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Have you seen the emblems for the 2020 games? The 2020 games were the first to have an open design competition in Olympic history...EVER. 15,000 designs entries were submitted, and these surfaced as the best. They look very elegant but there's a lot symbolism that I didn't even pick up on. The checkered motif was very popular in Japanese history during the Edo period (1603-1867). Three varieties of rectangles make up the emblems. This signifies different cultures and ways of thinking coming together. It represents one of the three pillars of the 2020 Olympic games listed below.
1.) Unity in diversity.
2.) Achieving personal best
3.) Connecting to tomorrow.
A recent example of these ideals in action was the Ideathon in December. It was a competition for students to come up with solutions for challenges associated with the 2020 games, one of these is to make the Paralympic's a success through technology. The students came up with a technology (a goggle headset) that allowed spectators to view through virtual reality what it is like to play wheelchair basketball. The ideathon promoted the appreciation of athletes in the Paralympics (unity in diversity), gave students a platform to compete and collaborate (achieving personal best), and used technology and students (connecting to tomorrow).
I love the three ideals they have chosen to promote. Does anyone know more trivia about the emblems? Or can anyone find other examples of these ideas in play?
1.) Unity in diversity.
2.) Achieving personal best
3.) Connecting to tomorrow.
A recent example of these ideals in action was the Ideathon in December. It was a competition for students to come up with solutions for challenges associated with the 2020 games, one of these is to make the Paralympic's a success through technology. The students came up with a technology (a goggle headset) that allowed spectators to view through virtual reality what it is like to play wheelchair basketball. The ideathon promoted the appreciation of athletes in the Paralympics (unity in diversity), gave students a platform to compete and collaborate (achieving personal best), and used technology and students (connecting to tomorrow).
I love the three ideals they have chosen to promote. Does anyone know more trivia about the emblems? Or can anyone find other examples of these ideas in play?
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