Clay Shirky
Expert on how technology reshapes human interaction | Advisor to global organizations on digital shifts
Clay Shirky is an Emerging Tech speaker who has appeared at 6 events including TEDGlobal 2012 and TEDSalon NY2012, most recently in 2012.
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Clay Shirky deconstructs how emerging technologies fundamentally reshape human interaction and economic systems. He has advised global organizations on understanding radical shifts in communication, media, and collective behavior.
His analysis helped define how we understand the social internet. Clay's keynotes help leaders understand what digital transformation actually means for organizations and society.
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How the Internet will (one day) transform government
The open-source world has learned to deal with a flood of new, oftentimes divergent, ideas using hosting services like GitHub -- so why can’t governments? In this rousing talk Clay Shirky shows how democracies can take a lesson from the Internet, to be not just transparent but also to draw on the knowledge of all their citizens.
Why SOPA is a bad idea
How cognitive surplus will change the world
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How social media can make history
Institutions vs. collaboration
| Event | Year | Location | Talks |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEDGlobal 2012 | 2012 | 🇬🇧Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 1 |
| TEDSalon NY2012 | 2012 | 🇺🇸New York, United States | 1 |
| TED@Cannes 2010 | 2010 | 🇫🇷Cannes, France | 1 |
| TED@State 2009 | 2009 | 1 | |
| Gel Conference | 2008 | 1 | |
| TEDGlobal 2005 | 2005 | 🇬🇧Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 1 |
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Who has Clay shared a stage with?
Speakers who appeared at the same event editions as Clay
| Speaker | Shared events | Where they appeared together |
|---|---|---|
| Hans RoslingGlobal Health Professor | Data Visualization Pioneer & Author of Factfulness | 2 | TED@Cannes 2010, TED@State 2009View shared history → |
| Jacqueline NovogratzGlobal Impact Investor | Transforming Poverty Through Entrepreneurial Solutions | 2 | TED@State 2009, TEDGlobal 2005View shared history → |
| Robert NeuwirthInvestigative Journalist & Urban Exploration Author | Global Squatter Communities Expert | 2 | TEDGlobal 2005, TEDGlobal 2012View shared history → |
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Both at TED@State 2009, TED@Cannes 2010
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