These are a pdf of the slides I used in the TEDxTokyo 2011 talk. (there are video clips you can not see in this format of course). This was a 12-minute presentation. The video was streamed live and will be on YouTube soon.

1. Lessons from
the bamboo
By Garr Reynolds
Slides in PDF from a 12-minute presentation for
TEDxTokyo on May 21, 2011.Sans video and audio clip.

2. about Japan
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6. Tea Ceremony Ikebana Sumi-e

7. Nature is always speaking to us.

8. “Nature is always
speaking to us.
”
—Morihei Ueshiba

9. “
Everything—even
mountains, rivers,
plants, and trees—
should be your teacher.
”
—Morihei Ueshiba

10. “
Study how water
flows in a valley
stream, smoothly
and freely between
”
the rocks...
—Morihei Ueshiba

11. “
Study the teachings of the
pine tree, the bamboo, and
the plum blossom.
”
—Morihei Ueshiba

12. The plum blossom is
hardy, and elegant.

13. The pine is evergreen, firmly
rooted, and venerable.

14. Nature as

15. “
Study the teachings of the
pine tree, the bamboo, and
the plum blossom.
”
—Morihei Ueshiba

16. Osaka Nara

17. Pic of backyard

18. Bamboo
forest be
gins

19. Running in the among the bamboo

20. Running in the among the bamboo
,
!

21. 10 Lessons from
the Bamboo

22. 9 Lessons from
the Bamboo

23. (1) Remember: What looks
weak is strong

25. fragile is strong.
What looks

26. You do n ot have to
b e big to b e strong.

27. “ Size matters not. Look
at me. Judge me by my
size do you? Hmm?
”
—Master Yoda

28. You do not have to be scary, and big like a
dark forest.
Strength in the light,
in kindness & compassion

29. You do not have to be scary, and big like a
dark forest.
Strength in the light,
in kindness & compassion

31. Strength in the light,
in kindness & compassion

32. (2) Bend but don’t break

33. with th e flow.
B amboo goes

35. (3)Deeply rooted yet flexible

38. (4) Slow down your busy mind

39. We cannot see our reflection
in running water...

40. It is only in still water that we can see.
—Taoist proverb

41. This is a video without sound.

42. (5) Be always ready

43. “
The warrior, like bamboo,
is ever ready for action.
—Kensho Furuya
”

44. (6 ) Find wisdom in emptiness

45. “
Empty your cup so that
”
it may be filled...
—Bruce Lee

46. “ You must unlearn what
you have learned.
”
—Master Yoda

47. (7 ) Commit yourself
to growth & renewal

48. Even a 100 foot stalk of bamboo
can progress one more step.

49. (8 ) Express your usefulness
through simplicity

50. “
The bamboo in its simplicity
expresses its usefulness. Man
should do the same.
”
— Kensho Furuya

56. (9) Unleash your power
to spring back

61. Fall seven times, get up eight

62. “It ain’t about how hard you
can hit. It’s about how hard
you can get hit and keep
moving forward.... That’s
how winning is done!
”
—Rocky Balboa

63. Lessons from the bamboo:
Flexibility
Adaptability

64. Resilience

65. Resilience

66. Be like
bamboo

67. good luck!

68. Images:
iStockphoto.com
& Garr Reynolds