Mod 4.2 Entering the Conversation

How I harnessed the wind

I have chosen to comment on a video of a lecture made by Malawian boy William Kamkwamba. For two reasons, one because it's inspiring and innovative, a young boys journey out of poverty and into leadership and opportunity to help not only his family but many families and groups along the way. The second reason is that the comments made about the video are quite prolific and intimate, allowing replies to comments and thumbs up or down as extra options.

"Trust yourself, and believe, what ever happens, don't give up" William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind Freedom is just a thought away..

My comment is:
"Thank-you William, what an amazing story, and a testament to the human condition. We are indeed genius within, full of potential, vitality and imagination, yet many of us find it difficult to tap the well of infinity that resides within, resting dormant, suppressed and dominated by outside influences and our own minds.

William shows us that faced with hardship we have choice, an opportunity to dream and manifest something wonderful, something that did not exist before. Hardship and pressure can be used positively, a force to be reckoned with that initiates great change, a new paradigm that rises from knowing pain and suffering, choosing life, community and ecological consideration as the answer to hardship.

We are one global family after all, William's achievement is a blessing to humanity and the Earth that sustains us. Often right under our noses are ecological and sustain able technologies that can bring back biological diversity, habitat for a living and loving planet."

Comments can only be made by users with accounts. I'm assuming that TED has an automatic email alert that gets sent when someone replies to a comment of mine, or thumbs up or downs my comment. TED is big on building community, users can email me also.

Another very interesting feature is that TED gives users ratings, depending on how other users rate comments they have made. Some users end up in the negative, while others positive, a great way to generate authenticity and trust, and also it's a great way to seek out those most influential and of value.

TED's video's use Creative Commons, a great licence agreement that is user-friendly and stimulates creativity and builds community.