In was an honor to be invited to present at TEDx Springfield. I was incredibly impressed with my co-presenters and proud to be part of the amazing TED experience. TED offers a unique opportunity to present to the world “ideas that matter” and provided me with an amazing platform to share my vision of the infinite possibilities of public events.
Maureen Connolly has written on the enduring transformational potential of public celebrations, and offers that “now is the time to harness that collective energy and accumulated social capital as a catalyst for social change” that will develop collaborations with the potential to breathe new life into hard-pressed cities.