At software giant Autodesk, employees know what CEO Carl Bass likes to see in a presentation. Twenty slides. Six minutes and 40 seconds’ worth of material.

Like many elegant, minimalist inventions (haiku, sushi), PechaKucha originated in Japan. In 2003, Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, principals at a namesake architecture firm in Tokyo, sought ways to create excitement around their new arts space, SuperDeluxe.

The rules are beyond simple. Speakers display 20 slides and spend 20 seconds on each. If you have more than 20 points to make: too bad. Cut some. If an idea or graphic is too complex to explain in 20 seconds: too bad. Simplify it.

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