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What is TEDx TEDx is a local, self-organized event that brings people together to share a TED-like experience

  • This year’s fourteen exceptional speakers hold a bevy of advanced degrees and have had a wide range of fascinating life experiences. Centered around this year’s theme, “Tag – You’re It,” their talks will be powerful and personal explorations of the ways each of us is called to lead, inspire, and contribute. We hope you’ll join us either in person or via livestream as we experience the day.

    May 9 Schedule

  • TEDxGrandRapids is made up of participants, speakers, volunteers and sponsors who believe in the power of ideas to make the world a rich place to live. TEDxGrandRapids 2013 is brought to you by a dedicated core team of volunteers.

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  • In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxGrandRapids, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxGrandRapids event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.

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  • Five Minutes with Local Thought Leaders

    Since launching this year’s “Tag – You’re It” theme, we’ve interviewed educators, past attendees, volunteers, and TEDxGrandRapids organizers here on the blog to find out what, exactly, this event means to each one of them. It’s no secret that we think TEDxGrandRapids does something special for our entire community. It inspires new ideas, facilitates intriguing...


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  • Our Speakers Play Tag with the Community

    When we debuted this year’s visual design, we pointed out that one leg of this year’s “X” is slightly disconnected, “leaving open the expectation that outcomes from the event will move out to influence the community, possibly even becoming a new entity all its own.” It’s this kind of organic spreading of ideas that illustrates...


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