Two things about being human…and why I think TED loves Kibera.
In the ‘biology’ sense, i guess that in our most basic, we are a cell of some sort. In the most basic ‘physics’ sense..i believe its the atom. But in reality, no not the science one or the one that requires any sort of intellect; in that reality, in our most basic form, we are an idea.
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| From TEDx |
The other thing about being human is actually pretty common…and strange. You know this experience. You know how fashion, color, architecture and music trends to be cyclical? Yeah, i think human intellectual Renaissances are the same way. When you get to the top of our intellectual game, the masters of thought and creation, the force behind real ‘newness’ in our generation, the TED way, what is the one thing that is easiest to appreciate? I did not put much thought into it (because sometimes i think that is what ruins everything) I think it is the simplicity of the ‘idea’. Not an idea like you understand the idea. No, just the existence of the ‘idea’. The essence of it. Its simplicity, its realization outside a room of information, its application, its basic essence. This, incase you did not know, is the Kibera way.
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So, I think, at our greatest point, we meet our starting point. TED meets Kibera. And who does not like a guest from the future? Its like ‘Back to the Future’ (the movie: google it..) right now! For TED, its a certification of success; you didn’t just reach the world, you went back in time and changed it!
Now that’s something to e-mail home about!
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tuomas
August 6th, 2010 at 12:40 pm
Why not organize a community development forum, open for everybody, in Kibera? Let’s say the DC grounds, or in Olympic Primary. There would be posters and flyers spread in Kibera to reach everyone, and anybody could share their ideas to participate. Then the most popular proposals would be implemented by a set of volunteers from Kibera. Coordinators would be chosen from a variety of organizations to avoid conflicts of interest, and their role would be strictly advisory.
There would be an elected board for the project. The board would represent the residents of Kibera.
There would be a service voucher in addition to money. The voucher would be voluntary, and would buy goods and services within Kibera.
The executive branch of the organization would have an office, sort of community centre, with a boardroom and a library and computers connected with the Internet. This can be done inside two-three classrooms of a school, or a residential building.
Alex
August 18th, 2010 at 8:09 pm
What TED lecture where you watching during this meetup?