Dr. David Martin to Speak at TEDx ArdenArcade

Date:  Tue, 2012-08-07

Charlottesville, VA- August 6, 2012: Dr. David Martin will be speaking at the TEDx ArdenArcade event on August 18 in Sacramento, California. This TEDx event will be bring together some of the world’s most creative minds and forward thinking to share their personal stories, insights, and passions.

Dr. Martin, curator of the Global Innovation Commons and Founding Chairman of M∙CAM will paint a picture of a future in which we honor all of the Commons and the Commoners and demonstrate how it’s already here.

“We’re supposed to believe that the celebrated Magna Carta served as a foundation for liberty. However, since its negotiation in 1215, our world has seen sovereigns and governments enclose not only the tangible world but increasingly put no trespassing signs up in the realm of ideas. Under the guise of giving the ‘little guy’ a chance to benefit from creativity, intellectual property has now become a minefield so densely packed that only industrial barons can navigate these waters. What would a world look like if we built enterprises – both social and economic – on collaborative re-contextualization rather than individuated self-proclaimed ‘creativity’?”

Kris Traub, event organizer, says that this event will be proof that what you conceive you can achieve!” The event is being independently organized and licensed by TED.

To read more about TEDx ArdenArcade: http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/6135 To learn more about TEDx ArdenArcade or purchase tickets please contact, Kris Traub at kristraub2012@gmail.com .

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