An award-winning writer, designer and musician, Garr Reynolds is an associate professor of management at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka Japan. He lives in the quiet countryside of Nara amidst the ubiquitous bamboo trees. He is heavily influenced by Japanese culture, and his talk is deeply rooted in the lessons he has learnt from living there for many years. His approach, which embraces the Zen tenets of restraint, simplicity and naturalness, have fundamentally changed the way people design and deliver presentations.

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences.