Neuroscientist Beau Lotto conducted an ambitious study with Cirque du Soleil on the emotion of awe and its psychological and behavioral benefits. In this talk and live performance, he shares some of their findings -- and stands back as Cirque du Soleil dancers create their own awe-inducing spectacle.

Filmmaker, biologist and TED Fellow Alexis Gambis makes films grounded in fact, straddling the genres of experimental, documentary and fiction. Showing clips of his work, Gambis demonstrates how storytelling helps explain important scientific advancements and social issues -- and how it can be a lens on our own humanity. "We need more real science in fictional movies, to create more eclectic, more inclusive, more poetic portrayals of science and scientists in the world," he says.

Recent scientific developments have made possible things once attributed only to gods and mythologies. Artist and TED Fellow Hiromi Ozaki shows how she worked with scientists in biotechnology and genetic engineering to turn one myth -- the Red String of Fate -- into a reality.

The audio aspect of tap dancing is just as essential as the visual. Listen and watch as TED Fellow Andrew Nemr performs a choose-your-own-adventure dance, joined by an ensemble from the Vancouver Tap Dance Society.

Have you ever had a client insist on having admin access to their website? They own it, so they have that right…but how long did it take before they called you to fix what they broke once they logged in? While clients who break their own sites are guaranteed revenue, those calls never come at a convenient time and are ALWAYS urgent. So what can we do to both empower our clients and make sure their sites continue to run well? This talk will present several ideas for ways that we can do just that, including: Helpful plugins How to train a client in WordPress How to set user permissions How to set pricing for fixing mistakes Creating a user manual Other tips for managing the client relationship Attendees will leave with some good ideas and action items to better help clients help themselves…or not.

We all want our sites to be clear, beautiful and easy to use… But how? Well, while the Design and UX practice is wild and complex, there are simple guidelines we can follow to clean our layouts and start getting the taste of a good user experience. To do this we’ll explore by comparison examples of ‘fixes’ that we can apply to our designs, to better communicate, such as: alignment, color and content hierarchy. Join this session if you are interested in design and usability. Full presentation slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B29Fz0QKyBp8MVQtZHlhMDRVaHVkbWpJVjNiSDZ1NThDZGsw/view

Avez-vous déjà rêvé au “1 000 $ par semaine” en devenant Gagnant à vie? Aimeriez-vous cesser les cycles d’abondance-famine et stabiliser vos revenus d’entreprise? Venez voir comment utiliser WooCommerce Subscriptions et mettre en place différentes stratégies de vente de produits et services sous forme d’abonnements. Il vous sera ainsi possible de régulariser vos entrées d’argent, augmenter la fidélisation de votre clientèle et réduire vos coûts d’opération. Ceci sera appuyé par des exemples concrets : avec la mise-en-place de systèmes automatisés de renouvellements, à vous la gloire, la richesse et les siestes à tous les jours! Full presentation slides: https://www.slideshare.net/jfarsen/batissez-votre-empire-avec-woocommerce-subscriptions

La vie de blogueur se résume à avoir plein d’idées et d’inspiration, mais jamais assez de temps pour tout accomplir. Grâce à ces différents outils connexes à WordPress et à votre flux de travail quotidien, simplifiez votre quotidien et vos publications. Nous couvrirons des sujets comme les extensions (plugins) pour vous assurer une publication de qualité avec moins d’efforts (SEO, calendriers, flux de travail, etc.), les différents outils que vous pourriez utiliser autour de WordPress et les ajouts incontournables à votre vie à 100 km/h! Vous repartirez en sachant que vous pourrez gagner du temps sans diminuer la qualité de votre blogue. Full presentation slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JTz4LviBKWh6hjGMegBhYc3_g0qvY9kP/view

When we think about UX, we’re often too focused on fonts, colors, and flow to think about microcopy – those small bits of text that guide users through almost every part of a web interface. These words may be tiny, but they can make a significant difference in the usability of your design and even affect your site’s conversion rates. Key takeaways. In this talk, I will share copywriting and communication tips that will immediately improve your user interface microcopy, such as error messages and interface instructions, so your users experience less frustration and more delight. Talk attendees will get a quick introduction to branding and communication principles, basic UX principles, and how to evaluate effective copy in website flows. They will also see real examples of before and after situations where simple changes made a big difference and how and where to apply the same changes to their own sites.

On me demande souvent à quoi ressemble ma journée, comment j’ai fait pour être travailleur autonome, ensuite comment j’ai commencé à engager des employés avec aucun bagage de gestion de commerce ou de ventes et avec un “simple” DEP. Dans cette conférence, je présenterai les différentes étapes de mon parcours pour me lancer à mon compte, développer une clientèle fidèle et trippante, comment j’ai augmenter les revenus de l’entreprise en passant par mes bons coups et mes échecs. Je parlerai en plus de ma partie préférée de ma business, le branding et tout mon processus (vente, recherches, moodboard, conception, pitch). Mes conférences sont toujours soupoudrée par du développement personnel. Si on ne se connaît pas, si on est pas alignés avec nos valeurs, c’est difficile d’avancer dans la bonne direction et de voir clair.