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Achieving a Climate Action Thanksgiving with CAM & TEDxChicago

Climate Action Museum

300 S Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606, USA Illinois

41.8775797 -87.6385711

TEDxChicago

Description

Join TEDxChicago speakers Doug Farr, President of Farr Associates, Ayelet Fishbach, PhD, Motivational Scientist at UChicago, and Dustin Huibregtse, Director and Speaker Coach at TEDxChicago, at the Climate Action Museum for an evening of connection and dialogue about how we can engage family members, friends, and ourselves in climate action conversations and behavioral change during Thanskgiving and beyond. Schedule: Thursday, November 21st 5:00 - 5:30 PM: Arrival and enjoy Climate Action Museum 5:30 - 5:50 PM: Viewing of Doug Farr's talk from TEDxChicago Salon: DESIGN in May at the Merch Mart 5:50 - 6:30 PM: Facilitated Conversation with Doug Farr, Ayelet Fishbach, and Dustin Huibregtse 6:30 - 7:00 PM: Open connection time Location Climate Action Museum Chicago Climate Action Museum300 S Riverside Plaza, Chicago Speakers & Facilitators Doug Farr ARCHITECT AND URBANIST Douglas Farr FAIA serves as the President of Farr Associates, a pioneering architecture and urban design firm based in Chicago, recognized by the New York Times for its leadership in ecologically sensitive architecture. Listed among Planetizen's 100 Most Influential Urbanists, Farr is a prominent architect, urbanist, and author, delivering keynote speeches across 37 states to inspire and shape sustainable urban practices. His contributions include founding Carbon Free Chicago, co-curating the ENERGY REVOLUTION exhibit, and establishing Chicago’s Climate Action Museum. Doug Farr's work in high-performance buildings and walkable urbanism solidifies his position as a driving force in the future of sustainable design and urban innovation. X: @farrside ⏺ farrside.com Ayelet Fishbach, PhD MOTIVATION SCIENTIST Watch her TEDxChicago talk on TED.com Ayelet Fishbach is the Eric J. Gleacher distinguished service professor of behavioral science and marketing at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where she studies social psychology, management and consumer behavior. She is also the past president of the Society for the Science of Motivation and the International Social Cognition Network. Her groundbreaking research on human motivation has won the Society of Experimental Social Psychology's Best Dissertation Award and Career Trajectory Award, the Society of Consumer Psychology's Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award and the Fulbright Educational Foundation Award. She further received the Provost's Teaching Award from the University of Chicago. Fishbach's research has been published in more than 130 papers across many journals and her research is regularly featured in the media. She is also the author of Get It Done: Surprising Lessons from the Science of Motivation. See her profile on TED.com Dustin Huibregtse DIRECTOR & SPEAKER COACH, TEDxChicago Dustin Huibregtse has been a volunteer TEDx event organizer and speaker coach since 2010; organizing over 16 events impacting 8,000+ attendees and coaching over 120 speakers who have been watched by millions. He became hooked to TEDTalks in 2008 when he watched Hans Rosling’s talk during his first class at business school at the University of Minnesota, inspiring him to start TEDx University of Minnesota in 2011, then TEDxMinneapolis in 2014, and then to take the helm of TEDxChicago in 2022. After 12 years of coaching speakers, he has delved deep into understanding what makes the short TED Talk format so powerful. His biggest passion is bringing together amazing people with impactful ideas and meaningful work through a process that consistently creates memorable experiences. Dustin hopes to start his own agency over the next year to continue helping more people on their journey. TEDxChicago is Chicago’s biggest stage for ideas + connection at the convergence of our culture, knowledge, and citizenship. The annual flagship event is hosted in September or October. You can learn more at TEDxChicago.com.

Tickets

General Admission (Limited Seats Available!) 0.0 USD 120