TEDGlobal 2012 Candy Chang: Before I Die I Want to…
Vocabulary: abandoned buildings, vacant storefronts, soothe, gratitude, personal
aspirations, civic center, colleagues, perspective
1. How has Candy Chang been sharing more with her neighbors in public space in the past few years?
small cards, stickers, repurposing abandoned spaces
2. Describe Candy’s relationship with New Orleans? Why does she feel this way?
sense of belonging, in love with the city/music, soothes her soul
3. How did Joan’s death impact Candy?
made Candy reflect on the things most meaningful in her life, reflections on death
4. How did Candy repurpose abandoned public space?
putting chalkboards on abandoned spaces to reuse them more productively
5. What’s the purpose of this new space?
giving people in a community a chance to share their voice with others, hope for a better society,
connecting with neighbors/community
6. What does Candy think two of the most valuable things we have are?
1) Time 2) relationships
7. What is Candy’s belief on death?
Death provided an opportunity for reflection, death as not so scary, death as an agent of change
and a motivator to live life to the fullest
3 Things I’ve Learned
-thinking about death can make you more clear about your life
-interactions with your neighbors are important
-chalkboards can allow us to be more interactive with public spaces
3 Questions I Still Have
-How to get people to engage with the chalkboards during COVID?
-How to get Chinese people (who generally avoid death) to engage with this topic?
-What was the lingering impact amongst neighbors after the chalkboard was installed?
-Could we do something like this in a school?
-How do the answers change according to different cultures?
TEDGlobal 2012 Candy Chang: Before I Die I Want to…
Vocabulary: abandoned buildings, vacant storefronts, soothe, gratitude, personal
aspirations, civic center, colleagues, perspective
1. How has Candy Chang been sharing more with her neighbors in public space in the past few years?
2. Describe Candy’s relationship with New Orleans? Why does she feel this way?
3. How did Joan’s death impact Candy?
4. How did Candy repurpose abandoned public space?
5. What’s the purpose of this new space?
6. What does Candy think two of the most valuable things we have are?
7. What is Candy’s belief on death?
3 Things I’ve Learned
3 Questions I Still Have