TEDxPortofSpain’s goal is to deliver an event that is on par with TED and TEDx Conferences around the world, using local talent. We are committed to thinking globally but acting locally. Over the next few weeks will be announcing speakers, but we wanted to let you know how to you can get tickets. For 2013, we are adopting a first come first serve approach to ticketing. Reserving your ticket is…
“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.” – Chief Seattle. In exploring this year’s theme of Connecting, we first considered the concept of relationships. Initial visual research consisted of a few sketches and a collection of images that conveyed the concept in different ways….
By the time the curtain fell on TEDActive 2013, I had laughed and cried, thought deeply and asked questions. What is the value of the older person to communities? Can you treat moral philosophy as concrete? Is there any value in the unexamined life? Why should I say “I’m sorry”? What began as an obligation to my son soon became a passion. I found myself at odd hours in the…