Danny Harris is proud to live in Washington. With enthusiasm and passion, he explains why, and how his simple acts of conversation and kindness built his deep connection to the people of DC.

Danny Harris is an internationally recognized storyteller and Creative Director of StorySocial. A graduate of Princeton and former terrorist financing analyst, Danny uses StorySocial to help businesses, cities, foundations, and non-profits more effectively collect and share their stories and build stronger online and offline communities. His work has been featured by TIME, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, NPR, NBC and The Washington Post calls him a "modern-day Stud's Terkel". A regular speaker and storyteller, he has delivered presentations around the world.

"SimplyZinhle Production" - Filming and production directed by Zinhle Essamuah. http://simplyzinhle.com

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. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)