TEDxAkron 2018 was held on April 21, 2018 at the Goodyear Theater in Akron, Ohio.
Featuring 15 speakers from Akron and beyond, ConnecTED was the last event led by original TEDxAkron founders Sam Falletta and Ned Parks.
Like every event they brought to the stage, TEDxAkron presented an opportunity to bring members of the Akron community together to discuss big ideas and issues that could inspire others and bring a positive change to the world. ConnecTED was a theme that allowed Speakers to talk far and wide about what made us similar and connected to each other, even when we sometimes feel worlds apart.
Below are most of the 2018 ConnecTED Speaker videos for your viewing pleasure and to share with your own networks and part of the world.
Today all of us are part of the touchscreen generation. As a result we have less face-to-face interactions and our people skills are eroding. There is absolutely no greater skill that can be acquired and constantly worked at, which can have a bigger impact on us personally & professionally than the ability to build an instant rapport with others, whether they are an acquaintance, customer, co-worker, or a total stranger.
Inclusion will actually CHANGE our rooms. Inclusion GIVES people the ability to express themselves authentically. The work of our society cannot focus on simply folks being in the room anymore. All people must have a voice, we need to listen to them, and then we must ACT. Much love.
Entrepreneur and philanthropist, Joel Testa shares his thoughts on the meaning of life and why we are on this planet. Recently named the 2018 National Real Estate Developer of the Year, Joel speaks to cities across the US about building vibrant places, but in this talk he explains why most human beings fall into a trap of chasing money instead of life's true meaning.
The best part of our lifelong journey are the {global} connections that we make along the way. Our international borders are blending. Globalization, international trade, and immense power of technology bring us closer than ever before.
Most of us are never taught healthy ways to communicate, relying on reality-tv-show "role models," movies and differing home/school environments. The good news? These communication skills are learnable but will require unlearning of past habits. Learn how to apply this simple yet incredibly effective action in your relationship to get rid of the passive aggressiveness, increase your happiness and decrease your fighting.
When life presents seemingly insurmountable challenges, how do you push back and overcome them? June offers a road map using her own experiences as guideposts. She had a stroke when she was 10 years old, paralyzing her dominant right side and forcing her to become left handed and navigate life with a tremor.
Dr. Dominic King gives an interactive demonstration of how recognizing the microaddictions to our digital world ("social opioids") can help us take a small step in relating to people suffering in the world of opioid medication addiction. Dr. Dominic King was born in Akron, Ohio and is a graduate of the University of Akron.
This poem is written from the perspective of an outsider looking in: to schools, to children, to teachers, to adults. It is shedding light on a pattern that needs to be addressed on a deeper level other than just education. You cannot have a healthy education, if you are not healthy enough period in every aspect.
Social trust driven by our capacity for love and empathy have allowed humans to build civilizations and question everything about our existence and place in the universe. In the last three centuries, however, the pace of change has outpaced our understanding of the cultural operating system today described as economics.
Chris Tackett MSN RN has been in the field working directly with clients who are anxious, depressed or suicidal for nearly 20 years as a mental health nurse, nursing professor at Herzing University- Akron and as a life coach and CEO of Omni Institute of Integrative Wellness.