The Value of Real Learning | Loren Fletcher Nickerson | TEDxABQ

How can mirages, myelin and Mozart coexist in a conversation about growth and personal empowerment? Through the art of association, parallels, and free thinking, one can arrive at new understandings about life and the world we live in. In this talk--an accumulation of over thirty years of deep thought about life, living, and education--Loren Fletcher Nickerson takes you on a journey through time and history. Nickerson believes that the secret to learning is learning that everything connects.

Loren Fletcher Nickerson has spent much of his life thinking in analogies and metaphors, discovering parallels that connect everything. While performing, teaching, and choreographing in over 100 cities in the United States and Canada, Nickerson has acquired mental encyclopedias filled with unique associations for many aspects of life. He has applied, honed and refined learning techniques taught in classrooms, corporate America, and five universities. Through examining teachings of master instructors and his professional journey, he has experienced and realized the power and importance of the apprenticeship. He believes that viewing education and life from this perspective will lead to highly useful learning, the awareness of our interconnectedness, and deeper, richer living. Over the years, Nickerson has been encouraged to “feel lighter, curious, empowered and realigned”. He invites you to join him.