As we assembled TED2013's lineup of speakers from around the world, talked with the TED brain trust, and listened to online conversations, one theme emerged: What is the future of work? Technology and new business practices are, in many ways, putting an end to the classic "good job," the kind that millions of people once moved to Detroit and cit...

Mission: Take chances, be brave, move ahead past the crossroads and achieve wisdom. From the director: "Crossroads are thresholds of exchange and choice, meeting places and tropes of possibility. The crossroads in our film allow us to explore these ideas and tensions, bringing out a sense that each decision we face can feel momentous and s...

To kick off TED2020, leaders in business, finance and public health joined the TED community for lean-forward conversations to answer the question: "What now?" Below, a recap of the fascinating insights they shared. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Big idea: The coronavirus pandemic shatt...

Countdown is a global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. Watch the talks, interviews and performances from the Countdown Global Launch at ted.com/countdown. Today, 10.10.2020, is the climate's day of destiny: the Countdown Global Launch, a call to action on climate change and the first-ever free TED conference. L...

By Samantha Kelly TED University kicks off the TEDGlobal 2013 conference with purpose -- as a reminder that the people who attend TEDGlobal are not just here to watch, but rather, they're here to share ideas. At TED U, audience members brave the stage and give their own TED Talks that run the emotional gamut of emotional, funny, moving, innov...

TED University is our attendee-driven program, and this year's is the most globally diverse group of attendees -- people are here from 71 countries. We think of it as a snapshot and collage of who the TED audience is and what it is they do. And we begin with a meditation on what "radical openness" means ... Nilofer Merchant says: "There a...

This week's comment comes from Joe, who has enough understanding of the topic of Caleb Barlow's talk, "Where is cybercrime really coming from?" to pose a great question to the speaker. Particularly on topics I'm less familiar with, it's great to come to the comments and hear from people who have much more experience with the ideas presented. ...

Each session of TEDGlobal 2013 has a unique set of opening titles, curated by We Are Pi -- the firm that created that gorgeous kaleidoscope video for TEDxSummit. Each set of titles is in a different style, with great music, and we're excited to share them with you! The titles for Session 1 are a collaboration with artist/illustrator Vasco Vi...

Mark your calendars, please: TED Radio Hour returns to the NPR airwaves on Friday, March 1. After a popular first season -- named the Best New Audio Podcast of 2012 by iTunes -- NPR and TED have expanded the series into a weekly program. And for its second season, TED Radio Hour also has a new host -- Guy Raz, who you probably know as the host...

At TED University, members of the TED audience get a chance to step on stage and give a talk -- about their work, about their passion, about their life. The talks are always incredible. At TED Universities past, Nina Tandon shared how tissue engineering could potentially lead to personalized medicine, Graham Hill urged us to have less stuff an...

TEDGlobal 2014 is the first official TED conference held in South America. And so the program begins with stories from the continent. In this session, hear surprising voices from South America and the Caribbean islands, from an ad executive whose clever marketing campaigns aim to defuse the Colombian civil war to the chief of the Yawanawa pe...

Today was the first day of TEDGlobal 2014. If you weren't able to clear your schedule to watch TED Live today and experience the magic in real-time, we're here to help. Here are some highlights from the day: What maps can tell you about hip-hop fans At TED University, a session of talks by conference attendees, Dave Troy maps the socia...

Everyone celebrates the thought leader. But thoughts alone won't solve the world's biggest challenges. In the face of disruptive change, TED and The Project Management Institute (PMI) have partnered to share the ideas behind awe-inspiring business projects, creative pursuits and innovative collaborations. Below, a recap of the six speakers w...

Forget those miserly folk who hoard their best for the last -- TED believes in starting strong. Kicking off TED2018 is Session 1 of the TED Fellows, who count among their ranks artists, activists, scientists, researchers, conservationists, thinkers and changemakers of all kinds. The Fellows program now total 453 individuals from 96 countries...

The first day of TED2017 brought two sessions of talks from TED Fellows and an opening session broadcast live in movie theaters. Below, some of the themes heard today that we just can’t get out of our minds. A closer look at our relationship to technology. Huang Yi danced with a robot. Chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov once battled a super...

It's time to nominate someone for the 2015 TED Prize, a $1 million award to a visionary with a great big idea for creating change in the world. Through Monday, March 31, you can nominate a mentor, a hero, a co-worker, even yourself. TED is looking for someone who has not only a great wish, but a track record that suggests they could accompli...

This post is part of TED’s “How to Be a Better Human” series, each of which contains a piece of helpful advice from people in the TED community; browse through all the posts here. To be human is to get defensive. When we’ve been questioned or criticized at work, it’s fair to say that almost all of us -- save for, perhaps, the Dalai Lama a...

Time is a global preoccupation -- we never feel like we have enough of it to accomplish all we want to accomplish in the world. Do we control time, or does time control us? In the opening session of TEDWomen 2016 at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, seven speakers explored how time and attention shape our lives, in talks ra...

Let it be noted, says co-host Chris Anderson, that this year's TED started with a roaring cheer and with a scream of anguish. Our job this week is to explore what's amazing, in every sense of the word, from the jaw-droppingly wonderful to the shocking and urgent. So Chris and co-host Helen Walters have decided to kick off Session 1 with a qu...

TEDSummit is a gathering of TED's tribes -- our speaker community, volunteer translators, TED Fellows, TEDx organizers, partners and  more. In Session 1, we shared mainstage talks that sparkled with optimism for humanity -- now and deep into our unknown future. Ideas that stand the test of time. TED's curator, Chris Anderson, opened TEDSummit...

Imagine, for a moment, living in a world where strep throat wasn’t treatable. Where getting a cut or a blister could be life-threatening, even for people in countries with well-developed health systems. While this may seem far-fetched, that’s exactly what could happen if our antibiotics lose their ability to treat bacterial infections. For ye...

"It takes courage to uncover the truth," says Chris Anderson, opening the first session of TED2015, Opening Gambit. "The speakers this week -- their courage and brilliance are going to rewire your brain. This dare thing is not just for them -- it's for all of us." These six speakers set the tone for Truth & Dare: The mega-challenge of...

The event: Talks and performances from TED Fellows, celebrating the 10th anniversary of this life-changing, world-changing program. Session 1 is hosted by TED Fellows director Shoham Arad and TED Senior Fellow Jedidah Isler. When and where: Monday, April 15, 2019, 10:30am, at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, BC. Opening: W...

This morning, we kick off TED2017 in the new Community Theater with a program of fresh ideas, music and dance from the TED2017 Fellows and Senior Fellows. These Fellows are change-makers from many fields -- design, tech, education, business, science and many more -- offering a peek at the future us. Stanford Thompson opens the TED Fellows...

The stage is set. The lights are on. The audience of more than 600 people who have traveled from all over the world to be inspired is ready. And ready or not, the speakers are thrust onto the stage, one by one. This is the first session of TEDGlobal 2017, themed “a new map,” a phrase that suggests that in these first talks, we will catch ...

Did you know that you -- as in, anyone -- can nominate a visionary leader for this year’s TED Prize? Do you have a mentor with an incredible track record? A former teacher with a big idea for change? A colleague doing incredible work that could reach new heights if given more resources? A friend with the ability to inspire collaborative acti...

"We build them, we cross them, sometimes we burn them." TED Content Director Kelly Stoetzel kicks off TEDWomen 2017 with an explanation of how she and conference curator Pat Mitchell developed this year's rich conference theme, Bridges. "Over the next three days we’ll hear talks from artists and architects, entrepreneurs, scientists and acti...

Something special happens when you think again. All it takes is an insightful thought and -- all of a sudden -- your brain does a backflip and you see faulty assumptions underlying what you’d always taken to be true. The first day of mainstage talks at TEDGlobal 2013 brought so many of these paradigm-shifting moments -- and many more that ju...

Nominations for the TED Prize are open from now until August 31st. Meaning that there's still time to nominate a great thinker you've always admired, a mentor who's helped you along the way or a friend with a wonderful idea to inspire change around the world. This year, you can even nominate yourself for the $1 million award. With the nom...

This is the final week of nominations for the TED Prize, which means you only have three more days to nominate a person with a wish to inspire the world for the $1 million honor. Have a mentor who has molded your mind? A friend with an inspired idea? A neighbor with big plans? Tell us about them now, using the official nomination form. This ...