#ThankYou
TEDx Studio

On behalf of our Speakers, the TEDxACCD team wishes to thank our attendees, volunteers, Partners and faculty members that made TEDxACCD possible. The event was a huge success and it brings us pride to hear stories of how the talks have helped spark dialogue, sharing ideas and have moved (both emotionally and literally) its attendees. We look forward to the next TEDx Event at ArtCenter and hope you will join us!

#TEDxACCD

The world around us is made up of an assortment of complex systems, both natural and man made. Behind every system, there is a force from which everything begins. Through better understanding, you will have the power to disrupt the system and design a new world.

TEDxACCD is a platform for multidisciplinary professionals to share how they are discovering, exploring, and innovating the world through Systems by Design.

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Our Speakers
Dr. M.A. Greenstein
Founder of the George Greenstein Institute
An award winning and internationally recognized researcher, author and experience designer of arts and science collaborations, Dr. Greenstein is the founder of the George Greenstein Institute and the Inventio!Brains System.
JessieKawata
Creative Strategist at NASA JPL
Jessie Kawata is a Designer and Creative Strategist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Her passion for art, science, and sustainability led her to NASA where she helped to pioneer their very first in-house design studio.
GeoffWardle
Director of Advanced Mobility Research
Geoff Wardle is Director of Advanced Mobility Research at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Geoff has had extensive experience as a professional vehicle designer across four continents and remains a passionate car enthusiast.
Youmna Chamcham
Founder and Designer of LiveLoveBeirut
One of the 2 founders and the designer of Live Love Beirut, a social media campaign that started 2 years ago with a hashtag to share the Beauty of Lebanon accompanied by a bracelet to fundraise and make local, grassroots projects come to life.
Dr. M.A. Greenstein
Founder of the George Greenstein Institute
An award winning and internationally recognized researcher, author and experience designer of arts and science collaborations, Dr. Greenstein is the founder of the George Greenstein Institute and the Inventio!Brains System.
JessieKawata
Creative Strategist at NASA JPL
Jessie Kawata is a Designer and Creative Strategist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Her passion for art, science, and sustainability led her to NASA where she helped to pioneer their very first in-house design studio.
GeoffWardle
Director of Advanced Mobility Research
Geoff Wardle is Director of Advanced Mobility Research at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Geoff has had extensive experience as a professional vehicle designer across four continents and remains a passionate car enthusiast.
Youmna Chamcham
Founder and Designer of LiveLoveBeirut
One of the 2 founders and the designer of Live Love Beirut, a social media campaign that started 2 years ago with a hashtag to share the Beauty of Lebanon accompanied by a bracelet to fundraise and make local, grassroots projects come to life.
Guillaume Wolf
Branding and Communication Expert
A preeminent expert in psychographics, Guillaume Wolf is a full-time faculty member at Art Center College of Design, where he teaches communication design and the psychology behind effective branding.
MiriamLieu
Leadership Expert
With a great entrepreneurial spirit, Miriam’s outlook on leadership through her versatile experiences in network marketing, investment banking, real estate finance, and health & fitness are influenced by intriguing yet rational approaches to philosophy.
WendySuzuki
Professor of Neural Science and Psychology
Dr. Wendy A. Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at New York University. She received her undergraduate degree in Physiology and Human Anatomy at the University of California, Berkeley.
Scout Durwood
Comedienne and Musician
Scout Durwood is a chanteuse/comedienne, as well as one of six starring cast members on Oxygen’s “Funny Girls,” a docu-series following the lives of six female stand up comedians. She takes pride in spreading laughter and joy wherever she and her ukulele may roam.
Guillaume Wolf
Branding and Communication Expert
A preeminent expert in psychographics, Guillaume Wolf is a full-time faculty member at Art Center College of Design, where he teaches communication design and the psychology behind effective branding.
MiriamLieu
Leadership Expert
With a great entrepreneurial spirit, Miriam’s outlook on leadership through her versatile experiences in network marketing, investment banking, real estate finance, and health & fitness are influenced by intriguing yet rational approaches to philosophy.
WendySuzuki
Professor of Neural Science and Psychology
Dr. Wendy A. Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at New York University. She received her undergraduate degree in Physiology and Human Anatomy at the University of California, Berkeley.
Scout Durwood
Comedienne and Musician
Scout Durwood is a chanteuse/comedienne, as well as one of six starring cast members on Oxygen’s “Funny Girls,” a docu-series following the lives of six female stand up comedians. She takes pride in spreading laughter and joy wherever she and her ukulele may roam.
Bryan Enderle
Chemical Engineering PhD and MA in Theology
Bryan Enderle enjoys grappling with the topics of theology and science, both as individual and intersecting topics. He poses the questions, what are the commonalities between theology and science that most don’t notice? What are the oddities in theology and science and how do we reconcile them?
Dr. Charles Elachi
Director of JPL and professor at Caltech
Dr. Charles Elachi is the Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Professor at the California Institute of Technology. He is the author of over 230 publications and textbooks in the fields of active microwave remote sensing and is the Principal Investigator on a number of space experiments.
Julie Pusch
Violinist and Dancer Duo
Julie’s musical endeavors have taken her all over the world, from a performance at Carnegie Hall under the baton of composer John Rutter, to performances in Austria, Italy, Czech Republic, Singapore, Mexico, Canada, the Cayman Islands, and performances at the Governor’s Ball for the Grammys and the Emmys.
Karen Safrit
Violinist and Dancer Duo
Karen’s performance, choreographic and teaching moments have taken her from the studio floors of an ice arena to university classrooms of modern dance studies, and into New York City’s enlivened dance community. Joining the Nikolais and Murray Louis Dance Company in New York, she’s had the privilege of dancing on the Paris Opera House stage, in festivals in South Korea, at New York’s Joyce Theater, and at many other venues around the world.
Bryan Enderle
Chemical Engineering PhD and MA in Theology
Bryan Enderle enjoys grappling with the topics of theology and science, both as individual and intersecting topics. He poses the questions, what are the commonalities between theology and science that most don’t notice? What are the oddities in theology and science and how do we reconcile them?
Dr. Charles Elachi
Director of JPL and professor at Caltech
Dr. Charles Elachi is the Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Professor at the California Institute of Technology. He is the author of over 230 publications and textbooks in the fields of active microwave remote sensing and is the Principal Investigator on a number of space experiments.
Julie Pusch
Violinist and Dancer Duo
Julie’s musical endeavors have taken her all over the world, from a performance at Carnegie Hall under the baton of composer John Rutter, to performances in Austria, Italy, Czech Republic, Singapore, Mexico, Canada, the Cayman Islands, and performances at the Governor’s Ball for the Grammys and the Emmys.
KarenSafrit
Violinist and Dancer Duo
Karen’s performance, choreographic and teaching moments have taken her from the studio floors of an ice arena to university classrooms of modern dance studies, and into New York City’s enlivened dance community. Joining the Nikolais and Murray Louis Dance Company in New York, she’s had the privilege of dancing on the Paris Opera House stage, in festivals in South Korea, at New York’s Joyce Theater, and at many other venues around the world.
Talks
In 2015, ArtCenter College of Design held its second TEDx event. ArtCenter set a new standard of excellence by becoming the first TEDx team to have a semester long course dedicated to the preparation and execution of an independently organized TEDx event. The following are videos and highlights of our school’s TEDx journey.
Interviews
Get a behind the scenes look at some of our speakers and how they bridge Systems by Design with their creative process.