Our weekly update of TEDxNavesink’s goings on
History is Richard Veit’s life’s work. As professor of anthropology at Monmouth University and director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, as well as an accomplished author on Native American history, he knows intimately the history of the Native American people in New Jersey. But it’s Viet’s correlation between the suffering of […]
Silicon Valley is home to many of our nation’s greatest high-tech companies, including giant corporations like Google, Apple, and Facebook. But, according to TEDxNavesink speaker Avi Karnani, New Jersey has the potential to rival Silicon Valley as the next epicenter of technological innovation. As the CEO of Thrive (acquired by Lending Tree), co-founder of Churnless, […]
A dear friend of mine shared a link to this talk a few weeks ago: Stefan Sagmeister, The Power of Time Off. She was fresh off what we will call a “break-up” with the hard-core and cutthroat beauty industry. This was someone who had worked for me years ago, and when we worked together, work […]
The power of innovation. The joy of discovery. The gasp of enlightenment. TEDxNavesink is about all of these things. But the centerpiece of the event is the spirit of collaboration — and the amazing things that happen when it takes place. And what exemplifies that concept better than former TEDxNavesink speakers working together to impact […]
When Peter Gray’s son was in the 4th grade, it became clear that the standard public school environment was not supporting his growth and creativity. He had been rebelling from kindergarten on, doing his assignments but in the opposite way that teacher’s requested. “When they started teaching capitals and punctuation, he started writing like e.e. […]
TEDx Navesink presenter and filmmaker Ben Kalina recently won the Sundance Sustainability Award for his film Shored Up: When human nature and the force of nature collide. The prize, given to films which best showcase the issues, interconnections, challenges and opportunities around sustainability and resource challenges in a global context, awards $25,000 to […]
We’ve been teasing you long enough. There were private sales for our previous year ticket holders and members of Two River Theater, our gracious host. And now, finally, we swing open wide, the doors to the public. Tickets for TEDxNavesink 2014 are now on sale. This is a locally organized TED talks event (you know […]
Storytelling and sharing ideas are in our DNA. From cave paintings to Instagram, we are compelled to broadcast our ideas into the ether, to make a record of our stories, to leave a mark with our unique perspectives. It’s a compulsion. Our social media sharing (and over sharing) is our own personal painting on our […]
Have you ever solved a problem or hit on an idea while just fooling around on the web or listening to music? Did you ever play a videogame that taught you a skill in the process? We have and it got us thinking, How can play change the pathways in our brain? Can playing make […]
By Susan Chaney Hurricane Sandy left a devastating path of destruction in its wake and we learned much about our communities, businesses and ourselves after the storm. It’s clear that it will take more than just a hammer and nails to rebuild. Just as it takes a village to raise a child, it’s going to […]
