TED and TEDxDar

Mar 11, 10 • Musings • No Comments

One of my absolute favorite resources for inspiration and ideas are TED talks. If you don’t know already, TED stands for technology, entertainment, and design and was founded 25 years ago. Essentially TED is a conference that is invite only, and serves as a platform for the top minds in the world to gather in a single place and share their ideas. Now you find thousands of TED talks online for everyone’s viewing pleasure at TED.com and some of my favorites here!

At the end of 2009, we here in Dar es Salaam decided to put together our own TED event named TEDxDar. TEDx is a program promoted by TED that allows for the independent hosting of events based on their model. This allows us to bring together the local talent and give them a voice to share their stories, which will hopefully spark further ideation and collaboration! Check our our website here and if you’re interested, you should definitely look into launching you’re very own TEDx!

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