TEDxCity2.0

On Friday 20th September 2013, LSx, Actuated Futures and Citu presented an afternoon simulcast of TEDxCity2.0, streaming live from New York City along with an evening programme of speakers and refreshments.

In an increasingly urban and mobile culture, the notion of a smart city has come to the fore in recent years. This narrative has largely been about optimisation and efficiency – a hybrid of concrete and code infrastructure, built by large corporations and sold to city councils to manage resources; A presumption that cities are currently ‘dumb’…

There is however a parallel countercultural and disruptive notion of the Networked Citizen –  people, places and projects which seek to challenge orthodoxy and almost subvert traditional power structures.

At TEDxCity2.0, we showcased a range of speakers who are using art, food, wellbeing, housing, play, politics and public space to create serendipity, joy and resilience in our communities…

Afternoon Simulcast

• Session 1: Redefining Citizen (2 – 3:30 pm)
• Session 2: Reinventing Urban Experience (4-5 pm)
• Greenhouse tour (5 – 5:30pm)

Evening Programme

Session 1 (6 – 6:45pm)

• Welcome & Introduction, Imran Ali & Paul Connell
• Everyday Growing Cultures, Erinma Ochu
• Ecological Cohousing at LILAC Leeds, Paul Chatterton

Break

• Food by Brad, Chef at the Greenhouse Deli and drinks from the Stew & Oyster.
• Optional tour of the Greenhouse sustainable live/work community.

Session 2 (7 – 8pm)

• Urban Playtime, Shanaz Gulzar & Steve Manthorp
• March of the Robots, Emma Bearman
• Urban Innovation Practice, Shane Mitchell

Networking

Here are a selection of tweets from the evening…

@mikechitty @thomasforth @nmcinroy Amazing talk by @lilacleeds. I didn’t realise that their ideas are so radical.

— Ivor Tymchak (@ivortymchak) September 21, 2013

A gloriously bonkers idea. #TEDCity2 #TEDxleeds pic.twitter.com/6tLfgqV2XR

— Actuate (@ActuatedFutures) September 20, 2013

Frantic Robot building at #TEDxLeeds city 2.0 pic.twitter.com/vkElLSLRMB

— Actuate (@ActuatedFutures) September 20, 2013

If we work together in the garden we can work together in a crisis. #TEDxLeeds #TEDCity2

— Kathryn Grace (@IamKathrynGrace) September 20, 2013

Going green at #TEDxleeds! pic.twitter.com/71PcdRpLmi

— Vanessa Gil (@_vanessagil) September 20, 2013

Eek! I’m at the back of @greenhouseleeds #tedxleeds pic.twitter.com/BaqoQIlWzg

— PlayfulLeeds (@PlayfulLeeds) September 20, 2013

Very excited @erinmaochu is presenting on our #growingcultures project + film (http://t.co/Eqjw4FfpgX) at #TEDxLeeds for TEDxCity2.0 today!

— Farida Vis (@Flygirltwo) September 20, 2013

Live sessions kicked off by @imran #tedxleeds #tedxcity2 #excited pic.twitter.com/LxiCNJ8TS7

— erinmaochu (@erinmaochu) September 20, 2013