As the TED team travels around the world hosting salons in 14 cities, we’re collecting great local stories. Here’s a quick report from TED@London, held April 22 at the British Library, 2012, and locally hosted by Julian Treasure of TEDxNewSt and Evan Grant of TEDxLondon. Start with this personal story from Lena Edlund — in which […]
Collected by Felicia Kamriani … nuggets of wisdom and insight from last week’s TEDxSummit: “The bigger the dream, the smaller the competition.” Javier Yunes, TEDxRosario “The city you get is the city you build.” Norman Lee, TEDxManitoba “The best team is the one you already have.” Julian Dominguez Yates, TEDxRosario “Don’t swim upstream.” Alexander Jutkowitz, […]
TEDxSummit, 16 April – 20 April, 2012. Doha, Qatar. Photo: Kris Krüg At TEDxSummit we caught up with Ivana Korom to talk about translating and planning a TEDx event in Serbia. Ivana is a freelance trainer and educator from Novi Sad. When and why did you start translating for TED? I’ve been translating for two […]
TEDxSummit, 16 April – 20 April, 2012. Doha, Qatar. Photo: Kris Krüg At TEDxSummit we caught up with Kristine Sargsyan, TED translator and organizer for TEDxYerevan. Kristine has been working in the NGO and business sector as an Organizational Development Consultant and Project Coordinator for 13 years. When and why did you start translating for […]
TEDxSummit attendees (and Chris Anderson) meditate on what x means to them in this short video collage: “What is x? Idea sex.” “X to me means exponential. 2 people make it 4, 4 make it 16, and they make it countless. In the matter of no time, the entire world will be knowing about the […]
During a workshop on creating a TEDx manifesto, attendees face the difficulty of defining something so ineffable: “What makes the TEDx community so strong is the shared gut understanding that’s already there, about the manifesto, about what TEDx is.” They concluded with five items, including this mission statement: “Our mission is to spread ideas that […]
Browse the Time 100 list — and let it point you to great TEDTalks! Hillary Clinton: “Tough. Indefatigable. Patient. Smart. Knowledgeable. Superior political instincts. Funny. Loyal team player. Finds opportunities in crises and challenges. Skilled global advocate for American interests and American values. That is my job description for U.S. Secretary of State.” Watch Hillary […]
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Photo: James Duncan Davidson Last night Reggie Watts performed at TED@Doha, the first of TED’s Worldwide Talent Search events, during TEDxSummit. During rehearsal members of the TED staff caught up with him to talk about … whatever he wanted to talk about. I saw you perform at TEDxGotham; some people just didn’t get your style. […]
Photo: James Duncan Davidson Chris Anderson demos the anticipated new platform, TED-Ed, which allows teachers to upload their best lessons to be turned into animated videos for students. TED-Ed also employs flip teaching, so that any teacher may “flip” a lesson and make it their own. Attendees voice their passion and interest, suggesting improvements and […]
At this week’s TEDxSummit, Tom Rielly gave the TEDxers a little gift from the TED Fellows program — by premiering a brand-new guide to finding great speakers who also happen to be Fellows. Each TED Fellow, past and present, has a page that lists everything they’re passionate about and ready to give a talk on. […]
Krisztina “Z” Holly was the first person to ever be called a TEDx organizer. Her event, TEDxUSC, took place on March 23, 2009, and had 1,200 attendees. Last year there were 6,000 applicants for those same 1,200 spots. We caught up with her at TEDxSummit. How did you get involved with TEDx (before it even […]
TEDxSummit Opening Night marked the start of a week-long global gathering of 650 TEDx organizers from over 90 countries, to celebrate “The power of x”. “X began as a superscript”, TED curator Chris Anderson explained, “to denote an independently organized event, but now it has come to signify a multiplier”. The multiplier effect encompasses ideas, […]
It all starts with an idea — a seed that spawns astonishing inventions, fresh approaches to old problems, new ways to think, to create. Journey through the world of extraordinary ideas with TED Radio Hour, a new program from NPR and TED that inspires imagination about modern life and places bets on tomorrow, with today’s […]
While we write up our notes from TEDxSummit Opening Night, here are a few of many voices from Twitter (follow #TEDxSummit for more): [tweet https://twitter.com/allangipe/status/191974024757264384%5D [tweet https://twitter.com/kristinalford/status/191953889300455424%5D William Noel onstage at TEDxSummit Opening Night. Photo: James Duncan Davidson [tweet https://twitter.com/SnezanaSubotic/status/191947693524918273%5D [tweet https://twitter.com/junecohen/status/191961923489775616%5D [tweet https://twitter.com/TEDxKrakow/status/191960076263759874%5D
Dancers + camera + kaleidoscope = this infinitely gorgeous short video. (Watch in 1080p fullscreen if you can.) It’s made for TEDxSummit, an unprecedented gathering of TEDx organizers from around the world. The video celebrates “the power of x” to multiply great ideas. And if you’re wondering … yes, it’s a real kaleidoscope. No editing […]