TEDxRadboudU is looking for bloggers!
Come March, TEDxRadboudU will addres the issues concerning trust: it’s meaning, the apparent lack of it these days and ultimately, how it can be rebuilt.
In the spirit of TED, we are not just looking to talk about this, we’re aiming to generate a discussion as befits our academic society.
In order to spark discussion, we are looking for bloggers who are willing to write about the central theme for TEDxRadboudU in a minimum of two blog posts. In these posts you will add to the TEDxRadboudU experience by stimulating an in-depth discussion, by providing your insights into the theme, by interviewing a speaker, etc.
What’s in it for you? Your posts (written in English) will be posted on this website. You will be able to attend TEDxRadboudU in person (possibly as live-blogger). And of course, you’ll have the enormous gratification of sharing the TED experience.
Once more: the main theme for TEDxRadboudU is ‘Rebuilding Trust’.
Imagine a world without trust: personal relations would be doomed to fail and our social institutions would not be able function. We are facing a decreasing confidence in our institutions. Their authority is beginning to crack, due to democratization, individualization and increasing personal autonomy. On a positive note, a critical attitude towards our institutions and their claims forces them to stay alert and prepared for change. But if distrust, as the dark side of a critical attitude, takes over what does that mean for our society?
What is trust? Why is it so important? And when trust is lacking, how can it be rebuilt? That’s what TEDxRadboudU is all about. Inspirational talks, different angles and new perspectives.
Does this appeal to you? Are your thoughts running wild just thinking about all the implications of what you’ve read above? Then we’re looking for you!
If you are interested and are willing to contribute, please contact us through Twitter (), sound off in the comments or e-mail Willie Kerkhof ().
Update:
we have received quite the response to this post. Therefore, we won’t be looking for any more bloggers. However, if you are have experience in liveblogging and are willing to liveblog at TEDxRadboudU, contact us!
