A couple weeks ago, I was able to attend TEDx Mid-Atlantic. For those of you not familiar with TED events, the slogan for the ‘brand’ is “Ideas worth spreading.” In a nutshell, the event is a series of short lectures on various topics, by multiple speakers; all with the purpose of inspiring new ideas and innovation. This locally grown TEDx event hosted by Dave Troy was completely free, and worth a whole lot more.
I was inspired by a number of the speakers there, but wanted to pick just a couple of them to share.
Sandy Wiggins, the former chair of the U.S. Green Building Council, gave poetic and profound meaning to building green. Unfortunately, his talk is not available on YouTube, most likely because there were some pretty big A/V blunders during his time on stage; none of them were Sandy’s fault and he handled all of them with unbelievable grace. Thankfully (at the very least), I scribbled down his final statement… “Sustainability is preserving humanity’s ability to participate in the dance of creation.”
The other speaker I wanted to share was Tony Geraci from Baltimore City Schools whose efforts to bring whole local foods, and a respect for what we eat, into the school system is making an impact. Tony has awesome stage presence and is an enjoyable speaker. His talk is well worth the watch. You can find it below:
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Thanks so much to Dave Troy, all of the speakers, volunteers, and sponsors for a fantastic brain-food filled event.
