In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).

Shizenkan University
Chūō, Nihonbashi, 2 Chome−5−番１
Tokyo, Tôkyô, 103-0027
Japan

Bob Stilger

Bob Stilger, Ph.D., is an activist-scholar who focuses on fostering connections, strengthening leadership, and regenerating community. Over the last two decades, Bob’s attention has been drawn to questions of how we create the lives and communities we actually want in times of disaster, crises, and collapse. The COVID-19 Pandemic of 2020 is but the latest in a litany of crises inviting us to consider how we as human beings are living on our small planet. https://newstories.org/team/bob-stilger/

Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu

Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu has helped youth transform their lives at Harvard University, the University of Tokyo, and Stanford University for nearly 40 years. He integrates Eastern and Western ways in designing gentle, healing, inclusive spaces for developing compassion for self and others. His latest books include From Mindfulness to Heartfulness: Transforming Self and Society & The Stanford Way of Ultimate Leadership. Stephen will speak on his Stanford research and practice of heartful communities, about which a student affirms: “What happens in this class is a kind of tiny miracle…we’re filled with gratitude for each other and just for being here.”.