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We are a community of open-minded and passionate people who want to create something special. With the annual TEDxKassel conference we seek to enable everyone to widen their horizon, to reach higher as individuals, and thus to bring positive change to our society in Kassel and beyond.
Therefore, we set the stage for inspiring speakers, provide a platform for all participants to exchange their ideas and visions, encourage everyone to utilize their strengths, so that together we can make true our visions for a better tomorrow. With a decidedly optimistic mindset, let us shape our future together.
After months of social distancing and working from home we are looking forward to finally having an in-person conference again.
1TED(x) talks have become a global phenomenon. We have selected the amazing speakers to join us and the global TEDx community.
3We are an open-minded community. TEDxKassel is the perfect platform for you to share and discuss ideas and visions with others.
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Founder & CEO of @Eye Build It GmbH
Adrian is the founder and CEO of the @Eye Build It GmbH that addresses and builds internationally recognized solutions for an digital inclusive world. He has won about a dozen awards by the German government, European Union, United Nations and many more for his work as a founderin the field of universal and inclusive design. Additionally he is the chairman of the board for @gamesAHEAD e.V. a games industry association that supports founders and addresses various social issues through technology transfer.
In which way can technology develop in order to improve our society?
Technology and it’s developers need to work towards digital inclusivity thatenables everyone with and without disabilities to take part in this bright and highlytechnical world we see unfolding before us.
What doesstanding on aTEDx stage mean for you? What does stimulate you to participate at our conference?
To talk about the field of digital inclusion on a TEDx stage means to bring thisextraordinary important topic to an audience of existing and future changemakers
Founder of Lumizil and 4th gen. managing director of Möbel Schauman
My name is Lena and I am an entrepreneur's child as well as a child from the century of digitalization. I am currently taking over our family business as 4th generation and of course one of my big topics is implementing modern technology & connect it with the traditions of our firm. In this process I learned that the most crucial thing in this process are the people. Without their vision, their engagement and their willing to design and perform, the best technology is useless or at least very hard to implement. That’s why I decided to always put my people first, because I am convinced, that this approach will always lead us to the best results and is needed to get the best out of technology.
In which way can technology develop in order to improve our society?
In my eyes technology can improve society bysolvingall the tasks and problems it can simply do better and therefore give us time, money and space to work on the really important topics and tasks that need humanity more than anything: Such asdiversity, sustainability, female empowerment and so on.
What doesstanding on a TEDx stage mean for you? What does stimulate you to participate at our conference?
Standing on a TEDx stage means so much for me. Ever since I was 16 or 17, I've been watching TED talks and started dreaming of standing on this stage at one point of my life. To be honest, I never considered that I would actually come to a point where I have to say something that would be of interest on this special stage. Being a speaker at TEDx and knowing that I do have a message to share makes me beyond proud of myself and the way I've gone so far.
Philosopher
Zachary Goldberg is a philosopher whose research focuses on the ethical design and use of new technology.
In which way can technology develop in order to improve our society?
The diverse uses of new technologies in a pluralistic society obscures a clear answer to this important question. For this reason, it is paramount to continue asking this question rather than believing we have found its definitive answer. Questioning ourselves and our actions guards against ethical complacency and can help lead to the design and use of technology for the good of society.
What does standing on a TEDx stage mean for you? What does stimulate you to participate at our conference?
I am honored and thrilled to stand on the TEDx stage and to contribute to its environment of learning and to the discovery of new perspectives. The first step toward wisdom is wonder, and I hope I can spark a bit of wonder in my audience.
Therapist + Founder & CEO of the SideWalkTalk
I am a brave and curious human who challenges the way I have been conditioned to see life. Play and learning are my top two core values so I like playing withreally smart people.
In which way can technology develop in order to improve our society?
When technology is more than an intellectual and profit earning pursuit but rather a means to further collaborate, cultivate belonging, and a means to live together in wholeness and harmony with each other and the earth, it can be a force for good in the world.
What does standing on a TEDx stage mean for you? What does stimulate you to participate at ourconference?
It means being real and vulnerable about how my life experiences–achievements, mistakes, and lessons, could make someone else’s life better. For years I had been nudged to give a TEDx talk. I finally felt I had reached a place of humility and experience that I had something to offer.
Futurist and urban Geographer
As a futurist and urban geographer, I combine the topics of the future, the city and mobility in my work. The future is both a perspective and a method for questioning and uncovering current urban, mobility and living environments. The combination of space and time makes it possible to respond to known challengeswith new perspectives to shape sustainable future societies.
In which way can technology develop in order to improve our society?
In our lived realities, we have to ask ourselves again and again: what kind of society do we actually want to live in? And how do technologies help or hinder these goals. Technologies are always just tools, methods that can help us shape the future differently, better than in the past. Technologies can never be more than that. If we manage to ask the right questions, we are able to understand how technology can support us on this journey.
What does standing on aTEDx stage mean for you? What does stimulate you to participate at our conference?
Presenting my ideas and my perspectives on society to an international audience is the prerequisite for a mutual understanding of opportunities and challenges that are confronting our daily lives.
Founder of Jedimu Elimu Trust
Sharon trained as a Telecommunications and Information engineer, has worked in product management, strategy development, program and innovation management, and is a passionate ICT4D advocate. She is a founding member of the Kenya Flying Labs and recently founded the Jedimu Elimu Trust to support education and economic empowerment projects in her community.
In which way can technology develop in order to improve our society?
Technology is one of the most powerful tools in achieving the promise of the 2030 development agenda “Leave no one behind”. For communities that are living in over-exploited and consequently under developed regions of the world, it is critical that we explore the correct application of technology solutions to address challenges and create opportunities for better education, healthcare, disaster management and overall to empower communities out of material poverty.
What does standing on aTEDx stage mean for you? What does stimulate you to participate at ourconference?
Standing on a TEDx stage for me is about sharing, connecting and learning. Participating in the TEDx conference is an opportunity to share and connect with other people who have the same passion, while learning from them and sparking an interest in those who are also curious to learn something new.
Researcher
Over the last seven years, I have been researching and speaking about the future of work, education and society from the perspective of my generation, the Millennials. In doing so, I have championed the needs and desires of the Millennials, who are quantitatively in the minority but qualitatively the most important generations to make the impossible possible and resolve the upcoming world, economic and climate problems for the next 50 years. In the end, it is about nothing more and nothing less than leading the planet and the different civilisations from the old into the new millennium. In doing so, I have tried to inspire the male-dominated decision-making circles in business, science, culture and politics to leave the experience approach by providing motivation and new perspectives. Google, Tesla or Facebook were not created through the experienc eapproach either, were they? In this day and age experience is, in my opinion, highly overrated.
What motivates you to pursue your goals?
For my part, I have a highly intrinsical motivation to bring our European economy closer to the views and potential of Millennials. If we want to secure our position, we need bolder and more experimental friendly decision-makers. I am always surprised how nervously decision-makers still approach the younger generations and how little actually changes.
Lasse Rheingans
“I wish for a world which is greener, with less conflicts, more togetherness, with people being closer to each other and being less afraid of something new.”
Emmanuela Shinta
“Today never happened before and it will never happen again in the future. Make the most of every opportunity and never be ashamed of who you are because from the beginning of creation until the last dot written on earth there is only one you.”
Alexander Katzung
“50 years from now I would wish for all people living in societies that guarantee individual personal rights and freedom as a basis for a sustainable economy. Where all have access to good education and everyone has the opportunity to create and build up their businesses successfully.“
Norbert Kunz
“We all bear the responsibility for social and ecological problems in this world and everyone can contribute to their solution. Stay true to your dreams.”
Dan Atkins
“Being a Social Entrepreneur means you’re wired in a different way; concerned first and foremost with leaving people and the world in a better place; paying it forward to future generations.”
Eva Keretic
“So often our critical mind knocks us down before we let our true intentions and creative purpose out. It may take time and will surely not be a paved, easy road but rocky mountains offer the most beautiful views!“
John Strelecky
“Life is not about trying to be better than anyone else. It’s about being the best version of yourself.”
Kylee Potae
“Lean into whatever feels right, and lean away from anything that does not. Trust your gut feeling, learn to feel it when it’s talking to you and listen to what it tells you. Be kind, be strong, and hold your values tight. All of this requires time to invest into yourself – take the time, life’s too short not to.“
Franziska Weiser
“My ideal world 50 years from now includes strong, self-enabled regional networks (cells) with functional, caring neighborhoods and direct links to locally sourcing associations and businesses creating a transparent, empowering and sustainable network – with mobility as its clue and at its core.“
Linda Preil
“Just because things have always been done in a certain way, it doesn’t mean you can’t change it and I think social enterprises prove this!”
Lasse Rheingans
Megan Schaible
To her, TEDx injects life and fresh perspectives in a world full of pessimism and futility by giving people a credible platform to promote their ‘ideas worth spreading’. She strongly believes in the impact this format can have – especially as the things that can make the biggest difference, often start in the smallest places. Although Megan is aware of the world’s crushing problems at the moment, she thinks that if we dedicate ourselves to making small, mindful, intentional improvements in according to our own capacities every day, the world will become a better place.
“Stop and take a moment to be kind to yourself. Babysteps and intention are the answer to overwhelm and defeatism, and I try to remind myself of that every day.“
Johannes Schwegler
“We promote solidarity and do business in a way that benefits everyone, so that greed for profit and exploitation of nature and people will cease to exist.“
Armin Mesgaran
“Social Entrepreneurship to me is the most sustainable means of social change. It positively impacts society in the long-term by being founded on an economically sustainable basis.”
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