TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is in the news, trending, and on
the move north – to Canada! Carrying a slogan of “Ideas worth spreading”, TED
and TEDActive are currently held in Long Beach and Palm Springs, with a planned
move to Vancouver and Whistler respectively this year.
One of the largest movements for our generation (the Gen Xers and
Millennials) is the non-profit, free education of TED Talks. With a global
audience of billions, one may be hard pressed to find someone that is
unfamiliar with the fast paced and growing ideas of these conferences. Just
YOUTUBE it and you will see for yourself.
Malcolm Gladwell, a past presenter, might say that if it is on TED, it
has hit it’s ‘Tipping Point’. With it’s growth, TED has spurred TEDGlobal,
TEDxParis and many more, including the TED Ideas Lab. This lab, partnering with
The Globe and Mail, is currently debating how much you would pay for better
health care, education and other public services Canadians consider funded by
our taxes dollars.
Would you pay extra for;
· Better supplies
in your own child’s classroom?
· Decreasing your
waiting period for surgery?
· For a
members-only lane on the 401?
· Acceptance to
any University in Canada?
These questions and
more make up a quiz you can take in just minutes to find out how you feel about
the role that money plays in our public services.
What do you think the
economist Adam Smith would have said about this in his 18 minutes on TED? Take the quiz now.
Also published at McDougall Insurance and Financial
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