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The problem: How do you get a bunch of visual visionaries -- many of them isolated, introverted, self-employed people who tend to hunch all day behind their computers -- out into meatspace, communicating, drinking, networking? The solution: Give them a format, a structure, a parlor game, a chance to talk about their current interests and listen to others doing the same.
Source: Wired
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The problem: How do you get a bunch of visual visionaries -- many of them isolated, introverted, self-employed people who tend to hunch all day behind their computers -- out into meatspace, communicating, drinking, networking? The solution: Give them a format, a structure, a parlor game, a chance to talk about their current interests and listen to others doing the same.
Source: Wired
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But designers worldwide are resurrecting the slide show and trying to elevate it to a form of poetry in a new movement called PechaKucha, an open-mike night for creative types to show off their projects. And the business world is starting to pay attention.
Source: canada.com
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The event will unfold at a more leisurely pace than most jam-packed Pecha Kucha soirées, which can feature upward of 12 presentations. Instead, curators at the CCA and Pecha Kucha selected six presentations through a submission process. Topics will include such varied subjects as bathhouses, snow removal and ideas around moral hygiene

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PechaKucha is the democratic form of the TED conference. It brings the best ideas out into the public. PechaKucha is "by design" set up to multiply, proliferate, inspire, in short, change the planet long term more than any other current idea. It brings us back together, out of our air-conditioned isolation, alone with our fancy smart phone, back into the community where change can happen - Chris Stutzki
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"Artists, engineers, architects, manufacturers and animators -- designers of all kinds and backgrounds -- participate in PechaKucha Night," said Carl Bass, Autodesk president and CEO. "PechaKucha is a wonderful forum to communicate design ideas, and by sponsoring PechaKucha Night, Autodesk is reaching a global audience."
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