TEDxDubai's Amazing list of sponsors

We did it, you did it!

TEDxDubai happened yesterday and there is no question at least one person has started to put their ideas and energy into action to change, improve, revise some aspect of their environment!

TEDxDubai could only happen with the help of sponsors and sponsors who believe that it is not money but the space and power of ideas that make magic happen!

All of the sponsors listed below did amazing things for no financial return JUST BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF MAKING THINGS HAPPEN ONE PERSON AT A TIME.

Dubai Media City for hosting this event and providing this fabulous venue without their guidance, direction and trust none of this would be happening today, thanks you.

When we started planning TEDxDubai in late may we spoke to many people about this extraordinary idea and only a handful said YES, we want to be part of this.

We would also like to thank:

SAE for allowing Giorgio Ungania, my co-currator, to take on this project and of course their support in the filming and post production of the event

BARAKA our online partner. For making our web presence sing.

Zayed University and especifically the publications department for all things printed you are seeing today

The Kanoo Group for organizing the TEDxDubai Gala this evening.

Core Management Consultants for their unwavering business sense and guidance .imagine doing an event of this scale based all on barter deals Pervais nasir thank you.

Emirates Airlines for flying our international guests to Dubai

The Westin for housing our international guests

Ford for their support with transportation

Google for the TedxDubai T shirts

Jebal ali Hotel for their assistance with food and beverage

The Palladium for the amazing venue that worked

Oasis Enterprises and JVC for all the HD Cameras you see recording this event

Delta Sound for the fact you can hear me

DLC for the lights they came through at the 11^th hour, a dark moment

Phillips for their generous support of the idea

The One for the stage decorations and also goodies you are taking home

Arab Business Machines for the Mac’s keeping our speakers on track

Dubai Eye for facilitating Leo Laportes Broadcast to the US.

Again thank you to Dubai Media City for hosting this event and all the sponsors who have made this day happen.

Relationships, Shisha and H1N1

Welcome to the start of the week with Nightline!

Relationships! What makes them work and why do they fail?

We had many interesting texts and some questions about marriage failure and the west, it is not the same in India, or is it?

There is a new study out about Shisha, and that prompted the question WHY SMOKE the bubbly?

And finally H1N1, are you thinking about it?

Mobile Media Revolution

We are living a media revolution. Mobile media should be on your lips. Giorgio Ungania of SAE joined me for a conversation with Peter "magic" Johnston about 15 second feature films. In hour 2 we spoke about mlearning with Ammar Shami of ABJAD consulting.

We began and ended the evening with a conversation about TEDxDubai.

December 5-We Are What We Do!

Imagine setting out to change the world one person, one small tiny gesture/action/idea at a time?

CHECK IT OUT

...and welcome to We Are What We do, a new movement inspiring people to use their everyday actions to change the world. We're not talking moving big mountains. More of a gentle nudge from the corner desk. A little prod from the sofa. A gentle push from the PE room.

So go on then! Track an action, share, connect.


Picture of the week

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May 22 Innovation in Dubai from 2 guys on the ground.

Julian Ford Director of Marketing and Business Development and Harvey Klyce MD of Al Futtaim Technology joined me to talk about Innovation 10 days after the IIR Management Innovation FORUM.

Both men would seem to think that innovation is taking place in the workplace.

Both men talk about the team and the conversations that take place and the holistic environment that should make things work.

I am not convinced.

What about the freak on staff?

What about throwing out the old way/current way and reinventing the whole thing?

The answer? We are not the family in the family business.

OK point well taken.

So where does that leave us?

Maybe we need more networking between ideas and the implementation of off the wall means of doing things?

Maybe we need a d-school approach?

Maybe we need a Seth Godin mentality?

Maybe we need more than we know?

What about the 30 book MBA in entrepreneurship?

These guys sure had some great ideas BUT can they take it past the balance sheet?

We will see!

April 29---design of schools and more

Lesley Stagg joined us on NIGHTLINE and we spoke about the idea of the design of the school, the bricks and mortar and how this can have a huge impact on not only the students but also the teachers and the staff.

Take a look at her school!

And it all comes down to people!