Inside TED Global 2013
Last month, I attended the Technology Entertainment and Design Global Conference ( TED) in Edinburgh, Scotland. This internationally attended conference brings together leaders, experts and innovators from diverse disciplines to share new ideas making it exceptionally unique and difficult to attend. Participants must complete a long application which is reviewed by a committee and that is how you are invited to attend. It is somewhat like applying for college. For nearly 15 years I have been attending conferences all over the world that have focused on technologies and business. Topics usually discussed include how to bring these two together to increase a company's bottom line, how to capture dedicated customers and move towards a global market place, what the major industry trends are and how they may change the business. TED is truly about new ideas worth spreading that make the world a better place. What I experienced in Scotland was a conference that genuinely c