An unexpected place of healing
In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too)
those who learned to collaborate and improvise
most effectively have prevailed.
… maar hij is niet van Charles Darwin 😉
Ramona Pierson werd aangereden door een dronken automobilist. Ze lag 18 maanden in coma en werd na een serie operaties beschouwd als uitbehandeld. Ze werd als straatarme, jonge vrouw in een Amerikaans bejaardentehuis ondergebracht.
De senioren lieten het er niet bij zitten. Ze maakten een inventarisatie van alle kennis, vaardigheden en wijsheid die ze in hun lange leven hadden opgebouwd en begonnen aan ‘project Ramona’.
Ramona werd omarmd door een gemeenschap van opa’s en oma’s die alle tijd voor haar hadden. Stapje voor stapje kwam er verbetering. Ramona bouwde een nieuwe toekomst op en gebruikte de kracht van gemeenschap en samenwerking als inspiratie voor haar werk. Tegenwoordig is Ramona CEO van Declara, een collaboratief kennisplatform.
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Ramona Pierson: An unexpected place of healing
http://www.ted.com When Ramona Pierson was 22, she was hit by a drunk driver and spent 18 months in a coma. At TEDxDU she tells the remarkable story of her recovery -- drawing on the collective skills and wisdom of a senior citizens' home.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate -
Ramona Pierson
Technology entrepreneur and CEO, Declara
Interview directed by Marian Lacombe.
Photo © Brigitte Lacombe.
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TEDxDU Ramona Pierson #2 -- Education goes digital
Ramona Pierson -- Education goes digital.
In her second of two Talks at TEDxDU, Ramona explains the algorithm that will transform education. Imagine when school operates in the digital age: outdated textbooks and on-size-fits-all lesson plans are replaced by customized content offered up in real-time, delivering exactly what the teacher and the student need in the manner in which they learn best. Sound Utopian? It's in pilot today.
See complete bio and all TEDxDU Talks at www.tedxdu.com.
About TEDx, x = independently organized event
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations) -
Ramona Pierson, CEO and Founder of Declara
Ramona Pierson, CEO and Founder of Declara, a personal learning technology company based in Palo Alto, Calif. which brings neural and clinical sciences into the education software business, talks to Cannes Lions TV at Lions Health about innovation, big data, and the importance of life-long learning.
