A few TEDxBoulder 2012 Thoughts

I’m still buzzing to say the least. I helped plan, curate, budget, ticket, coach and run this behemoth side project. The final attendance count for TEDxBoulder was 1803.

Not bad for an all volunteer team. I flew in from Zurich for the event and am now on a plane to Latvia for a conference and have some time…

Ai Weiwei Detained

One of the most inspiring and moving talks at TED this year was Ai Weiwei. He is an artist and activist in China. The TED blog posted that he has been detained. Without intense international pressure, he might not come back.

Watch him speak at TED here:

2011 TED Speakers (A Review)

TED is exhausting.  Writing a review is a similar experience, as looking back at notes and remembering bits of each talk is an experience akin to recounting what you wore on the first day of each year of school.

(A note: I went to TEDactive, but experienced a TED event, so I use that language going forward.)

Also,…