TEDx UT: The Doodle Revolution
On my way to Wimberley a couple of months ago, I got a call from Derek Woodgate. He was on the planning team for TEDx UT and I assumed he was going to ask me for speaker recommendations, since our team had just produced TEDx Austin and we had a long list of incredible possible presenters. You can imagine my surprise then, when he said that the committee wanted me to be one of the speakers. I mean – I’m good – but I wasn’t sure if I was TEDx good. However, never one to miss an opportunity, I said yes and then hung up and had to roll down my window to get some fresh air. Speaking in front of academicians and graduate students about visuals and the brain opens yourself up to all sorts of criticism about your empirical data. But I’m Ms. Brown. Risk never stopped me before. So, like all good girl scouts, I did a lot of homework, prepared for weeks, and custom-doodled my slides so the audience would have fun and learn at the same time. I think they did and I think I did justice to the TED brand. Once I get the digital video, you can see for yourself.
Would love to have seen this live. I am a life long doodler who used to get in trouble as an elementary student for my doodling
Michael, you’ll be the first to have the digital video of it.
And yes, in the talk I support doodling as a technique in all institutions – government, business and education. There’s nothing but science and education to back up doodling’s prowess. Viva la doodle.
patiently waiting for your book (for at least 20 minutes since i doscovered your site somehow), but i cant wait forever!
i am an auditory learner in a visual world, who doodles in meetings in order to keep my eyes and hands busy while my ears focus (do ears focus?). I’ve saved them over the yeras, including some from tours in combat which have a remarkable feel to them
am enojoying your blog this sunday morning Ms Brown, with coffee and after a walking of the dogs
Ken, I loved your comment. Yes, ears absolutely do focus. In fact, if you see my blog post on listening I discuss techniques to become a sort of listening ninja. I bet you already are one. I would love to see your doodles from combat tours, particularly since I’m working on a book about doodles. Let me know if you’d be willing to share them and thanks so much for enjoying the site.
I DID FIND THIS…
Sunni Brown and the Doodle Revolution: a TEDx talk
Recently, VizThinker Sunni Brown gave a talk as part of a TEDx event held at the University of Texas at Austin – centered on the topic of visual note-taking, Sunni laid out the case for why incorporating visuals into one’s note-taking process has benefits for listening, comprehension, retention, and creativity. Over the past year or so, we’ve seen more and more interest in visual note-taking and Sunni is now trying to harness that momentum in what she’s calling “The Doodle Revolution”.
http://vizthink.com/blog/2010/05/14/sunni-brown-and-the-doodle-revolution-a-tedx-talk/
You were fabulous and no risk at all!!!!!