I’m always surprised when people tell me that they’ve never heard of TED — Ideas Worth Spreading. But for whatever reason, many people have never heard of the organization that hosts a variety of conferences, speakers, and events. Maybe it’s my endlessly curious mind, but I love the variety and scope of these talks.

Starting today, I’m going to post a favorite TED talk every Tuesday to share with you, my readers. Most of the time these videos will have to do with creativity, but not always. Maybe only some of the time. I’m going to play it by ear, and see what happens. It’s taken me almost 50 years, but I have finally learned that I don’t always have to have things figured out in advance.

But this first video is definitely about creativity. It’s also about disability and limitations. This is Phil Hansen and “Embrace the Shake.”

Oh, and because I will be posting Tuesdays with TED (on Tuesdays, of course), I’ll be moving what most of you have come to think of as my “blog”–the story piece of it, anyway–over to Thursdays. So don’t panic tomorrow. The story will be there, just a day later.

Remember, change is good. And let me know what you think of Phil’s ideas on limitations and creativity. Do you think constraints help foster creativity?

Until next time,
Cynthia Patton