In the days following TEDxDenverED, we’ve begun to navigate the ideas and visions that you sketched onto the problem solving towers and eno boards. There is a lot of work to do… videos to edit, emails to answer and hundreds of photographs and tweets and Facebook posts to sort out.

Perhaps the most challenging element of TEDxDenverED leading up to the big day was the hours we spent sifting through the 1,000 + inquiries we received to fill 225 seats. And almost all of those inquiries came from people whom we found to be absolutely amazing.

Beyond the accolades, there is broad interest in keeping a good thing going. Here are a few questions I’ve received:

1. How many community idea/problem solving sketches did you receive? (answer: we’re still counting!)
2. When can we do it again? (answer: stay tuned!)
3. How can I find out more about the projects and presenters? (answer: stay tuned and watch for us online and in your email and on twitter)
4. Can I get copies of the images that were on the [eno] interactive whiteboard? (answer: yes – we’ll have those up on this site next week)

One teacher who came all the way from Toronto stated:

“The lobby was a mess of passion and creativity. Brilliant ideas littered the floor, on the walls and everything the eye could see…”

In case you didn’t make it into the lobby, here are a few images:

If you couldn’t find any space to contribute, don’t worry! Dafna Michaelson created an entry space just for you.

We are extending the deadline to choose which idea will receive Sensible City’s $1,000 challenge. If you watched us on Ustream and want to enter, there’s time left!

Whether your vision is to apply that “one thing” in a classroom, a city or an entire country, we want to hear from you. Please visit and contribute at www.JourneyInstitute.org/TEDxDenverED.

If you missed the magic that Janine Underhill unleashed on the eno board (ustream viewers probably couldn’t see most of it), here are a few screens:

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We took some chances. We took a crowd of  educators and administrators from K-12, mixed in community leadership and advocacy, and asked you to open up to a dialogue which introduced worldviews that would achieve a triple bottom line:

1. Facilitate distinctions which empower each individual to progress along their own path.
2. Facilitate open hearted, open minded human connectivity within an international educator community
3. Leverage that connectivity to empower participants to take something home and make a difference in their communities.

Each presenter we encountered cracked open our hearts – we were so proud.

And each participant, despite the heat and stage glitches, gave of themselves fully.

These pictures are only the beginning. We’ll be posting more pictures, more drawing boards, specific problem/solutions posed and, of course, videos over the coming months.

In the mean time, please reach out to us. We want feedback, suggestions and stories of what you are bringing back to your communities.

From all of us on the organizing side of TEDxDenverED, thank you for sharing these ideas and dreams.

Respectfully,

Ian Bryan
Curator
TEDxDenverED