What is that, you say? It is:
“PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world, inspiring creatives worldwide. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit chat”, it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It’s a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace.”
This form is being used for a global event on April 16:
THINK / PARTICIPATE / DONATE / INSPIRE
On April 16, many of the 400 PechaKucha cities around the world will come together and hold events, broadcasting out to the world and Japan over multipule Ustreams. Find a city near you and attend or watch on Ustream. Donate at the door or online. The 20×20 presentations will be focused on 3 main themes INSPIRE, JAPAN, THE ISSUES, RECOVERY. They could be simply about things that inspire us, or Japan how it has inspired you. Great ideas or solutions that help deal with the issues at hand whether earthquake, tsunami or nuclear – and the road to recovery. On the 16th of April 100’s of 20×20 presentations will be made around the world, these will all be streamed live and then uploaded online to make a database of postive inspiration for Japan.”
If that sounds like too much in too little, don’t decide too quickly. Visit the site to sample some PK presentations. Might be an interesting experiment for student presentations!
