{"id":2227,"date":"2011-01-11T11:12:01","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T09:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jimstolze.nl\/weblog\/?p=2227"},"modified":"2016-07-06T19:42:44","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T17:42:44","slug":"why-i-signed-up-for-tedx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jimstolze.nl\/weblog\/2011\/01\/11\/why-i-signed-up-for-tedx\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I signed up for TEDx"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the evening session of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tedxamsterdam.com\/2010\/what-happened-at-tedxamsterdam-2010\/\">TEDxAmsterdam<\/a> 2010 I got the chance to answer the question that was asked the most: <em>Why did you sign up for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jimstolze.nl\/weblog\/2009\/03\/26\/tedx-amsterdam\/\">TEDx<\/a>-license in 2009?<\/em> A small personal story, followed by three examples of turning &#8220;ideas worth spreading&#8221; into &#8220;ideas worth doing&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"640\" height=\"390\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/_YqlTjVJ9V8&#038;hl=nl_NL&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;version=3\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/_YqlTjVJ9V8&#038;hl=nl_NL&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;version=3\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>While we&#8217;re on the subject: Bill and Melinda Gates are looking forward to your suggestions! 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