Morse Code and the Future of Leadership As we shift from a stable, linear economy to an innovative and dynamic one, we need a new definition of success, and a new approach to learning. Through examples of her own journey and her interesting, personal, and funny take on the business of hacking our world, Lital’s…
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Dutch Policy and the Future of Education in the Netherlands  Lodewijk is a prominent member of the Dutch Labor Party, and is currently Alderman of the Amsterdam Municipal Council. Lodewijk will talk about education policy in the Netherlands, the way forward for the future, and the need for more parent involvement in education.

Make Your Dreams Come True One poignant question posed by a stranger changed Melanie’s troubled life: ‘Where will you be in five years?’ That single question drove her to make a future for herself and made her realize that education was her only way to pursue her dreams.

Tubular Symphony  What better way to start the TEDxAmsterdamED 2016 event than to make the audience part of the opening act! To the audience’s surprise, they were lead onto the Theatre Amsterdam stage instead of the aisles, handed a coloured plastic tube and asked to become part of a percussion orchestra for the opening act.…
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What if everyone was an astronaut?  ‘What is your dream from the future?’ Often, the first and last time that a child is asked this fundamental question is very early in their education journey – by the ‘friendship book’ that many children in the Netherlands fill out while in primary school. But it is one…
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