About this event: This year we present 9 stories from across the globe offering thought-provoking questions, diverse perspectives, and, above all, impactful ideas. We believe in providing a platform for creating dialogue and asking questions that are meant to be shared, and we are honoured to welcome you to the third edition of TEDxNYUAD. We have speakers from t...

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About this event: GEW2015 hosted by TEDxHarare & Hypercube Hub will take place from the 16 – 20 of November 2015 at Hypercube Hub 11 Phillips Ave, Belgravia Harare. GEW2015 is set to attract early stage and established entrepreneurs, professionals and key public and private sector stakeholder to participate in a range of workshops, seminars, TED and TEDx Talk...

About this event: 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.The TEDxBulawayo event to be held at NUST University will feature powerful speakers from a diverse background who will share their ideas.These ideas in turn are intended to spark debate and hopeful...

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About this event: As humans live longer and as the pace of innovation continues unabated, a dynamic digital future lies ahead for the next generation. What possibilities and opportunities will come with tomorrow’s technological advancements—for both people and for enterprises? And just as important, where does your organization and country fit in? How will you re...

About this event: This TEDxHarare Salon themed “Shaping New Models” is a post event dialogue of the "process_refine" session of the TEDxHarare Conference. This event will bring together Zimbabwean leaders from business, politics and civil society to contribute to the shaping of new ideas in the way entrepreneurs and business leaders think and operate in the Zimba...

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About this event: One of the core human needs necessary for humanity's collective progression is CONNECTION. Connection allows for diverse perspectives to be shared and heard. It is this sharing and exchange of ideas that is the catalyst for the evolution of societies. Yet, currently there are systems which hinder citizen engagement and and ultimately society's p...

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About this event: We are passionate about our home. This period in our history is an important tipping point. We know the problems and challenges that face us, we understand them well. Less know is that change is happening all around us. Zimbabweans across the country, and the world are taking matters into their own hands and tackling some of the toughest challe...

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Some ideas simmer below the surface. This session is dedicated to speakers who bubble them up, from a surprising management thinker to an Ebola researcher who found new inspiration in a song. Short recaps of the talks in this session... Work, the ultimate social experience. Margaret Heffernan is here to flip our thinking on what makes ...

Zimbabwean designer Saki Mafundikwa has a powerful vision for the future of African art. As the founder of the Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital Arts (ZIWA), Mafundikwa is working to bring African art back to its roots. ZIWA, the first school of graphic design in Zimbabwe, and one of the first schools to emphasize the use of digital technology t...

This week, over at the TEDx blog, we got really into oceans and all the fascinating creatures that hang out there. (Especially sea turtles. We’re obsessed.) We explored how baby sea turtles survive the great wide world, how dolphins blow bubble rings for underwater play, and how divers feel swimming with some of the world’s largest mammals. ...

Saki Mafundikwa founded the Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital Arts, ZIVA, a Bauhaus-style school focused on African heritage. (“Vigital” denotes visual arts taught using digital tools.) It's the first graphic design and new media college in the nation, and he wanted his students to understand the power of design--and in particular to understand ...

Meet the new class of TEDGlobal 2017 Fellows! Representing 18 countries -- including, for the first time in our program, Somalia, Uruguay, Liberia and Zimbabwe -- this class clears a high bar of talent, creativity and eccentricity. Among those selected, you'll find a Somali computer scientist catalyzing the tech scene in Somalia and Somalila...

The suspension bridge, says Acumen founder and session host Jacqueline Novogratz, provides the perfect metaphor for the leadership we need to see in this "fractured, divided, too often cynical world." Why? Because its structure balances a strong, deep, unwavering foundation with its ability to stretch across vast distances to connect and bri...

TEDGlobal 2017 was an important homecoming to the African continent, and a ton of work went into creating an authentic experience, from the curation of talks to the music to the graphics and stage design. Saki Mafundikwa, a graphic designer, filmmaker, design teacher and founder of the Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital Arts (and a TED speaker hi...

Getting treatment for a mental illness when you live in the developing world is hardly as easy as making an appointment with a therapist or psychiatrist. Mental illness is often not treated with the same sense of urgency as physical illness, and resources to provide care are simply not available in many areas. In this moving talk at TEDGl...

Capitalism and charity. A seemingly paradoxical combination. But could running charities like businesses foster the innovation and problem-solving needed to address the most pressing issues of our time? In his talk at TED2013, The way we think about charity is dead wrong, Dan Pallotta argued that the way we think about charity is dead wro...

I'd like you to take a moment to imagine this with me. You're a little girl of five years old. Sitting in front of a mirror, you ask yourself, "Do I exist?" A pretty heavy thought for a child, right? But through various artworks that reflect upon our society, I came to understand how a young Black girl can grow up feeling as if she's not s...

A vast gulf in care Vikram Patel asks us to imagine two men who live in the same town. They have the same education, the same jobs, and everything else the same. Both present at a hospital with chest pains -- but one is treated and one is not. Why? The second one has a mental illness. That is one of the biggest reasons people with ment...