-How do yo see yourself when you are accepted as you are?
-When you look at someone you don't know do you see a 'what' or do you see a 'who'? Do you see an ally or do you see a threat?
- Practicing Radical hospitality is seeing every person as an individual who is worthy of respect and honnoring them as an equal
Forging a path from neuroscience and design to branding, from government and politics to social entrepreneurship, and from community organizing and coworking to venture capital and STEAM acceleration, Grace has earned hands-on expertise in conference and event development, leadership and team optimization, business and social innovation, and design thinking and lean startup processes. Grace was selected as one of Google’s original Glass Explorers for her proposal on bridging the “Digital Divide.”
Grace is a founding member of the Mayor’s Innovation & Technology Advisory Board for the City of Houston, and an Advisor for the Texas Medical Center Accelerator (TMC|X) and Houston Independent School District’s Innovation Curriculum. She serves Houston’s creative+tech community as co-founder of: Women In Tech: Houston, C2 Create, COHouston, TEDxYouth/TEDxHouston. Grace has also served numerous nonprofit organizations and social justice initiatives as a board member and volunteer.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx