Slides for the talk given at the Leadership Drives Success conference for the Tourism Industry Council ACT.
να εύχεσαι νάναι μακρύς ο δρόμος
Something special and affecting read to us at TEDxSummit in English by Jason Hsu of TEDxTaipei and in the native Greek by Katerina Biliouri of TEDxThessaloniki. There are real, and enduring messages in it for those of us who wish to create change in the world. Better yet, it’s no less about relationships, friendship and love. […]
Hans Rosling on global health data and TEDx
I had the honor of meeting Hans Rosling briefly at TEDxSummit. Now it’s time you listened to him.
Diving in to TEDxSummit
Last week was a profound experience for me; I attended my third official TED event — the TEDxSummit for TEDx organisers, held in Doha, Qatar. Bringing over 650 TEDx organisers from in excess of 90 countries together in one place (and maybe one of the few places in the world where this was possible), the TEDxSummit gave us […]
TEDxSummit photos
I’ve just returned from a week sharing experiences and learning from fellow TEDx organisers from around the world. It was quite the experience, with workshops among organisers (I gave two), a day in the Qatari desert, talks by TED speakers and an unforgettable week in a place like no other. Some of my photos are below.
TEDxSummit workshops
At TEDxSummit, I had the privilege of being asked to impart some of my experience in organising TEDxCanberra to my peers from around the world. In doing so, I was asked to run a short talk plus Q&A for newbie organisers and a longer, one-hour interactive workshop for intermediate level organisers. Embedded below are the […]
TEDxSummit sketchnotes
I’m yet to try to write about TEDxSummit, which I attended in Doha, Qatar last week to spend time collaborating and sharing experiences with 650 other TEDx organisers from around the world. Suffice it to say, it was a profoundly affecting experience and I was privileged to spend time with these amazing, motivated and motivating […]
Five minutes
So next time you hear something, or someone, talk about an idea, pitch an idea, or suggest an idea, give it five minutes. Think about it a little bit before pushing back, before saying it’s too hard or it’s too much work. Those things may be true, but there may be another truth in there […]
Curiosity is sexy
Don’t have sex with anybody who isn’t turned on by knowledge or the very many ways to get it. Make this your creed. Put it on a T-shirt. And then don’t take that T-shirt off for anyone who violates your very impressive, lovely standards. What a glorious notion!
Reinventing TED
This essay, Against TED, by Nathan Jurgenson at The New Inquiry raises some important perceptions (and misperceptions) and isn’t the first criticism of TED we’ll see. Nor will it be the last. It’s really not that hard to find such criticisms; they’ve been around for some time and they all point to many of the same things we’re all […]