“The rise of web video is driving a worldwide phenomenon I call Crowd Accelerated Innovation — but to tap into its power, organizations will need to embrace radical openness.”
Why Chris is the canonical The Conference Organizer
Anderson turned TED from a private conference into a global 'ideas worth spreading' platform by giving the talks away and licensing TEDx to local organizers. He is the exemplar of the conference as scalable, open infrastructure for spreading ideas across a cycle.
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