The Evolution of Storytelling - by Maria Popova - tedify.org
Excerpt
TED is the epitome of cultural storytelling. Through content curation and production value, TED finds the most engaging and compelling ideas in the world, puts them on a grand stage full of wonder and fascination, and frames them in a way that captures the world’s attention and imagination. This is storytelling. That stage is our modern-day campfire. At the same time, storytelling is always shaped by the tools of the day – new media, smart algorithms, innovative technology – most of which the world sees for the first time precisely on the TED stage. From the incredible Allosphere to MIT’s Sixth Sense to Jonathan Harris’ visualization magic, these tools and artist-scientists embody the cutting edge of storytelling, the forces that shape and define it for years to come. ( rt. click and open the above post link to learn more about Tedify)