TEDxSeattle hosts TEDxChange
September 20th, 2010
Hans Rosling: Why I like the UN’s 8 MDGs
September 20th, 2010Why one likes the eight Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) isn’t necessarily a conversation starter. But for Hans Rosling, it is. Of these eight international development targets set forth by the United Nations, there’s a reason why Rosling likes them: each is measured! That’s what makes the difference between political talking and this work, he says. His happiness for the many countries in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, among others, who are reducing these rates, is infectious. Read the rest of this entry »
Opening TEDxChange Remarks
September 20th, 2010It’s 7am. With coffee and pastries in hand, a crowd of about 700 registered guests are gathering at the University of Washington’s Kane Hall to hear opening remarks at the largest TEDxChange host site in the world. Melinda Gates. MCDM faculty, Hanson Hosain and Anita Verna Crofts. Bill Gates, Senior. These regional leaders and advocates for social change through emerging media and technology delivered opening remarks that summed up why we’re all gathered: innovation, community, entrepreneurship, transformation. Read the rest of this entry »
