TED

TEDx Speaker Curation

Random Observation/Comment #533:  Behind a well-organized event is a whole team volunteering hours of hard work and attention to detail. Kudos. The backbone of “ideas worth sharing” is finding the right speakers and topics that share your organizations theme and audience interest for the year. The first thing to do is determine a theme.  If you’re looking for ideas, I’ve written a...

[List of 30] TEDx Blogpost ideas

Random Observation/Comment #525: #collaborativecreation is how we get things done. TEDxBushwick 2016 is in full steam and we’re always brainstorming new ideas to get more people involved. Blogging in any of the social media platforms is an easy way to reach out to more people and get more conversations started. For those TEDx organizers looking for different blog post ideas, here’s what...

[List of 30] TEDx Themes

Random Observation/Comment #511: I have TEDactive withdrawal. I need more extroverted introverts that love organizing events in my life. A theme brings it all together. It guides the talks and inspires the audience to think abstractly about the bigger cause. There’s no right answer for the theme – it’s just an abstract idea that can be interpreted in any number of...

My TEDActive FAQ

Random Observation/Comment #506 : My life needs a meditation room and smilebooth. I’m a big fan of summarizing into lists and preparing my day for common questions. Here are answers to the main ones I suspect Monday morning: Q: How was the conference? A1 (in general): It was the best week of my life, but not something I can do...

Post-TEDActive To Do List

Random Observation/Comment #505: I don’t think I’ve ever met a group of smarter, driven, and inspired people in my life. TEDsters are truly humble representatives of their communities, countries, universities, and corporations. My brain is basically mush after this full week of watching 90+ TED talks and 20+ hours of inspirational beauty jam packed into 5 days. It was a...