I am excited about attending TEDx Austin’s FearLess conference
this weekend. It will be a day where I see example after example of how
Personal Visions that are activated make positive changes for the
World.
Last night’s “preshow” Happy Hour was a fantastic series of
conversations with other Change Agents on topics including complexity theory, education, gamification, ecommerce
and solar power for Africa. Most of the time, I was in a group of 4 people. I got so engrossed in conversation that I never found the cheese tray.
Last year’s conference centered on the theme “Beyond
Measure". It opened with Chris Riley saying, “We are going to share amazing
stories with the world today!” and it was true beyond measure. Here are just a
few of the speakers with messages that I loved:
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A guerilla guide to improving urban landscapes. Jason
Roberts – How to build a better block.
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Emergency Shelters. A revolutionary design for
those displaced by natural disasters by Michael McDaniel.
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Preemptive Love – Violence unmakes the World. This can be fixed one person at a time.
Jeremy Court discovered that something like 1 in 7 Iraqi children are born with
a broken heart, litterally. These are birth defects can be corrected surgically by Turkish doctors (Turkey and Iraq are historical enemies). US Iraqi
war veterans are seeing it in their children, too. This guy would have recieved the Nobel Peace Prize if I were awarding it.
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There were so many more amazing presentations Check out the playlist.
If you only have time to watch one, please watch Jeremy
Court, Preemptive Love. This story has so much heart and is an example of how ancient hatreds
can be bridged.
What is your favorite
TED Talk?
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