TEDx events have a history of running min-events beforehand known as salons. They’re a great way of introducing new folks to the TED and TEDx experience and of taking a quick time-out to fill your head with some interesting material. We’re holding the first of our salons, hosted by the Canberra office of our friends [...]
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Inside the Mothership
Robert Scoble “gets” TED and what it’s about. And he recently visited the TED offices in New York to take an inside look at how the TED organisation runs. It’s long, at 40-odd minutes, but it is an interesting look inside what goes on. And there’s an interesting chat with TEDx manager, Lara Stein, at [...]
Crafting the perfect TED Talk
For those who aspire one day to deliver a talk at TED, this tongue-firmly-in-cheek talk from Sebastian Wernicke at TEDActive 2010 reveals all the secrets of a great TED Talk. Even with the humor, it’s surprisingly revealing. There’s more than a grain of truth there. As a bonus for everyone, Sebastian has actually produced a [...]
Are you feeding your kids right?
We all know obesity is a massive issue in Western societies. Yet many of us continue to feed our faces with convenience foods and do the same to our children. Jamie Oliver’s TED Prize this year was awarded because of his work, particularly with children, to prevent childhood obesity, which has significant long term implications [...]
Living compassionate lives
One of the things that inspires us most at TEDx Canberra are the amazing wishes the TED Prize seeks to make real. And the wish that’s inspired us perhaps more than any other is Karen Armstrong’s wish to establish the Charter for Compassion. The Charter, which several TEDxCanberra members have endorsed, states “We urgently need to [...]
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