We invited Vikie Shanks, who spoke at the very first TEDxLeamingtonSpa, to share her thoughts on ‘home’. Home! Where the heart is? Where I hang my hat? A place of safety? All of these things and so much more. But, really, isn’t home about family? Maybe not our genetic family, […]
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As you’re no doubt aware, the theme for our event this year is ‘home’. We’ve curated a diverse line-up of 14 speakers, who’ll be sharing their inspiring ideas in 12 talks on our stage in November. But what defines ‘home’? And what does it mean to belong? Is it about […]
Most of us are familiar with the proverb “Home is where the heart is”, but do you know who originally said it? While you’re pondering the answer*, have a browse through this collection of ‘homely’ quotes by writers, poets, composers and actors. Home sweet home “Home is where one starts […]
Ask ten people what ‘home’ means to them and you’ll get ten different answers. That’s because for some of us it’s a particular place, maybe where we live now or where we grew up. For others it’s less tangible – more of a sense of belonging. So we thought we’d ask members of the team behind TEDxLeamingtonSpa for their […]
Is doing a TEDx Talk on your bucket list, but are you unsure how to articulate your idea? If so, this blog post from Minnie von Mallinckrodt-Grant from our curation team will provide some handy hints and tips to help you bag a coveted place on our stage to showcase your idea to […]
Where the heart is? Wherever I’m with you? Wherever you lay your hat? When you think of home, what comes to mind? Where you live? Where you’re from? Your family? Your community? Your spiritual home? In our current political climate the concept of ‘home’ has never been more under scrutiny […]
We’re a team of volunteers who work hard to put on the TEDxLeamingtonSpa event and uphold TED’s ethos and levels of quality. With two sell out events and a third on the way this year, we’ve inspired over 2 million people so far (which is rising by the day). Driven […]
Creating a TEDx event is hard work – we’re not going to lie! We have no problem finding volunteers for the fortnight in the run up to our event and even for our event day, however getting our core planning team right is essential to making our event a success. Last […]
Identity has always been a social construct largely based on how others physically perceive you. Be that gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexuality or faith, others base their assumptions on their own inherent conscious and subconscious prejudices. The rise of the online digital persona makes this subjective identity increasingly irrelevant – and self-identity implicit. […]
Like all TEDx events, we’re hugely reliant on the support of our partners. Without their financial and practical help we simply wouldn’t be able to put on our event! So we thought we’d ask them to share their favourite TED Talk and their reasons for getting involved this year. Here’s […]