Nobody makes music videos like them, the type of effort they put in is beyond any well produced and choreographed commercial music video, they do real art.
Indeed - how they did their talk is how they do the videos: this one step more than necessary for purely functional reasons. So instead of showing the videos, they play the soundtrack live in front of an audience, which is the most classic one-take one can imagine.
7:16 "It doesn't feel like you thought of that puzzle piece; it feels like you found it." 7:28 "We're usually looking for this specific feeling, which is WONDER. And there's always a component of SURPRISE to wonder. So we're not just looking for good ideas; we're looking for ideas that surprises us in some way." 9:18 "The chance of getting all 130 things to not fail at the same time, is .9 (for 90%) to the 130th power. So calculate that out and you get .000001 (...) so your chance for success is literally one in a million." 11:10 "So what we do is we try to identify some place where there might just be a ton of those untried ideas. We try to find a sandbox and then we gamble a whole bunch of our resources on getting in that sandbox and playing." 12:05 "This may seem to you like testing, but it really isn't because at this point we don't yet know what our idea is. (...) We're just playing."
If there were a college course and each class were a presentation and discussion of an OK Go music video, then what class would it be? Choreography? Physics?
okay, I am 53 and was diagnosed with ADHD, finally, at age 51. Better late than never, right? Suddenly my whole life made a whole lot more sense. What he describes about playing visual games is totally what I've done my whole life. I'm always noticing things and playing visual games. I'm an artist so I really relate to this whole presentation!
Beyond creative that i feel like crying for real. They are so passionate about arts and visuals!!! Wow! INFINITE RESPECT FOR THESE GUYS AND PEOPLE INVOLVED
The One Moment video is just mind-bogglingly amazing to watch!! I love hearing about their creative process. And as someone already commented, seeing Damian's bedroom as a teenager, it all makes so much sense that his brain works in beautiful, crazy, creative ways! If he wasn't doing what he *is* doing, he might be an evil genius (think Gru from 'Despicable Me') bent on world domination! LOL!
i wish my degree had just been watching this video, it literally tells you how to design in a much more accurate and productive way than the methods we were taught. and is way closer to the way i create solutions and fix problems. the idea is never planned in a lovely strict process rather stumbled upon and discovered... ive never thought of it this way before but it really does sum up how ive always gone about designing anything. always been a fan of the band and this ted talk confirms why i'll continue to be
Love this, they show me how to un-conform again. I've worked in corporate America for 12 years and feel the creativity slowly sucked out of me. My bedroom was so similar to his! What's more, even greater amounts of visual oddities covering every wall, oh and lots of glow-in-dark puff paints on the ceiling as well 😂😂 Thank you for keeping the cogs inspired!!!
For me their music and videos are something gorgeous, something that inspire me so much I just want to do really great things immediately. There is no only about beautiful picture of the video but deep sense of every song. Just thank you, guys, I hope someday I will make my ideas come real!
That save at 16:40 though. I thought that he'd mess up for sure after mixing up the 2nd and 3rd line of the chorus but he played it off well with a little laugh.
I wondered why he cracked up. I've heard this song many times and didn't notice he accidentally switched the two lines. Makes more sense now why the others give him a slightly confused look.
omg this is how my mind works too!!! i'm autistic and I think like this a lot like when i'm on google images and I think that gem would match with that rock or something like that!!!
First saw OK Go half a decade ago and haven't been regretted nor disappointed the entire time. Finally the question inside my mind magically reached here on TED. Half a decade... worth the wait :)
they get to slow things down and speed it up a little bit afterwards, the speed isn't necessarily constant. They just need to make sure that things are supposed to be simultaneous really are simultaneous.
TONS of behind-the-scenes videos about their work. In one, it is remarked that split-second timing such as the yellowish water balloons had not been calculated since the days of the Manhattan Project.
They sure don't. Thinking of the ramifications is the surest killer of creativity. That is why meticulous people and clean freaks have such a hard time with creativity.
Dude....I do the same exact thing...I thought I was the only one. I've known about this band for about a year now and never watched this video until now. Woah
it is such a great pleasure to see this Ted Talk, as I just found OK Go this year, 2024, and the music videos of OK Go Band might be some of the most interesting, unexpected music videos
This is so amazingly interesting. I love finding out what makes this band tick. I’ve followed them since they came out and they’re so cool. He is brilliant. I’m curious if the rest of the band gets frustrated or overwhelmed with his ideas at all, or are they are all similarly minded. ❤ Thank you for this.
This is one of the first videos I found that I'm frustrated I can't like more than once. Not only is it my favorite band, AND a TED talk, AND a great message... MORE PEOPLE NEED TO SEE THIS!
Because when you watch them there is the science of the calculation, physics, optical illusion, and so many other aspects, but there's also the overall vision that results in something artistically beautiful.
It was obvious the first time I saw/heard these guys that they are great musicians/singers but I just knew they were also (very) smart...this talk proved it.
who else is here a couple days before 2025... these guys were legends with their creativity and got me into music. wish they still made music and all. "they have posted "behind the scene" esk videos recently but man i wish i could hear new music from them
They're freaking amazing! Every single music video of them are mind blowing, so glad to see them on Ted, which just happens to be one of the most amazing talk organisation in my opinion.
Holy crap I did this too and I honestly didn’t think anyone else did this lol. I’m not where close to this guys talent level but I’m happy I’m not the only one who does this.
I like how instead of using a power point he just used the band
OkGo... Would you expect anything else? 😂👍😂👍
Yeah. All of them can play.
@@christopheralthouse6378 s**"
Absolute Genius, it's so much more surprising this way, and that just happens to be his point.
I think that’s part of what having a band is for, TBH.
Knowing that's what his childhood bedroom looked like makes so much sense now.
Can't beat a PowerPoint presentation.
Unless you're OK Go.
In which case, you make YOURSELF the PowerPoint presentation! 😂😂😂😂
OKGO has always been power and ON POINT!
This guy would be an engineer if he weren't in a band.
Ask Martin Molin.
This guy is an engineer and he's in a band #ftfy
The science of all the engineering, and the vision to make it artistically beautiful.
Imagine getting to have a mini concert AND a Ted talk from ok go, that would be amazing
OK Go are one of the greatest audio-visual artists out there
💯
Huge respect for them man... Their videos are insanely creative!!!!!!
Nobody makes music videos like them, the type of effort they put in is beyond any well produced and choreographed commercial music video, they do real art.
GuyWithAnAmazingHat and they just did that on the stage with this ted talk. Amazing creativity... or is it just finding the stuff now?
Indeed - how they did their talk is how they do the videos: this one step more than necessary for purely functional reasons. So instead of showing the videos, they play the soundtrack live in front of an audience, which is the most classic one-take one can imagine.
That's ted talk, I ever seem: Their video, their talk show, Their songs ... all of them that's produce by Creative's Superman. "HYPNOSIS,hypnosis!!!"
oh. i thought i am only person living in your country run and see this fantastic program. welcome
OK Go is the only group of people ever who are optimistic about a 27% chance. Maybe that's why they always surprise us.
7:16 "It doesn't feel like you thought of that puzzle piece; it feels like you found it."
7:28 "We're usually looking for this specific feeling, which is WONDER. And there's always a component of SURPRISE to wonder. So we're not just looking for good ideas; we're looking for ideas that surprises us in some way."
9:18 "The chance of getting all 130 things to not fail at the same time, is .9 (for 90%) to the 130th power. So calculate that out and you get .000001 (...) so your chance for success is literally one in a million."
11:10 "So what we do is we try to identify some place where there might just be a ton of those untried ideas. We try to find a sandbox and then we gamble a whole bunch of our resources on getting in that sandbox and playing."
12:05 "This may seem to you like testing, but it really isn't because at this point we don't yet know what our idea is. (...) We're just playing."
???
This is inspiring! :)
Glad to see TED going back to its inspirational roots.
his body language are telling that he's a person with creative mind and his mind keep running calculating and finding ideas.
or just trying to make plants on the background look like ponytails sticking out of the aidience's heads
Or his actual language...shows that? Hello? Have you seen their videos?
@@tyl3raz7 Both!
Right
I wish all my college courses were like this presentation...
If there were a college course and each class were a presentation and discussion of an OK Go music video, then what class would it be? Choreography? Physics?
@@josh0g Interdisciplinary, obvs. Let the dancers and physics majors and engineers all put their noggins together for a final project.
I'm currently watching this video as a prequarter assignment in college 😂
@@finpin2622 Same! :)
okay, I am 53 and was diagnosed with ADHD, finally, at age 51. Better late than never, right? Suddenly my whole life made a whole lot more sense. What he describes about playing visual games is totally what I've done my whole life. I'm always noticing things and playing visual games. I'm an artist so I really relate to this whole presentation!
I have always been the same way. Never diagnosed, I just don't care.
But I also completely lack creativity, so I missed that boat.
`They're 3 guys with ADHD and then Andy the Autistic friend they wouldn't let not be their friend!
The most underrated band ever
Beyond creative that i feel like crying for real. They are so passionate about arts and visuals!!! Wow! INFINITE RESPECT FOR THESE GUYS AND PEOPLE INVOLVED
One other thing that impresses me is that they're capable of playing each other's instruments. I had enough difficulty learning the piano.
The One Moment video is just mind-bogglingly amazing to watch!! I love hearing about their creative process. And as someone already commented, seeing Damian's bedroom as a teenager, it all makes so much sense that his brain works in beautiful, crazy, creative ways! If he wasn't doing what he *is* doing, he might be an evil genius (think Gru from 'Despicable Me') bent on world domination! LOL!
Besides the really good inspiring talk and the amazing videos, I'm kinda impressed they managed to synchronise to the videos live
i figured i was weird for being so impressed by it LOL
Such a creative group of musicians, artists and tinkerers!
The world needs far more people like OK GO!
Thank you Ted for posting this great video.
i wish my degree had just been watching this video, it literally tells you how to design in a much more accurate and productive way than the methods we were taught. and is way closer to the way i create solutions and fix problems. the idea is never planned in a lovely strict process rather stumbled upon and discovered... ive never thought of it this way before but it really does sum up how ive always gone about designing anything. always been a fan of the band and this ted talk confirms why i'll continue to be
Love this, they show me how to un-conform again. I've worked in corporate America for 12 years and feel the creativity slowly sucked out of me. My bedroom was so similar to his! What's more, even greater amounts of visual oddities covering every wall, oh and lots of glow-in-dark puff paints on the ceiling as well 😂😂 Thank you for keeping the cogs inspired!!!
For me their music and videos are something gorgeous, something that inspire me so much I just want to do really great things immediately. There is no only about beautiful picture of the video but deep sense of every song. Just thank you, guys, I hope someday I will make my ideas come real!
Анастасія Іванків that's how I exactly feel about this band, pretty clever.
Так, я з вами годен!
My brother picks on me for being obsessed with Ok Go and my brain be like... “you have no idea”
I had no idea this song could be any better.... these fellas have a real gift.
Just genius. Their videos are simply superb and always make me smile. So glad I became aware of them.
That save at 16:40 though. I thought that he'd mess up for sure after mixing up the 2nd and 3rd line of the chorus but he played it off well with a little laugh.
I wondered why he cracked up. I've heard this song many times and didn't notice he accidentally switched the two lines. Makes more sense now why the others give him a slightly confused look.
@@mulrich Same! Completely didn't notice
Truly underrated group. Absolutely uplifting and positive! I adore them
This is the only ted talk I can watch all the way through
Miles i
Lol
Those videos are great enough in their own right, but the fact that they can play in time to them live is just the cherry on top
Even, their presentation was very creative ... awesome
omg this is how my mind works too!!! i'm autistic and I think like this a lot like when i'm on google images and I think that gem would match with that rock or something like that!!!
AAA dude me too and I have Apsergers!!!!
I was always a fan of this band, but when I saw this video two ish years ago it solidified my love. This performance of the one moment blows my mind
I wish that I had the same thinking that he has. The creativity as a kid never left him.
"Nothing better than a giant spreadsheet" this is why i love them
Even the presentation was different , unique and amazing.
And using the instrument to make sound effect also was amazing, you are brilliant guys!
That MV is just pure order and chaos
First saw OK Go half a decade ago and haven't been regretted nor disappointed the entire time. Finally the question inside my mind magically reached here on TED. Half a decade... worth the wait :)
He seems humble in spite of the genius video ideas that they've created....
This is TRUE ART!
I LOVE these guys!
i don't even know where to start to understand how they calculate the numbers to create the last video..
they get to slow things down and speed it up a little bit afterwards, the speed isn't necessarily constant. They just need to make sure that things are supposed to be simultaneous really are simultaneous.
In the making of, they said they timed it down to the millisecond so that everything would sync up when run at "normal" speed.
that's an awesome video
TONS of behind-the-scenes videos about their work. In one, it is remarked that split-second timing such as the yellowish water balloons had not been calculated since the days of the Manhattan Project.
Yeah, I need to see the giant spreadsheet, 😅
Holy crap can you imagine the cleanup???
They sure don't. Thinking of the ramifications is the surest killer of creativity. That is why meticulous people and clean freaks have such a hard time with creativity.
anyone else low key think Damien is a genius?
one of my FAVORITE groups - - music and SCIENCE - together
He looks so happy to perform and i really like that
These guys are underrated geniuses, every music video is an amazing piece of art
this is one of the best ted talk, i ever seen.....marvelous
Damian kulash = creative superman
These guys are incredible. Smart, talented and entertaining. They need thier own tv show or something.
This was amazing, insightful, smart and fun! Plus some pretty darn good music! Thank you!
Dude....I do the same exact thing...I thought I was the only one. I've known about this band for about a year now and never watched this video until now. Woah
I love how he explained the difference between playing in a sandbox vs coming up with an idea.
By far my favorite recording of this too shall pass
it is such a great pleasure to see this Ted Talk, as I just found OK Go this year, 2024, and the music videos of OK Go Band might be some of the most interesting, unexpected music videos
Andy playing the xylophone is my new favorite thing
Woo hoo I just shared one moment with a photographer
His response: "no, don't tell me" then sat open mouthed the rest of the time
This is so amazingly interesting. I love finding out what makes this band tick. I’ve followed them since they came out and they’re so cool. He is brilliant. I’m curious if the rest of the band gets frustrated or overwhelmed with his ideas at all, or are they are all similarly minded. ❤ Thank you for this.
I'm early on TED channel, my fav channel, and OK Go, my fav band. wow
terbang kebawah
Me too.
I don't think I've ever clicked on anything faster
terbang kebawah
somehow, i cant believe there's indonesian (cmiiw) loves this band.
yea I'm indonesian haha
ted is your favorite channel?
im sorry
And this is the coolest presentation ever.
Just another reason why these gentlemen are my favourite band
Wow, I like how they made their lecture presentation... as uniquely choreograph like their music video!!!
What a brilliant mind he has! Even his presentation is so in-sync
There's just something about this TED talk. I come back to it at least once a month.
All I saw the words Ok Go in my notifications and was like I have to watch this video
You are my heros guys!!
one of my favourite TED talks ever...watched this live in a cinema in the UK and it was so inspiring!
You are all geniuses, OK GO! I reacted to this. love the eye candy in your videos.
This is one of the first videos I found that I'm frustrated I can't like more than once. Not only is it my favorite band, AND a TED talk, AND a great message... MORE PEOPLE NEED TO SEE THIS!
One of my favourite talks. Fantastic.
Amazing. New lesson added. Planning is real important for a creative design.
OK Go music videos are the clearest and best of where science and art intersect in pop culture.
Because when you watch them there is the science of the calculation, physics, optical illusion, and so many other aspects, but there's also the overall vision that results in something artistically beautiful.
This is a really great TED talk.
Ok wow, they're actually amazing live.
Indie artists tend to be, though it's now cheaper and easier to tweak music in post-production than it was a decade or two ago.
It was obvious the first time I saw/heard these guys that they are great musicians/singers but I just knew they were also (very) smart...this talk proved it.
最初はいい曲！すげェPV！！って思っても言ってることや歌詞がわかるとまた新しくこういう意味だったのかっていう新鮮さがあります！
今までも大好きだったけどもっと好きになれます(笑)
コメント欄英語ばっかでなに書いてあるのかさっぱりだけれども！
I love OK-Go！！
Vogel Industrie 愛してるぜ
who else is here a couple days before 2025... these guys were legends with their creativity and got me into music. wish they still made music and all. "they have posted "behind the scene" esk videos recently but man i wish i could hear new music from them
This has to be one the best talks ever given by musical artists! mega kudos!
Best Ted talk ever - NOwait! Ted sing, Ted talk, Ted sing, Ted - waitNO! 🧨 OKgo! 🎇 Thank you guys 🫂 Inspiring!💡
I still can't comprehend their level of creativity.
SO GLAD OTHER PEOPLE DO THAT WITH OBJECTS!!
Ohhh here it goes, here it goes, here it goes AGAIN.
Wow! the "domino effect"...with pulsating music to back it up :) Wonderful!!! Great going guys!
These guys… current greats of our time in art. Undervalued.
There are many characteritics we could say to describe this video but I would say INSPIRED!!!!!!!
They're freaking amazing! Every single music video of them are mind blowing, so glad to see them on Ted, which just happens to be one of the most amazing talk organisation in my opinion.
I knew it to be a Rock star is about excel spreadsheets planing :) 4.2 seconds is cool video.
OK Go are the kings of music videos
Tim's socks give me life.
these guys are so inventive.- awesome seeing them live their best life - so happy for them!
Holy crap I did this too and I honestly didn’t think anyone else did this lol. I’m not where close to this guys talent level but I’m happy I’m not the only one who does this.
this is hope for humanity
Even the musical tone of the ending ted track thingy sounded in tune with the song. and in tempo.
why did this get mild applause?
And now I love this band even more.
at the end I just said.. Wow. Couldnt even find a word to describe
I love this band for so many reasons besides their incredible music
Damn, this band is bound for greatness.
It should be the level of perfection,I'm hypnotized!
This is the coolest band of all time
They are one of a kind!!!!
My favorite Ted talk ever!
Love this band so much
Wow... this band just won my heart ....!
They always look like they enjoy what they do!