Ever Wondered What You Might Discover in a Great Conference Gift Bag?
Well here’s what I found at TEDActive 2011: The Rediscovery of Wonder. It was heavy to carry home, but worth the weight! And I think there is some interesting gift bag inspiration for others of us in the future.
Of practical use during (and after) the event:
– A special limited edition design JAMBOX wireless speaker + speakerphone by Jawbone: a small packaged hi-fi streaming wireless audio from any Bluetooth device, OR a scooter for speeding around the spreading hotel venue (these were the gifts of fame this year!)
– A ceramic Bento Box for healthy meals on the move, away from home – ‘Box Appetit’, by www.black-blum.com
– A re-usable water bottle from www.natura.com (with info on refill stations in the venue)
– A drip coffee bag of very freshly roasted from Hebo Coffee Ltd. (www.hebocoffee.com)
– A little book from the www.CoffeeCommon.com to guide attendees’ coffee experiences
– Two bags: A unique bag created from a billboard by www.bannertheory.com – turning unsustainable waste into sustainable good AND a sturdy travel bag from www.JackSpade.com
– A compact LED flashlight from www.newegg.com (especially useful for the desert party)
– An Action Journal from Behance (www.CreativesOutfitter.com)
Interesting conversation-starters:
– Full colour attendees brochure with portraits and “three things to talk with me about”
– A publication featuring the amazing stories of the 2011 Long Beach TED Fellows
– A mini-publication of photos compiled from TEDx events across the globe in 2011
– Necklaces from women in Kaolack, Senegal
– A peaceBOMB bracelet – made from fragments of bombs – supporting artisan families, community development, and clearance of unexploded ordnance from farmland and forests in Laos (www.shoparticle22.com and www.bigballsfilms.com)
– A $100 philanthropic gift card underwritten by REDU for use supporting a classroom project of choice from www.DonorsChoose.org online charity
Reading material to keep up the (re)discovery post-TED:
– A special TEDGlobal issue of “Design Mind” – the award-winning publication of global innovation firm frog design – entitled “And Now the Good News”
– Seth Godin’s latest book: Poke the Box
– Trois Couleurs Special Issue: JR 2001-2011, A Retrospective
– ‘Imagine, Design, Create: How Designers, Architects and Engineers are Changing the World’ edited by Tom Wujec
– A TEDBooks Gift Card courtesy of Lincoln.com for use via Amazon.com
Further learning opportunities and brain exercises:
– Research credit to Frost & Sullivan (www.frost-and-sullivan-institute.org) for your choice of ‘The Visionary Membership’, ‘The Growth Partnership Service’ or ‘The Top 20 Mega Trends Study’
– A free LivingHome Feasibility Analysis or one-hour environmental design consultation to help you assess how to lower your ecological footprint for an existing home or office (www.livinghomes.net)
– A subscription to Lynda.com – online software training videos
– The Unit One version of the Rosetta Stone solution (language of choice)
– One month tuition-free access to the Rouxbe Cooking School (www.rouxbe.com)
– A year’s subscription to MAKE: technology on your time (www.makezine.com)
– Two A-ha! Brainteasers of choice from www.thinkfun.com
For the journey home and to share with others:
– Complementary wifi session from your return journey – courtesy of Delta Air Lines
– Free Personal Travel Planning Package from JetSetter
– A Blu-ray of Pixar’s latest film, Toy Story 3
– The feature film ‘Waiting for “Superman”’ – from the Director of An Inconvenient Truth – looking at education in the United States (DVD)
– CD of the Venezuelan clarinet of Alcides Rodriguez
– In support of Sylvia Earle’s TED wish – Drivers of Change: Oceans – cards to share with your community and help shape a better world (www.driversofchange.com)
– A page of Seed Paper from www.greenfieldpaper.com to plant when back home, mixing 100% post consumer content with their custom wildflower mix.
I’m keen to learn what Gillian’s going to come home with next week after her time at TEDGlobal!
Hi Lizzie, The TEDGlobal 2011 gift bag was a cool black Jack Spade New York bag.
In it:
*JawBone Wireless speakers and speakerphone
*DBLogic headset, which "manages the sound level to help protect against hearing loss without sacrificing sound quality"
*An Icebreaker T-shirt in merino wool
*A Coffee Common bag of beans
*A book called "100 Whiskeys to Try before you Die" (we are in Scotland after all)
* A Quirky USB hub
* A Dodocase for an ipad 2
* The first course of a Rosetta Stone language training programme
They gave away Bobbles too, reusable filtered water bottles.
All groovy stuff!