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University of Georgia professor of gifted and creative education Bonnie Cramond will be one of nine speakers and performers exploring creativity at the annual TEDx Atlanta event on Tuesday, March 15.

TED, which stands for Technology, Entertainment and Design—three broad subject areas that are, collectively, shaping our future—is an annual event where some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to share what they are most passionate about. Attendees have called it “the ultimate brain spa” and “a four-day journey into the future.” The diverse audience—CEOs, scientists, creatives, philanthropists—is almost as extraordinary as the speakers, who have included Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Frank Gehry, Paul Simon, Sir Richard Branson, Philippe Starck and Bono.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.

Cramond’s presentation will be presented at about 1:15 p.m. live in streaming video at: http://tedxatlanta.com/

Cramond, a former director of the Torrance Center for Creative Studies and Talent Development, is a faculty member in the College of Education’s department of educational psychology and instructional technology.

Cramond studies the behaviors of children categorized as “strange.” What she has discovered is that “strange” children are often creative geniuses living in noncreative worlds. As an international and national speaker, she has published numerous articles and a book on creativity research, and she teaches classes on giftedness and creativity. Her work centers particularly in the identification and nurturance of creativity, especially among students considered at risk because of their different ways of thinking, such as those misdiagnosed with ADHD, emotional problems, or those who drop out.

Cramond is a member of the board of directors of the National Association for Gifted Children, a former editor of the Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, and on the review boards of several other journals.

Others featured at the event include: Sally Hogshead, Elizabeth Turk, Armin Vit, Victoria Rowell, Margaret Baldwin, Linton Hopkins, Michael Ouweleen, Viktor Venson, Idan Raichel and India.Arie.

The event is sponsored by Metro Atlanta Chamber, Turner: a Time-Warner Company and unboundary.