadne’s Thread Amidst all this complexity, our lives and many of our challenges may seem like a labyrinth we need to explore and find our way through. Rightly so. But much like Theseus in the myth, we not only need to figure out a way across, we also have to find our way back home. So where are the answers and the solutions? What could we actually do about our issues? Where is the path that leads to something valuable, meaningful and maybe even worthy? Or dangerous? Or sustainable? Where should we change course? And how do we get on the right track? Where can we find surprising ANDs instead of confining ORs?
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| 1900 - 21 00 | Drinks, Reception |
