I've always wanted to go to a TED Conference but didn't know it was possible. Then a little blurb in the local paper said TED was coming to
Philadelphia (TEDxPhiladelphia 2014: The New Workshop of the World, March 28, 2014 at Temple Performing Arts Center). I was one of the first
to sign up, and over a thousand more people quickly followed. And there we were,
in Temple University’s Performing Arts Center, hunkered down with water and
snacks for a day of talks about Philadelphia, its history and its
possibilities.
For those who haven’t encountered one of TED’s short video talks
(usually less than 18 minutes), TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment
and Design, is a non-profit organization that organizes conferences around the
world on topics that have to do with the technology, entertainment and design,
as well as education, business, global issues and more. Local spin-offs, referred
to as TEDx, cover topics of interest to local communities or centered around a
particular issue.
