Last Chance Tickets To Amanda Palmer And Friends From TED!

The Amanda Palmer and Friends From TED show at the Vogue Theater is officially sold out. There are no more tickets. Zero. None. Except….. the very last two that we currently have. And we want to give them to you. If you're our winner.

Through Vancouver, We Love You we try to make our city a friendlier community, so to win these two very coveted pair of tickets, here's what you have to do:

Buy a stranger a coffee and post a selfie on Twitter or Facebook with you and them in it, using #ninjaTED.

This can be the person behind you in the Starbucks line, a stranger you meet today, or better yet, one of our neighbours finding shelter on the street corners that needs a warm drink and friendly hello.

We'll pick our winner at 7:00pm tonight so that you have enough time to race over and catch the show. And, to sweeten the deal… we'll save you a front row seat.

Go for it Vancouver, win your way into this once in a life time show. It's going to be fantastic!

What Community Looks Like: A #ninjaTED Recap

48 hours ago musician Amanda Palmer posted that she would be hosting a "ninja event" at the Vogue Theatre and gathering an all-star line up of TED speakers and musicians to join her. The purpose: connecting TED 2014: The Next Chapter to everyone in Vancouver that didn't have $7500 to attend the coveted series.

Who knew that 48 hours is all it takes to put together and promote such an event? But, it was... thanks to Twitter.

Last night #ninjaTED came together, with the Vogue Theatre brimming to the doors, a stage full of awesome speakers, and tangible evidence of the power of community.

The evening's line up featured TED speakers and musicians including Neil Gaiman, Imogen Heap, Amy Cuddy, Del Harvey, Bora Yoon, and more. Oh, and don't forget a certain David Bowie singing astronaut - Chris Hadfield.

The night was a fun, relaxed, variety style show with the feeling we were all sitting in a living room sharing stories. An inspiring event, not just because of the collective 'brain' of the talent line up, but also in how various communities and tribes came together to make it happen.

It may cost thousands of dollars to attend TED, but what attendees of #ninjaTED witnessed was priceless. This certainly is an idea worth sharing.

Top 5 Ted Talks To Watch On Your Coffee Break

In honor of the TED Conference coming to Vancouver in March, we've scoured through the thousands of TED Talk videos to find the top five talks you can watch on a coffee break. These short videos will inspire, educate, and encourage you to continually engage with the world around you and strive for personal growth.

Enjoy!

One of our absolute favorite TED Talk's is Drew Dudley's "Leading With Lollipops." His simple story telling illuminates the power of influence, even when we don't even realize the impact we're having.