by kerry | May 9, 2017 | Blog, Spotlight
1. Why are you excited to speak at TEDxWinnipeg? Winnipeg is an amazing city where innovative thinking and creativity go hand-in-hand. It’s an honour to share the stage with so many smart, talented and inspirational people. 2. What is your idea worth spreading? The...
by kerry | May 4, 2017 | Blog, Spotlight
1. What is your idea worth spreading? Small business are the leaders of tomorrow. They can respond to social and environmental challenges in innovative ways that are more effective than planned action. Their survival is linked to the community so they understand how...
by kerry | May 2, 2017 | Blog, Speaker Update
I’m back with another blog post about my TEDxWinnipeg speaking experience. To be honest, writing something while in the middle of the experience feels harder than when I first started. I’m in the “belly of the beast” so to speak: I’m rehearsing my talk regularly,...
by kerry | Apr 18, 2017 | Press
There are just seven weeks to go to TEDxWinnipeg 2017! This week, guests are being notified of whether their application was accepted to attend. In the meantime, learn a little bit more about the speakers who will be spreading their big ideas at TEDxWinnipeg on June...
by kerry | Apr 13, 2017 | Blog, Speaker Update
New York isn’t quite a galaxy far, far away, but just in case Todd Scott took a wookie along for the trip. And, of course, some humorous tips for using an automatic external defibrillator (AED). Todd brought his light-hearted take on AEDs to TEDx Winnipeg in 2015. A...
by kerry | Apr 11, 2017 | Blog, Spotlight
1. Why are you excited to speak at TEDxWinnipeg? The opportunity to reach out to as many people as I can with my thoughts and ideas. Being a speaker will be like being given a megaphone that everyone is going to hear. 2. What is your idea worth spreading? Indigenous...
by kerry | Apr 6, 2017 | Blog, Inspiration, Spotlight
1. What do you do for a living and why? Mediator/Conflict Resolution practitioner. As a kid I was always terrified of conflict. And as I grew older I began to be curious about resolving situations. My job allows me and others to explore what it means to reduce the...
by kerry | Mar 30, 2017 | Blog, Emcee
Something unexpected happened at TEDxWinnipeg 2016: an improvised talk by comedy improv duo and TEDxWinnipeg hosts Caity Curtis and Stephen Sim. If the talk wasn’t weird enough already, guest Alyson Shane hashtagged it #PeanutButterSynergy on Twitter. The hashtag...
by kerry | Mar 23, 2017 | Blog, Speaker Update
Recently it was announced that I’ll be speaking at this year’s TEDxWinnipeg conference, and as someone who will be speaking about the power of digital communities, and who has blogged their way through life for the past 15 years, it only seems natural to share my...
by kerry | Mar 21, 2017 | Blog
TEDxWinnipeg now has two types of ticket available, at two different pricing levels. Up until 2016, TEDxWinnipeg had never charged a fee to attend.Up until 2016, TEDxWinnipeg had never charged a fee to attend. Some years this was very difficult to accomplish, as we...
by kerry | Feb 21, 2017 | Blog, Speaker Update
There are few Winnipeggers who need to be told who Wilma Derksen is, and some will remember the powerful talk on forgiveness that she gave on our stage in 2012. There were few dry eyes in the house, and the talk received a standing ovation; the video is below. Through...
by kerry | Jan 24, 2017 | Blog, Speaker Update
You already knew that some of the best people in the province hang around TEDxWinnipeg, right? We always love to hear what our past speakers and volunteers are up to. Shout-outs this week to 2015 speaker Todd Scott (@MeToddScott), who is in New York city this week to...
