TEDFest is an opportunity to meet TEDxers from around the world while watching the live-hosted TED program in New York City. Exclusively programmed for the entire TEDx community, TEDFest joins the best of TED with all that New York has to offer. TEDFest 2020 Because there is so much uncertainty about when and how the world will begin to open up,...

TED-Ed Weekend is a youth conference that brings together student leaders from around the world for a chance to take over TED Headquarters in New York City. TED-Ed Weekend 2020 February 8-9, 2020 New York, NY TED-Ed Weekend showcases and amplifies the voices of the next generation of TED. It’s an opportunity for youth leaders around the world ...

Whatever your business conundrum, there’s a TED Talk for that — whether you want to learn how to land that promotion, set smart goals, undo injustice at work, or unlock the next big innovation. Every Monday, host Modupe Akinola of Columbia Business School presents the most powerful and surprising ideas that illuminate the business world. After t...

About WorkLife Organizational psychologist Adam Grant takes you inside the minds of some of the world’s most unusual professionals to explore the science of making work not suck. From learning how to love criticism to harnessing the power of frustration, one thing’s for sure: You’ll never see your job the same way again. As one of Apple Podcast...

Intriguing nuggets regarding the intersection of work and happiness… a call, in a few pointed words, for an expanded, genuine work ethic. — Kirkus Review About the book For the overwhelming majority of people, work falls short—very short. The question is: why? Press and reviews About the author

During the TEDxYouth weekend — November 15-16, 2014 — young people from all over the globe reporTED news, reflections, quotes and impressions from TEDxYouth events (as well as TED's official conference for youth — TEDYouth in New York City) on Twitter, Facebook, and other online media platforms. Follow their work by following the hashtag #TEDxYo...

We're hiring! TED is a global community — and so is our staff. We're headquartered in New York and Vancouver, but the collaborative and global nature of our work means we have staffers, advisors and volunteers worldwide. Who we are TED is a warm and creative workplace, based in New York, where we think all day about sharing ideas. Inside the ...

Watch the 10 winners of our 2014 Ads Worth Spreading challenge. Our goal is to celebrate ads that communicate ideas in an exceptionally powerful way. Dig deeper and discover what audiences and the creative directors behind the ads had to say about 2013's selections by downloading the Ads Worth Spreading report. How we choose the Ads Six teams of...

The TED Residency program (2016–2019) was an incubator for breakthrough ideas, open to all via a competitive application. Those chosen as TED Residents spent fourteen weeks at TED headquarters in New York City, collaborating with one another on their ideas. Each Resident also developed a TED Talk, and here are the results. Spring 2019 Residents ...

TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx ev...

About this ad: Do you know what your marketing is doing? Are you sure? This hilarious spot from Adobe shows us what can go wrong when we're not paying attention to analytics. Adobe Systems Inc. is a multinational computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California. Adobe has historically focused upon the creation of multimedia and c...

About this ad: With a surprise heartwarming twist, this Guinness ad embodies the best qualities of friendship (and storytelling). Guinness is a popular Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness (1725–1803) at St. James's Gate, Dublin. It’s one of the most successful beer brands worldwide, brewed in almost 60 countries an...

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TEDYouth 2014 took place at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City on Saturday, November 15 from 11am to 6pm ET. At TEDYouth — and the TEDxYouthDay 2014 events happening the same day around the globe — young people gathered to explore the theme: "Worlds Imagined." They heard mind-shifting stories and big ideas in a broad array of topics that impac...

Stories shared on the TED stage are seen and heard by millions around the world. But some ideas can’t be shared in the open -- there are stories that are too risky, painful, or controversial. Sincerely, X provides a space to share powerful ideas anonymously. Stories that deserve to be heard, from people who remain hidden. About the host Sarah K...

Head of TED Chris Anderson speaks with some of the world’s most interesting people to dig into the provocative and powerful ideas of our time. About the host Chris Anderson Chris Anderson is the curator of TED. Trained as a journalist after graduating Oxford University, he launched more than 100 magazines and websites before acquiring TED thro...

Wednesday, September 20, 2017, 7pm The Town Hall, New York, NY Program details TEDGlobal>NYC was held in Manhattan on the early evening of Wednesday, September 20, 2017, with a mission to catalyze new thinking about world issues. The event took place the same week as the gathering of the United Nations General Assembly, and welcomed visitors...

About this ad: For more than a quarter century, Saroo Brierley searched for his family before finding his way back home with the help of Google Earth. It's an incredible true story of hope, determination and technology. Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program. It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images o...

Play, Learn, Build and Share Manhattan, NY November 19, 2011 TEDYouth, our first-ever TED event for young people, was held on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the TimesCenter in Manhattan. TEDYouth coincided with more than 100 self-organized TEDxYouthDay events happening worldwide over a 48-hour period. The theme for the day was "Play, Learn, Bui...

Just like School. Not! Manhattan, NY November 17, 2012 TEDYouth 2012 was a day-long event for high school students, with more than 20 live speakers, hands-on activities, and great conversations. It took place on Saturday, November 17, 2012 from 1pm to 6pm EST. The theme: "Just Like School. Not!” At TEDYouth 2012, more than 20 scientists, design...

Dream me. Build me. Make me real. Manhattan, NY September 20, 2013 On September 20, 2013, TEDCity2.0 took place at the TimesCenter in New York City. Co-curated and co-hosted by Chris Anderson, John Cary and Courtney Martin, the event surfaced stories of urban ingenuity and interdependence from across the globe, and featured an unexpected mix of ...

TED and Doha Debates have joined forces to explore the power of thoughtful debates and civil discourse in an increasingly polarized world. As tensions rise on the world stage, Doha Debates is building meaningful conversations across differences to find solutions to the world’s biggest challenges in a series of live debates, digital videos, podca...

ZigZag is a business show about being human. Join this zig-zagging quest with Manoush Zomorodi (Host of NPR’s TED Radio Hour; Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business) to discover new ways we can align our ambitions with systemic change that’s good for our fellow human beings. On Season 5, Manoush profiles six unusual dynamos reinvent...

TED Salons welcome an intimate audience for an afternoon or evening of highly-curated TED Talks revolving around a globally relevant theme. A condensed version of a TED flagship conference, they are distinct in their brevity, opportunities for conversation, and heightened interaction between the speaker and audience. Attending TED Salons Do you...

As an organizational psychologist, Adam Grant loves to rethink ideas that we’ve taken for granted. In this special series from WorkLife with Adam Grant, he brings curiosity and science to conversations with his favorite thinkers about the opinions and assumptions we should all be revisiting. Listen in—you might just be inspired to walk away from...

TED-Ed — TED's youth and education initiative — aims to spark and celebrate the ideas and knowledge-sharing of teachers and students around the world. Everything TED-Ed does supports learning — whether its producing a growing video library of original animated lessons, providing an international platform for teachers to create their own interact...

TED Studies, created in collaboration with Wiley, are curated video collections — supplemented by rich educational materials — for students, educators and self-guided learners. In Reworking the Western Diet, speakers examine how that diet — processed, high in refined sugars, and heavy in corn, soy, meat and dairy — is making us and the environme...

On September 29, 2018, the TEDx community will join forces for the second inaugural TEDxGlobalDay. Together with their teams, and virtually with teams all over the globe, TEDx organizers will spend the day focusing on the problems most urgent to their community—first by discussing potential solutions and then by participating in local action. TE...

Help us spark a global movement to record and preserve meaningful conversations with one another that results in an ever-growing digital archive of the collective wisdom of humanity. The plan For Dave Isay, listening is an act of love. He wants everyone to experience the power of having their story heard. That’s why he founded StoryCorps, an arc...

For anyone who has ever been inspired by a TED Talk… this is an insider’s guide to creating talks that are unforgettable. TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking by Chris Anderson, curator of TED Now in paperback Since taking over TED in the early 2000s, Chris Anderson has shown how carefully crafted short talks can be the key to...