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Earlier this year, I was honored to deliver the closing talk at Italy’s largest TEDx event. My goal was to show that when used purposefully, technology can speed up our creativity, innovation and impact in the world.
But rather than just talking about it on stage, I wanted to show the audience how it can be done.
So, for 4 months leading up to the talk, I secretly worked with more than 80 people from 40 countries around the world—from Jordan to Macedonia, Venezuela to Japan.
We worked together, using technology to bridge the geographical chasms, and created a music video to a song I wrote last year called ‘There Is Still Time’, inspired by my experiences living in the South American rainforest, after I had sold everything I owned to embark on a global quest for understanding.
The video was a remarkable project to watch unfold—with musicians and artists filming themselves in front of mountains, castles, rivers and ruins.
We even transported a grand piano at sunrise to the Garden of the Gods in Colorado for my part in the video, showcasing the remarkable rock formations with snow capped mountains off in the distance.
Once we had all the footage, we pulled it together and used a split screen to show all the contributors.
, we projected that on the big screen while I performed the song live on stage with a grand piano. (Watch the music video below…)
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The beautiful thing about all of this is that every person who participated in the video was a stranger I met through digital technology. We had never met in person and before this project, and didn’t know the other even existed.
That’s the power of technology to bring people together, and to magnify our creativity and the impact we can make in the world.
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