TEDx Oshkosh - Craig Burnett Co-Organizer

Hacking the Red Circle

Craig Burnett is one of the co-organizers at TEDxOshkosh, located in Wisconsin. In 2012 he saw Dan Pallotta's TED talk, and it changed everything for him. Craig likes to explore conflicting ideas. After the licensee, Michael Rust came back from TEDxNormal, he was convinced that Oshkosh was ready for a TEDx. They do something fun at their event which is to ask each attendee to sit in a different seat for each session. They get a little push back, but held their ground, as this is a great networking ploy. Oshkosh is proud of their heritage as an event city, as evidenced by a talk about the Oshkosh AirVenture which brings 500,000 people and 100,000 airplanes to their town of 60,000. They had an excellent TED talk about the AirVenture. TEDx fits a niche that the community has warmly embraced and provides a perfect venue for ideas worth spreading. More at https://hackingtheredcircle.com/tedxoshkosh-craig-burnett-co-organizer/