TED Nights: A Series of Riveting Talks by Remarkable People

TEDx Bend is coming on April 28th. TED Nights is a series of gatherings leading up to TEDx Bend. As a refresher for those of you who don’t know what TED is:

TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. What began 25 years ago as a single four-day conference on Technology, Entertainment and Design (TED) has grown into a global force for inspiration.

Each TED Night will feature a curated selection of videos on a common theme. Videos will be watched and discussed as a group. There will be a number of TED Nights events leading up to TEDxBend, with the first event this Thursday, January 19th from 6:00 – 7:30pm at the tbd loft on 856 NW Bond Suite 2.

Here is the full schedule of TED Nights events:

Living with Purpose
January 19, 2012
TEDx Intro video
Steve Jobs: How to live before you die
Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed
Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation
Kevin Carroll: A Ball Can Change the World

Inspired Decisions
February 9, 2012
TEDx Intro video
Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action
Nigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work
Dan Ariely on our buggy moral code

Creativity Unleashed
March 15, 2012
TEDx Intro video
Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity
Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity
Adam Sadowsky engineers a viral music video

Bending Rules
April 12, 2012
Content will be determined closer to the event date.

And if you’ve never seen a TED Talk – here is an example for you (it’s 6min. long):