We couldn’t be more pleased to share our 2012 speakers with you. What a fascinating crew of people – many suggested by the Cleveland community. Truly a collective effort has helped to shape this year’s event, dubbed TEDxCLE: The Maker Class.
Guardians of the Evolution: Dan Moulthrop of The Civic Commons
Guardians of the Evolution: Mike Kubinski of CLE Clothing Co.
TEDxCLE 2012 planning is in full swing and we have a number of exciting announcements to share with you!
Tim Logan, Mike Paukst and I (of Uppercut Motion + Sound) had a lot of fun creating this piece for Cleveland retailer Dredgers Union. Hope you enjoy!…
Summer Solstice is a great place to meet likeminded Clevelanders that care about the city and the arts. There is something magical about being in the museum at night. It has everything to do with the authenticity of the museum that David Franklin spoke about at TEDxCLE this year. The art and people mingle, creating experiences unlike anything you can imagine.
On Monday, February 28th, we were lucky enough to be among 160 other TEDx curators and take a behind-the-scenes tour of TED2011 with Lara Stein, Director of Licensing at TED, and other TED organizers.
On Saturday, February 26th, we traveled from the great city of Cleveland, Ohio to Palm Springs, California to attend TEDx Workshops and of course, TEDActive 2011. Sunday was our first full day, and we spent all day in the desert with 160 TEDx curators from around the world; presenting, collaborating and brainstorming.
Written 2.26.2011 (sorry for the delayed post – been a busy few days!):
We’ve recently released information on this year’s TEDxCLE speakers and couldn’t be happier about the overall response. It seems that many of those in the TEDxCLE community …
Yesterday we were two of 160 TEDx organizers presenting, collaborating and brainstorming in the desert at the TEDx Workshop. This was one of many sessions at TED2011 and TEDActive 2011 for TEDx curators and we will have more all week.
If I didn’t address this at all, I think I would be disappointed in myself…so here goes. My slightly personal post about Lebron James, Cleveland, and the recent passing of Harvey Pekar (my heart strains as I type that).
Let’s just cut to the chase: There will be a TEDxCLE 2011. And it will be held on April 15th, 2011. We would love to have you join us to celebrate tax day, Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday (he would have been 558), and, most of all, great positive thinking from some of Cleveland’s best & brightest.
When friend and fellow Clevelandophile Danielle Deboe was drafting her speech for TEDxCLE she kept going back to the idea that one of the most powerful things that one can do to change a city is to bring lots of passionate creative types together. Not for any defined “cause,” but simply to meet + see what comes of it. Danielle is a great connector who, through her store Room Service in the Gordon Square Arts District and other avenues seems to meet some of Cleveland’s best and brightest creative thinkers.
TED has granted approval for Hallie Bram and me to host the TEDxCLE event. If you aren’t familiar with TED it is an annual event where some of the world’s leading “thinkers and doers” are invited to share what they are most passionate about. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design — three broad subject areas that are, collectively, shaping our future. Past speakers include Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Frank Gehry, Paul Simon, Sir Richard Branson, Philippe Starck and Bono.