Aoife here with Saturday's post on.............what?
I have no idea what this week's theme is so I guess I'll just have to tell all about the AMAZING event that was on in Dublin this Saturday.
This weekend Dublin played host to it's seventh TEDx talk. With inspirational speakers on a vast array of topics from surfing, to writing, to five story robots, to how to prepare for a zombie invasion (I'm not joking).
Some talks were funny, others innovative but each of them share one common element: Change. Whether on a grand scale or in smaller ways, each speaker had helped change the lives of those around them. A surfer who is changing the lives of Iranian women, an Australian woman who developed an app to make it easier for Autistic people to communicate with others and a man helping inspire the next generation of great Irish writers.It was truly humbling to hear the stories that they had to tell.
Listening to the talks and looking around the crowed theatre, it was easy to see how single ideas can spread and inspire people from all around the world.
For me, the most significant thing about attending the TED talks was looking around and seeing two thousand other people who were as interested in changing the world for the better as I am. The theme of TEDxDublin 2013 was "Big Change" and that is certainly what it caused in me.
For change to happen we have to actively move towards our goals, helping each other along the way. In way that is what TED is about, it's about looking to a better future.
So here's to the future, may it be filled with promise and inspiration.
Hope you find a way to change your world, be it big or small.
See you next week,
Aoife
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