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#DisruptTEDActive: Week in Review

This year, TEDActive kicked off with a new series of challenges for attendees: Leyla Acaroglu and TEDActive’s Creative Director Grace Rodriguez introduced the first ever #DisruptTEDActive program, offering a new challenge for every day of the week. The program was designed to encourage a variety of actions, from Starting a Revolution to encouraging attendees to meet people outside of their usual … Continue reading #DisruptTEDActive: Week in Review → from TEDActive Blog

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#CollectiveProject student Albert Manero was featured at TedActive! Limbitless is really gaining momentum. Great work, Albert!

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TEDActive takes Barbara Corcoran’s Entrepreneur IQ Test

TEDActive attendees are a creative bunch — we come together once a year to celebrate ideas and get to know a larger community of thinkers from around the world. We are designers, teachers, organizers, business owners, students, and more. Yesterday, Barbara Corcoran offered TEDActive attendees a chance to measure the “entrepreneurial strength” of this community. … Continue reading TEDActive takes Barbara Corcoran’s Entrepreneur IQ Test → from TEDActive Blog

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TEDActive: A recap of TEDYou 2015> piano tips and bipolar myths

To start off the session, progressive media voice Sally Kohn addresses the controversy surrounding her recent Washington Post article, “I’m gay. And I want my kid to be gay, too.” When the article came out, she got her usual backlash from anti-gay voices claiming that she’s trying to “recruit.” But for the first time in … Continue reading Piano tips and bipolar myths: A recap of TEDYou at TEDActive 2015 → from TEDActive Blog

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TEDAcitve “Beers Worth Spreading”

The second annual TEDActive Beer exchange kicked off last night! This event was born last year when TEDActive attendees decided to get together to share and sample local craft beers from each of their communities. Each attendee brought craft beers with them, introduced the beer to the group, and then offered samples of their particular … Continue reading “Beers Worth Spreading” → from TEDActive Blog

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TEDActive: Are you Supernormal?

“How do we explain resilience?” Today, Dr. Meg Jay hosted a workshop where she challenged TEDActive attendees to think about “resilience.” Meg gave a talk in 2013 based on some of her research on twentysomethings. Her first book was titled “The Defining Decade: Why your twenties matter — and how to make the most of … Continue reading Are you Supernormal? → from TEDActive Blog

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The return of TEDActive tattoos

A year ago, I wrote about the tattoos at TEDActive 2014. It was great to see how much debate it generated, and how many friends it led to — proof that art creates fantastic conversations. I wanted to see what new tattoos were making an appearance at TEDActive this year. (Sadly I still only have my two.) I got the … Continue reading The return of TEDActive tattoos → from TEDActive Blog