What is PechaKucha? This will explain it to you in 20 slides. Great for anyone who enjoys presenting, presentations, and design.
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{ }Devised in February2003 by Astrid Kleinand Mark Dytham.
{ }Their innovation,dubbed pecha-kucha(Japanese for “Chit-Chat”).
{ }PKN events consist of around a dozenpresentations, each presenter having20 slides, each shown for 20 seconds.
{ }Each presenter has just 6 minutes 40seconds to explain their ideas beforethe next presenter takes the stage.
{ }Conceived as a venue through whichyoung designers could meet, show theirwork, exchange ideas and network.
{ }This format keepspresentations concise, fast-paced and entertaining.
{ }1n 2004, PKN began running in afew cities in Europe, and has sincebecome a worldwide phenomenon,
{ }now running more than400 cities in almost everycorner of the globe.
{ }Held mostly in fun locationswith a bar creating a spacefor ‘thinking and drinking.’
{ }Anyone can present -This is the beauty ofPechaKucha Nights.
{ }A good PechaKucha is unexpected,tell a great story, share somethingpersonal, funny, and inspiring.
{ }Each one is run by a city organizer.Check to see if there is one in your citybefore trying to organize your own.
{ }Many people have said - “oh so this is like a localTED!” PechaKucha Night is not like TED.TED is top down, PechaKucha is bottom up!
{ }PechaKucha Is not a social network. It is alive event, with real people, real communication,real beer and real creative fun.
{ }INSPIRE JAPAN. On April 16th, 2011,many of the 400 PechaKucha cities around theworld will come together and hold events.
{ }The presentations will be focusedon 3 main themes INSPIREJAPAN, THE ISSUES, RECOVERY.
{ }They could be simply aboutthings that inspire us, or Japanhow it has inspired you.
{ }Great ideas or solutions that help deal with theissues at hand whether earthquake, tsunami ornuclear - and the road to recovery.
{ }Find a PechaKuchanear you by visiting:www.pecha-kucha.org
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