TEDx Faurot Park

06/04/2026

Check out Dr. David's Talk!

Old Age Sucks: The Brutal, Beautiful Truth About the Final Chapter
Most of us think we understand what it means to get old, sick, and face death, until it happens to us. This talk reveals why our connections and courageous communication are the true keys to navigating this final chapter with dignity, honesty, and grace.

Dr. David Treadway Old Age Sucks:The Brutal, Beautiful Truth About the Final Chapter Most of us think we understand what it means to get old, sick, and face death, until it happens to us. This talk reveals why our connections and courageous communication are the true keys to navigating this final ch...

06/03/2026

Check out LeJuane's Talk!

When Arts Speak, Communities Listen
When Arts Speak, Communities Listen explores how creativity becomes a civic language—shaping identity, challenging misinformation, and giving voice to communities too often unheard. Through lived experience and cultural storytelling, LeJuane “El’Ja” Bowens reveals how art doesn’t just reflect society—it activates it.

LeJuane Bowens When Arts Speak, Communities Listen When Arts Speak, Communities Listen explores how creativity becomes a civic language—shaping identity, challenging misinformation, and giving voice to communities too often unheard. Through lived experience and cultural storytelling, LeJuane “El...

06/03/2026

Check out Charlie's Talk!

Less evil. More genius. Supercharging your work with AI.
We asked for flying cars and we got computers trying to take our jobs instead. Depending who you listen to, AI is the messiah or the end of us all. The truth is smack dab in the middle. It’s a useful tool that can be easily misused. This talk will help you transform AI-phobia into seeing AI as your sidekick and the easiest way to supercharge your creativity and problem-solvi

Charlie Wollborg Less evil. More genius. Supercharging your work with AI. We asked for flying cars and we got computers trying to take our jobs instead. Depending who you listen to, AI is the messiah or the end of us all. The truth is smack dab in the middle. It’s a useful tool that can… Continu...

06/02/2026

Check out Laneshia's Talk!

Make. Changes. Visible.
After many years of unrecognized time and effort, Laneshia developed a philosophy to document less visible/invisible work. This talk will illustrate how to make work visible by changing how we measure productivity, and what considerations are needed to best capture and celebrate often unseen labor. By using her own experiences and observations, Laneshia candidly talks through creating a professional impact statement, a tool that can be used to document labor and can be used as evidence for performance reviews.

Laneshia Conner Make. Changes. Visible. After many years of unrecognized time and effort, Laneshia developed a philosophy to document less visible/invisible work. This talk will illustrate how to make work visible by changing how we measure productivity, and what considerations are needed to best ca...

06/02/2026

Check out Patricia's Talk!

The Right to Die: Proposing an International Covenant on Self-Termination of Life

In her TEDxFaurotPark Talk, Patricia Jean Fox proposes an amendment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that affirms the right to personal agency in end-of-life decisions. She invites audiences to consider how honoring compassion, psychological integrity, and the freedom to choose can redefine what it means to live, and die, with dignity.

https://tedxfaurotpark.org/patricia-fox/

06/01/2026

Check out Eva's talk!

How AI Is Hacking Your Life, And How to Hack It Back
We are outsourcing what makes us human, our attention, emotions, judgment, and habits, without noticing. This talk uses a cybersecurity lens to show how AI quietly compromises the human operating system through small, almost invisible increments, and offers a simple framework to take it back.

Eva Benn How AI Is Hacking Your LifeAnd How to Hack It Back We are outsourcing what makes us human, our attention, emotions, judgment, and habits, without noticing. This talk uses a cybersecurity lens to show how AI quietly compromises the human operating system through small, almost invisible incre...

03/16/2026

What an incredible weekend we had! Thank you Your Hometown Stations - Lima Ohio for covering our 2026 Signature Event!

TEDx Faurot Park hosted six speakers from across the U.S., sharing innovative ideas on art, aging, and A.I., while seeking a new executive producer for next year.

03/14/2026

Livestream will start at 8:59 ET today! Join us for these incredible speakers!!

03/14/2026

It’s an exciting evening getting everything ready for TEDxFaurotPark!! The magic starts Saturday at 9 AM at Encore Theatre. Ticket sales close at 9:00 tonight! https://tedxfaurotpark.org/