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Watch a TEDTalk and have a conversation about it! #7!

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Watch a TEDTalk and have a conversation about it!  #7!

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Let's all reconvene on this most beautiful of Tuesdays at Bull City Coworking in Durham, NC. We will gather in a not at all secret, but cozy location and watch two or three talks with 20 minutes of conversation in between each talk.

Expect 2-4 talks on the theme of beginnings. There is no better time than the beginning of the year to talk about where we as a people are going next.

Some questions to consider:

What idea is shared by the speaker?

Do you agree with it?

Should we apply it to our community? The world? Or definitely not?

Any call to action present here?

Does it resonate with you?

How do our respective disciplines, passions, fears, and pasts relate to this talk?

Some ground rules:

Approach the conversation as a listener first.

Focus on the idea. Not the speaker alone, but the idea. If you dislike the speaker, then try to allow the idea to stand on its own. Content is important, and it is useful to know who the speaker is and where they have come from and where they are going, but do not rule them out if you disagree with their background.

If you consider yourself to be extroverted, then consider first listening to those who may not so quickly volunteer their thoughts and, after hearing some one new, then volunteer your own thoughts! This creates a more equal space for each of our unique perspectives and thoughts. If you consider yourself to be introverted, embrace this as an opportunity to speak first!

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Bull City Coworking
112 South Duke Street · Durham, NC