TED Prize 2006 TED Prize

2006 TED Prize winners, from left: Dr. Larry Brilliant; filmmaker Jehane Noujaim; architect Cameron Sinclair

In 2006, the TED Prize winners were awarded one wish each -- and they were encouraged to wish big:

Medical activist Dr. Larry Brilliant >>

Filmmaker Jehane Noujaim >>

Architect Cameron Sinclair >>

Results from these TED Prize wishes started happening within days -- and have grown spectacularly since then:

+ One day after making his wish, Larry Brilliant was hired to head Google's philanthropic arm, Google.org ... read more >>

+ Jehane Noujaim's big, bold wish has spawned the Pangea Day global film festival, set for May 2008 ... read more >>

+ Cameron Sinclair got a huge boost for his open-source architecture site, the Open Architecture Network ... read more >>