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Friedman</a> and <a href="https://blog.ted.com/author/renaereints22/" title="Posts by Renae Reints" class="author url fn" rel="author">Renae Reints</a> <br> <time datetime="2024-10-24">October 24, 2024 at 2:00 pm EDT</time> </div> <div class="share"> </div> </div> </header>  <section class="entry-content clearfix"> <div id="attachment_117715" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117715" class="size-full wp-image-117715" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8172-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8172-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8172-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8172-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8172-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8172-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117715" class="wp-caption-text">TED’s Monique Ruff-Bell (left) and Helen Walters host Session 6 of TEDNext 2024 on October 24, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p>The right idea at the right time can bring people together to change the world — but only if minds are open and ready to keep learning. For the final session of <a href="https://conferences.ted.com/tednext2024">TEDNext 2024</a>, an extraordinary group of speakers and performers showed us how to get ready to reach new heights.</p> <p><strong>The event:</strong> Talks from Session 6 of TEDNext 2024, hosted by TED’s Monique Ruff-Bell and Helen Walters</p> <p><strong>When and where:</strong> Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, Georgia</p> <p><strong>Speakers and performers: </strong>Dave Raggio, Leopoldo Lopez, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Wendy Whelan, Natasha Rothwell, Kasley Killam, Masego</p> <p>Watch <strong><a href="https://tedlive.ted.com/?tn24blog">TEDNext 2024 on TED Live</a></strong>, check out <strong><a href="https://creative.ted.com/explore/collections/tednext-2024">more photos from the event</a></strong> and learn more about<strong> <a href="https://conferences.ted.com/?tn24-blog">attending a future TED conference</a></strong></p> <div id="attachment_117713" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117713" class="size-full wp-image-117713" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8367-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8367-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8367-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8367-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8367-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8367-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117713" class="wp-caption-text">Attendees reflect on their experiences during an opening Town Hall at Session 6 of TEDNext 2024 on October 24, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><strong>The talks in brief:</strong></p> <div id="attachment_117723" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117723" class="size-full wp-image-117723" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8533-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8533-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8533-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8533-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8533-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8533-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117723" class="wp-caption-text">Dave Raggio speaks at Session 6 of TEDNext 2024 on October 24, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p>“Intrapreneur” <strong>Dave Raggio</strong> shares the lessons he’s learned in becoming vice president of Intuit SMB MediaLabs, an ad-targeting solution for small businesses. To successfully innovate within the confines of a large corporation, he says, you need to get early buy-in from colleagues, listen to critical feedback and recognize the company’s risk tolerance. “Work with the system,” says Raggio — you might move slower, but your product will be better for it.</p> <div id="attachment_117709" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117709" class="size-full wp-image-117709" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8585-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8585-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8585-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8585-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8585-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT8585-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117709" class="wp-caption-text">Leopoldo Lopez speaks at Session 6 of TEDNext 2024 on October 24, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">A world dominated by autocracy is a world with far less possibilities for any of the things that matter to you, says Venezuelan opposition leader </span><b>Leopoldo Lopez</b><span style="font-weight: 400">. In a rousing call to defend democracy worldwide, he tracks the rise of autocracy over the last decade, shares his own story of imprisonment and exile and discusses the vision behind the World Liberty Congress, an alliance of leaders from 56 autocratic countries aimed at organizing a united front against authoritarianism.</span></p> <div id="attachment_117706" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117706" class="size-full wp-image-117706" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT3720-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT3720-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT3720-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT3720-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT3720-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT3720-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117706" class="wp-caption-text">Wendy Whelan (left) and Marc Bamuthi Joseph perform at Session 6 of TEDNext 2024 on October 24, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Can art pave the way for a politically divided nation to move forward? Kennedy Center VP and TED Fellow </span><b>Marc Bamuthi Joseph</b><span style="font-weight: 400"> reflects on the roles of art, memory and healing through the lens of forgiveness. Joined by </span><b>Wendy Whelan</b><span style="font-weight: 400">, associate artistic director for the New York City Ballet, they perform “Carnival of the Animals,” highlighting how creativity can foster empathy.</span></p> <div id="attachment_117707" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117707" class="size-full wp-image-117707" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2JR4805-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2JR4805-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2JR4805-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2JR4805-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2JR4805-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2JR4805-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117707" class="wp-caption-text">Natasha Rothwell speaks at Session 6 of TEDNext 2024 on October 24, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Jason Redmond / TED)</p></div> <p>Writer, actor, producer and director <strong>Natasha Rothwell</strong> takes the stage for “On the Spot,” TED’s new interactive Q&A format. Answering a stream of unexpected questions, she dishes on everything from creativity and representation in TV to love, the best job advice she’s ever received and the first “pinch me” moment of her career.</p> <div id="attachment_117704" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117704" class="size-full wp-image-117704" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT9354-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT9354-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT9354-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT9354-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT9354-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_1GT9354-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117704" class="wp-caption-text">Kasley Killam speaks at Session 6 of TEDNext 2024 on October 24, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Loneliness is a growing crisis with many ramifications, and it’s partly the result of people neglecting their “social health,” says connection connoisseur </span><b>Kasley Killam</b><span style="font-weight: 400">. To help with your search for deeper connection, she presents her “5-3-1” guideline, which encourages interacting with five different people weekly, strengthening at least three close relationships and spending at least one hour per day connecting.</span></p> <div id="attachment_117705" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117705" class="size-full wp-image-117705" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT4038-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT4038-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT4038-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT4038-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT4038-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT4038-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117705" class="wp-caption-text">Masego performs at Session 6 of TEDNext 2024 on October 24, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p>What does it mean to be a creative? Multi-instrumentalist <strong>Masego</strong> breaks down his definition, as well as one from AI, and expounds on how great art fuses the wonder of childhood with the wisdom of adulthood, before performing a totally impromptu, off-the-top song just for TEDNext.</p> <div id="attachment_117714" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-117714" class="size-full wp-image-117714" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT3914-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT3914-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT3914-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT3914-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT3914-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/TN24_20241024_2GT3914-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-117714" class="wp-caption-text">Audience at Session 6 of TEDNext 2024 on October 24, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. 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