Brooklyn is a place where creative people help each other: TedXBrooklyn

If you missed TEDxBrooklyn 2013 and can’t wait for the videos to get posted, you can get a taste of the event on the International Digital Times.

The event was focused on how people in Brooklyn and New York more broadly like to help fellow creatives. There’s another upcoming event on building community in the changing neighborhood of Gowanus, on Jan. 26, though TEDxGowanus is already sold out.

The origins of the December event are described here:

One TEDx event named TEDxBrooklyn took place at Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Bowl last December. Started four years ago by Varghese Chacko, the theme this year was “Everyone Only.” The one-day event brought together speakers from areas as diverse as filmmaking, education, music, technology, and even parkour to share their perspectives on community, connection and collaboration. I spoke to Stephanie Najor, who curated the speakers, about arriving at this year’s theme. “We all thought about why we got involved with something like TEDx. There’s this great power in connecting to the people immediately around you and beyond, and Brooklyn is known for that neighborhood mentality of ‘I’ll help you, you help me.’ We wanted to celebrate that.”

[International Digital Times]