TEDxRockCreekPark is based upon the belief that every person on the planet is born with a purpose and our deepest desire is to fully express that purpose. Our theme, “The Hero’s Journey” was a metaphor for what our life calls us to do and the path that takes us on.
Joseph Campbell first developed the concept of The Hero’s Journey as a way to describe the common narrative he found among many of the world’s great myths and legends. We are borrowing an idea from his work: We are each the hero of our own life’s story!
During the conference the audience experience their own hero's journey and shared it with fellow participants. We asked "Where are you on your hero's journey?" during session 1 and "What must you learn to take the next step on your journey?" during session 2. Then over lunch, participants were given a super power and were asked "What would this super power give us and how would you use it?" After lunch, we took away their super power and asked in session 3, "How will you use your own talents to reproduce your super powers on your own?" and then finally in session 4 we asked "How will you be heroic?" What will you commit to do as a heroic leader?" and asked them to tweet their commitment to TEDxRCP.
TEDxRockCreekPark had a 100% curated audience of 275 which was sourced from accepted applications and invitations only. We curated a mix of entrepreneur/business owners, educators and professional coaches.
Organizing team
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Changamire - Sonnig Records LLC
Music Curator -
Anne deSantis
Volunteer Coordinator - Co-Curator -
Peter Mellen
Co-Curator -
Kathleen Seller
Production Lead -
Kathleen Wolff
Program Manager -
Diana Kowalski
Speaker Liaison -
Marie deVilmorin
Food and Beverage Lead -
Jacques Bazinet
Speaker Communications -
Michael Donovan
Registration Lead -
Ricardo Leon
Program and Power Cards -
Jan Fox
Speaker Coach -
Kara Heron
Recorded Music -
Andrew Edgerton
Conference Badges -
Tim Herr
Volunteer Organizer -
Ricardo Estevez
Volunteer Organizer -
Adebo Ifesanya
Interstitials -
Sonja Kosman
Audience Curation -
Kerri Martin
Audience Curation -
Suzanne Ritter
Audience Engagement -
Trish Barber
Social Media