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FOLLOW THIS: AUSTIN CHANNELL
by Kendra Hovey If you didn’t see it, you might have heard about it: First standing O of the day . . . 80,290 views online . . . featured on WOSU TV’s TEDxColumbus special . . . The talk, Austin...
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FOLLOW THIS: BOL AWENG/BUCKEYE CLINIC
by Kendra Hovey The shipment came down the Nile by boat, where it was transferred onto small makeshift watercrafts, ferried to the riverbank, and then all 6,000 pounds of it carried by hand for a mile...
View ArticleAnnouncing the 2014 TEDxColumbus: STEAM Speakers and Performers
After TEDxColumbus (no. 5) in 2013, we were going to take a “pause” and skip this year. We wanted to re-tool and return in 2015 with a new venue, tighter program, different participant engagement...
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FOLLOW THIS: SCOTT GAUDI
by Kendra Hovey Congratulations (x 2) to Scott Gaudi. The 2013 TEDxColumbus lead-off speaker was recently appointed JPL Distinguished Visiting Scientist and, not a month later, he was named the Thomas...
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FOLLOW THIS: ATTENDEES
by Kendra Hovey From the list of speakers you know who will be on the stage in front of you, but who will be next to you? Behind you? Who will be in the coffee line? In your lunch circle? There are 900...
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FOLLOW THIS: CATHE
by Kendra Hovey In yesterday’s post I asked Who is going to TEDxColumbus? only to conclude that with a willingness to meet and engage with others, we’ll have to all find out for ourselves. Just maybe,...
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TEDxColumbus 2014: The Participant Guide
Participants from the first TEDxColumbus: GLOBAL (2009, Wexner Center for the Arts) As you prepare for Friday’s TEDxColumbus: STEAM at the Capitol Theater, 77 South High Street, here are some specifics...
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FOLLOW THIS: FREDERICK NDABARAMIYE
by Kendra Hovey I read Frederick Ndabaramiye’s new memoir so that I could write about it for Follow This. I didn’t have to think about whether I wanted to read it. But you will. And because Frederick...
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FOLLOW THIS: MORNING OF ACTION
by Taylor Swope I’m new to the world of TEDxColumbus, and after having the opportunity to participate in the day’s events on November 7th, I wish I weren’t just catching on now. When I signed up to...
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FOLLOW THIS: TEDxCOLUMBUS 2014
by Rashmi Nemade This was my first time attending a TEDx event. Sure, I have watched TED Talks online, but being at an event is a wholly different experience. It was electric; the buzz and...
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FOLLOW THIS: TEDxADVENTURE @ TEDxCBUS (1st ever!)
by Kendra Hovey It’s 8:59am. You’ve got a car2go, a cohort, a clue, complimentary coffee and glazed crullers, and this challenge: Find six spots. Perform six tasks. Return. You’ve got 2 hours. Okay . ....
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FOLLOW THIS: STEAM into 2015
by Kendra Hovey Lose 10 pounds. Get organized. They’re good enough ideas, but as resolutions go they’re a bit retread. It’s a new year. Doesn’t it deserve something better than the same old...
View ArticleTEDxColumbusWomen: The Ambassador’s Challenge.
by Ruth Milligan Within 24 hours of our initial announcement, our 2013 TEDxColumbusWomen event sold out. Albeit, the tickets were free, but we had a waiting list as long as the attendee list. The day...
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FOLLOW THIS: CHAD BOUTON
by Rashmi Nemade Scientific discovery goes in spurts. There is a period of time when progress is slow and incremental, and then, in a sudden burst, an innovation or revelation changes everything. Which...
View ArticleTEDxColumbusWomen 2015 Speakers and Performers Announced
Please help us congratulate the following speakers and performers who have been selected to present at TEDxColumbusWomen: OWN IT – The Power in Our Story on Thursday, May 28th at the Southern Theatre....
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FOLLOW THIS: TEDx IN PRISON
by Kendra Hovey A TEDx in a prison is always going to be about prison. No matter the topic, whether it’s race, food, intelligence, bikes, the big topic is prison. This is what I thought anyway, after...
View ArticleTampon Drive for ORW’s Tapestry at TEDxColumbusWomen
In a few weeks at TEDxColumbusWomen 2015 among other thoughtful speakers and performers, we’ll be showcasing the Inside/Out Choir, a joint project of the Tapestry Program, a therapeutic community at...
View ArticleParticipant Guide for TEDxColumbusWomen
May 28, 2015 9am – 5pm Southern Theater, Downtown Columbus If you haven’t bought your ticket yet, you still may do so here. We will keep the box office open until the program begins if you want to...
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FOLLOW THIS: TEDxColumbusWomen 2015
by Kendra Hovey Inspiration good, action better. What next? These #sixwords tweeted by @sdk614 at the close of the morning session of TEDxColumbusWomen ask a very good question. So I decided to pose...
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FOLLOW THIS: GABRIELLE LYNN CROSBY
by Kendra Hovey Gabrielle Crosby has been incarcerated for three years. She has seven more to go. Yet, one Thursday a month she visits South Africa. She smiles and waves joyfully to the children at...
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