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TEDx - mutant offspring of TED
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May 21st, 2009just interesting
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I spotted a tweet from Steve Boneham this morning that I found really interesting and signaled this brief break in our usual programming here at West of Interesting.
TEDx is an attempt by the TED team to spread the content from their events even further and to create a network of small, semi independent events focusing on TED video content with a spattering of live speakers.
As these events would be able to use TED branding and (eventually) be publicized on the TED website it does come with some pretty strict ‘guidelines’ (rules really) that our outlined on the website.
I think it might make for an interesting event here in Bristol - a kind of spin-off from the Festvial of Ideas stuff - with a mix of peoples favourite TED videos (via some kind of vote) and some local speakers. I like the concept enough to have had a bit of a crisis of faith this morning about West of Interesting wondering whether this would have been a better idea so I think I’ll ponder that over the long weekend.
2 Responses to “TEDx - mutant offspring of TED”
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I think it’s quite a different idea. It probably is worth doing, but I don’t think it detracts from West of Interesting at all, which I expect will have far more of an eclectic mix and a friendlier, chatting-in-the-hallway kind of vibe.
Whilst the TEDx stuff could be very interesting in it’s own right I worry that it might end up as a bunch of people watching ’stars’ on a screen.
Stick with WoI!
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jukesie
yep it was just a moment of worry that has since passed! I guess I like the idea of alternating between live speaker and video speaker as it means less worrying about the programme for the day..videos are more reliable than people..
