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Colin Robertson had 3 minutes on the TED stage to tell the world about his solar-powered crowdsourced health care solution. And then...
Colin Robertson - Social energy entrepreneur
Colin Robertson is apparently "attempting to make the world's first crowdsourced solar energy solution" Or is he? Full bio
Colin Robertson is apparently "attempting to make the world's first crowdsourced solar energy solution" Or is he? Full bio
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Today I'm going to talk
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about unexpected discoveries.
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Now I work in the solar technology industry.
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And my small startup
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is looking to force ourselves
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into the environment
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by paying attention to ...
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... paying attention to crowd-sourcing.
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It's just a quick video
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of what we do.
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Huh. Hang on a moment.
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It might take a moment to load.
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(Laughter)
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We'll just -- we can just skip --
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I'll just skip through the video instead ...
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(Laughter)
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No.
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(Laughter)
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(Laughter)
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(Music)
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This is not ...
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(Laughter)
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Okay.
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(Laughter)
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Solar technology is ...
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Oh, that's all my time?
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Okay. Thank you very much.
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(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Colin Robertson - Social energy entrepreneurColin Robertson is apparently "attempting to make the world's first crowdsourced solar energy solution" Or is he?
Why you should listen
Colin Robertson is a young entrepreneur with a single, world-changing idea: crowdsource solar energy solutions to the global climate crisis. He is a passionate believer in the idea that we can solve all of our problems by coming together in groups.
He is also a fictional character created by ImprovEverywhere for a special prank at TED2012. He is played by Eugene Cordero, an actor and comedian based in Los Angeles, and a regular performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.
Colin Robertson | Speaker | TED.com