Kyle MacDonald details just exactly how he traded up from one red paperclip to a house, in only a year! It's an unlikely and amazing journey with lots of surprises along the way. More information on Kyle MacDonald started with a red paperclip and traded it for a pen. Then traded the pen for a doorknob. And so on! This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at