As the world becomes more uncertain each day, the ability to stop and recognize what’s truly going on becomes increasingly necessary. ReCognize means thinking critically about what we see around us. It starts with examining the messaging around us, recognizing underlying assumptions, bias and stereotypes. It’s a cycle of listening, identifying, reworking, and learning. When you look at the world with critical eyes, there’s no telling how much you will ReCognize.

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In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxEmilyCarrU (previously, TEDxECUAD), where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxEmilyCarrU event, TED talks style video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.