Gel Videos

Steven Heller

2009-11-05T19:34:21Z

Building a strong visual brand is not always good for the world. Exploring the themes in his book Iron Fists, graphic design legend Steven Heller shows how totalitarian regimes of the 20th century consolidated their power through strong visual imagery.

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Zina Saunders

2009-11-05T19:20:16Z

Great art can come out of frustration, as Zina Saunders shows. Her portraits of overlooked New Yorkers, and American political figures, reflect Zina's passionate view of the world.

See also: Zina's recent work on Drawger

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Marion Nestle

2009-08-18T13:34:30Z

What you should eat, and what companies want you to eat, are not necessarily the same thing. Food expert Marion Nestle explains how we got to this point, and what you can do to choose the healthiest food.

See also:

• Marion's quote in The Atlantic

• List of cute organic brands quietly owned by much larger companies

• Nestle's books - Food Politics and What to Eat

• Video of Marion Nestle on the Colbert Report (Aug. 19, 2009)

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Marion Nestle at Gel 2009 from Gel Videos.

Noah Scalin

2009-08-12T19:32:36Z

To design a different skull every day for a year, it turns out, you need a little help from your friends - and some strangers, too. Noah Scalin talks about one of the boldest creative challenges you'll ever hear about.

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Bill Gurstelle

2009-08-12T19:28:09Z

Taking risks is vital to your health, argues Bill Gurstelle. Not a constant stream of life-threatening activities, but just enough to keep you from eating your own brain. (You'll learn what that means when you watch the video.)

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Robin Nagle

2009-08-04T15:50:49Z

Listening to New York City sanitation workers - and working side-by-side with them - NYU professor Robin Nagle uncovered a wealth of knowledge about the job and the people who keep the city clean.

Nagle also talks about our relationship with trash - and why we might want to respect, maybe even love, what we leave behind. This is an anthropological study well worth learning from.

• Chris Jordan at Gel 2007, visualizing the amount of trash generated by modern society

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Barry Scheck and Jerry Miller

2009-08-04T15:32:38Z

Thousands of innocent Americans are in prison for crimes they didn't commit. The Innocence Project, through the use of DNA evidence and legal reform, helps prove these people innocent - so that justice is served, and so the actual perpetrators can be found and imprisoned.

The Innocence Project's cofounder, Barry Scheck, shares the stage here with Jerry Miller, the 200th exoneree of the organization. Miller served 24 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

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Graham Hill

2009-07-23T22:45:32Z

Three easy steps to reduce your carbon footprint: Graham Hill delivers a simple, straightforward, and, yes, achievable path to cutting our impact in half. He also reveals the number of showers equivalent to a pound of beef.

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Erin McKean

2009-05-27T11:55:12Z

Words rock. So does this lexicographer. At the time of this talk, Erin was serving as editor-in-chief of The New Oxford American Dictionary - and here she describes the process of making, and editing, the words in the dictionary. Well worth watching.

See also Erin's blog Dress A Day and her online dictionary startup Wordnik. (She also made a brief on-stage appearance at Gel 2007.)

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Erin McKean at Gel 2006 from Gel Conference on Vimeo.

Chip Conley

2009-05-27T11:45:04Z

As the CEO of a boutique hotel company, Chip Conley knows something about creating good experience - both for guests and employees. In his recent book Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow, and in this Gel talk, Chip explains how to understand good experience through Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

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Chip Conley at Gel 2008 from Gel Conference on Vimeo.

Seth Godin

2009-04-21T14:42:27Z

Why are so many things broken? In this entertaining talk - one of the favorites of Gel 2006 - Seth Godin gives a tour of things poorly designed, the reasons why they are that way, and how to fix them.

See also: Seth's Blog, where Seth writes daily on marketing, business, and other issues

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Seth Godin at Gel 2006 from Gel Conference on Vimeo.

Clay Shirky

2009-04-21T13:58:05Z

Social networking thinker Clay Shirky talks about the transformations in corporations and society brought about by the spread of networked communications. His book Here Comes Everybody covers similar themes.

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Clay Shirky at Gel 2008 from Gel Conference on Vimeo.

Bridget Duffy

2009-04-14T21:27:50Z

Creating a good patient experience is the focus and mandate of the Chief Experience Officer at the Cleveland Clinic, one of the world's top-rated medical facilities. In this talk, Bridget Duffy shows the theory and practice of patient-centered care, including an on-stage demo of an innovative patient gown.

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Bridget Duffy at Gel 2008 from Gel Conference on Vimeo.

Danny Meyer

2009-04-14T21:14:36Z

Hospitality is the key element of success, argues New York restaurateur Danny Meyer. He should know: his restaurants are consistently the highest-ranked in Zagat's New York survey. Go to Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Shake Shack, or any of Danny's other restaurants and you'll have an opportunity to see how hospitality forms a good experience.

After watching this Gel video, take a look at Danny's book Setting the Table, where he explains his thoughts on hospitality in more detail. Recommended.

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Danny Meyer at Gel 2007 from Gel Conference on Vimeo.

Ted Dewan

2009-03-31T20:13:09Z

Cars drove dangerously fast on Ted's residential street in Oxford, England - until he began installing activist art on the street. It brought the community together (even the mayor got on board), slowed the traffic, and improved the experience for everyone involved.

See also Ted's bio and Road Witch Trial.

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Ted Dewan at euroGel 2006 from Gel Conference on Vimeo.