[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.46,0:00:04.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kelo Kubu: The idea of sharing ideas Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.21,0:00:06.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is actually not a very popular Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.87,0:00:08.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or common thing, Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.12,0:00:09.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at least where I come from. Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.60,0:00:12.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Halim Madi: Beirut Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.74,0:00:14.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a strange cocktail. Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.14,0:00:16.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't have oil\Nlike the other Arab countries. Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.46,0:00:17.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All we have are the people. Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.87,0:00:20.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And our only asset Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.59,0:00:21.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are the ideas we have. Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.78,0:00:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hanseok Ryu:\NMost of Asian countries, like Korea, Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.44,0:00:26.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[didn't] use to have this kind of chances Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.73,0:00:29.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to speak on a stage like TED. Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.05,0:00:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tahee Pantig: The great thing\Nabout the TEDx platform Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.52,0:00:33.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that it's like a beacon of hope, Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.25,0:00:35.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that other people\Nin the community can see, Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.42,0:00:38.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Wow, there are some really\Nincredible things that I can take part of Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.55,0:00:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and help change where we live." Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.65,0:00:43.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Krisztina "Z" Holly: We're talking\Nabout how it might be possible Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.28,0:00:46.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bring that TED experience to campus Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.83,0:00:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see if we can do \Nan independently organized event. Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.68,0:00:51.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lara Stein: The mission of TEDx Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.32,0:00:53.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to spread great ideas across the globe, Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.94,0:00:56.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tap into local voices\Nwithin local communities, Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.60,0:00:57.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and give them a platform. Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.85,0:01:01.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jim Stolze: TEDx is a way for people\Nin their own local community, Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.01,0:01:03.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give their community a TED experience. Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.77,0:01:05.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,HR: Holding a TEDx event Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.23,0:01:07.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not only about introducing\Nwhole new ideas Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.80,0:01:10.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which were introduced from TED.com, Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.32,0:01:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I think it's really\Nall about community. Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.52,0:01:15.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,LS: TEDx is the ability for you\Nand your community, Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.23,0:01:17.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tap into some local thinkers and voices Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.53,0:01:18.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have a real dialogue Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.83,0:01:20.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how to make\Na difference in the world. Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.96,0:01:22.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Suraj Sudhakar: The world of development, Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.94,0:01:25.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what's happening,\Nwhat are the latest findings, Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.19,0:01:27.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is often not shared with the very people Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.13,0:01:29.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for whom we really want\Ndevelopment to work. Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.23,0:01:31.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once we decided we're going to do a TEDx, Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.25,0:01:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then we thought about\Nwho are these different speakers. Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.88,0:01:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One was a person who would come Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.44,0:01:36.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and talk about microfinance. Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.83,0:01:39.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another person we found\Nwould talk about technology Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.28,0:01:41.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the phenomenon of mobile phones. Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.03,0:01:42.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We found an artist from Kibera; Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.53,0:01:44.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with stuff he finds in and around Kibera, Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.62,0:01:45.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he creates art. Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.90,0:01:47.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We actually took this TEDx Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.43,0:01:49.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to different slums around Nairobi. Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.08,0:01:51.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We use this as a platform\Nto share ideas across communitites. Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.100,0:01:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Richard Hsu: I think\Nit's the basic nature. Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.06,0:01:56.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you come across something good\Nin your private life, Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.70,0:01:58.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you just say, "Oh God,\NI wish my friends see it. Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.99,0:02:01.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wish my parents were there.\NI wish my brother was here." Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.78,0:02:03.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is just something incredibly basic. Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.70,0:02:07.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TP: I think for an idea to spread\Nthere needs to be a personal connection. Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.25,0:02:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,HR: Yeah, stories! Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.24,0:02:10.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think stories are such a powerful tool Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.61,0:02:14.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because a story changes people,\Nhow they think. Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.15,0:02:17.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Stephen Balzer: I think it's a part\Nof the secret of TED, Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.04,0:02:19.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the personal touch, its storyline. Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.85,0:02:22.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rodrigo Cunha: With TEDxAmazônia\Nwe had this girl, Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.49,0:02:24.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she was a researcher in the Amazon. Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.57,0:02:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she was washing clothes Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.20,0:02:29.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then a crocodile\Nemerged from the river Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.19,0:02:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and took her, and took her leg. Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.46,0:02:33.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we asked her to go there Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.02,0:02:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and give us a talk about her experience. Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.36,0:02:37.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at the end of the talk she said, Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.45,0:02:40.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You don't have to be afraid of the storm. Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.15,0:02:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to learn\Nhow to dance in the rain." Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.50,0:02:44.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we did go to the break, Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.14,0:02:47.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there was this huge tropical storm\Ncoming in, Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.23,0:02:49.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and people were dancing on the floor. Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.32,0:02:52.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alison Whitmire: It was\Nin the ugliest part of the recession. Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.59,0:02:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The people I work with are CEOs\Nof small to medium sized businesses. Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.98,0:02:58.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they were suffering. Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.30,0:03:00.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought, "That's what I'm going to do. Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.44,0:03:02.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to have a TEDx Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.18,0:03:05.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that reconnects these CEOs Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.21,0:03:08.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the passion that helped them\Nstart their business." Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.10,0:03:10.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,KK: The willingness to say, Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.51,0:03:12.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Here is how I got here. Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.69,0:03:14.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is something\Nthat I will share with you. Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.99,0:03:17.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You take it and see\Nwhat you can do with it." Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.92,0:03:19.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,SB: They really take action. Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.35,0:03:21.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have energy to change something. Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.95,0:03:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Presenting these ideas to people Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.59,0:03:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is really what brings up change Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.08,0:03:27.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in peoples' minds\Nand the countries as well. Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.20,0:03:29.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not top-down but it's grassroots. Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.02,0:03:30.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,JS: So what we've done in 2010 Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.84,0:03:32.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was to look for four ideas worth doing, Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.94,0:03:35.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see how we could get\Nthose ideas further. Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.07,0:03:37.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're working on those ideas\Nfor the whole year, Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.46,0:03:38.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at TEDxAmsterdam 2011, Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.76,0:03:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're going to present\Nwhat happened in the last year. Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.34,0:03:43.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TP: They all know\Nthat they can change the world. Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.72,0:03:46.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not only do they want to,\Nbut they just know that they can. Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.69,0:03:48.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have this unwavering confidence Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.44,0:03:50.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the fact that what they're doing\Nis special Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.83,0:03:54.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is contributing something\Nto the world and to their communities.