Architect Ole Scheeren fights against the rigid hierarchy of the skyscraper. When Ole Scheeren (TED Talk: Why great architecture should tell a story) unveiled his design for a complex of residential towers in Singapore, his clients were stunned. “There was a moment of silence, and I could feel that there was a degree of disbelief in the room.” ...

About this event: How can our youth play a part in a future where sustainability inevitably will take centre stage? The narrative and discourse for our country have always been centred on limited resources and scarcity. In 2021, we live in a world where creativity and innovation abound. Coupled with a growing consciousness of sustainability and responsibility to ...

About this event: TEDxSingapore celebrated its 3rd anniversary by curating it's 15th idea event since our launch on 15 April 2009. We partnered with the newly-launching MAX Atria @ Singapore EXPO to host and curate what is our most aspirational TEDxSingapore event to date. "Inspiring Ideas To The Max" celebrates our human spirit and potential. Our innate d...

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About this event: 'The Future We Will Make' was TEDxSingapore's sixth idea event. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and more than 80 of us TEDx-organisers around our planet teamed up for a very special global event hosted by TED curator Chris Anderson. Featuring talks by some of the world's most inspired thinkers and doers, we looked at what changes ha...

About this event: TEDxSingapore presents a series of virtual salons featuring people, leaders, organisations leading and building a city of good. As Singapore venture into this new normal, let's take a pause and hear stories from the ground. Stories of strength, resilience, and tenacity emerged in the past few months. Together, let's explore our finest hour in th...

About this event: TEDx is an independently organised TED event that sets the stage for multiple accomplished speakers from various fields to give their insights into how their fields tie in with the theme, which, for our event this year, is ‘The Fabric of Being’. Our event is organised by the students of Global Indian International School SMART Campus, Singapore.

As usual, the TED community has lots of news to share this week. Below, some highlights. Bike on the Seine … literally. Carlo Ratti Associati unveiled a concept for the Paris Navigating Gym, a boat that would use the energy from passengers’ stationary-bike workouts to propel itself through Paris along the Seine. Aboard the 20-meter-long v...

About this event: In 2015, we curated our 33rd and most significant TEDxSingapore ever since we were founded six years ago. 'The Undiscovered Country' celebrated the rich diversity of ideas, talents and stories from Singapore’s past and present, and explored and asked: What latent potential lie within us and in Singapore? What runs deep within you about our pa...

About this event: Social Change 2.0 An intimate encounter with social entrepreneurs face to face, to be inspired by heroic stories of courage, perseverance, success and miracles the human spirit is capable of. Unlock your passion and discover how people just like you are making a big impact. Watch the recorded talks here. Join us for dinner at 6pm followed ...

About this event: [ i ] is TEDxSingapore's fifth idea event ideas insight imagine inspire innovate ingenious intrepid incredible ignite! Venue host and sponsor: Sinema Old School HD video + post-production sponsor: Zephyrgraphy Photography sponsor: UniElement

About this event: "Reconnect and Rediscover Wonder" TEDxSingapore's 9th idea event Wonder. Many shut the door on it for 51 weeks of the year. But at TED, we're transported there. Perhaps by a scientist describing one of nature's breathtaking surprises. An inventor unveiling a new marvel. An artist revealing her impossibly rich imagination. Or the unexpec...

About this event: This was TEDxSingapore's 16th idea event, and second TEDxChange event in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and TED TEDxChange 2012 is a global TEDx event convened by Melinda French Gates and hosted by Chris Anderson, Over 200 cities and countries including us in Singapore are participating with our own parallel event...

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About this event: This is TEDxSingapore's 17th event since we were founded in April 2009. As the world becomes ever more interconnected, the ways we relate, the means by which we learn about one another and develop mutual understanding, and the rules about what we hide and what we share are changing. That's the inspiration for the theme of TEDGlobal 2012: ...

About this event: For TED2015, we're on a quest to magnify both facets. We will seek to challenge and reshape our core beliefs about today's reality. And at the same time celebrate the thinkers, dreamers and mavericks who offer bold new alternatives. Welcome to ... Truth and Dare. This is a near-live screening of brand new TED Talks from the TED 2015 Confere...

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TEDxYouthDay events have begun around the world! Watch the TEDxYouthDay Livestream -- or sign up for a Meetup Everywhere to watch the stream. Many events on Nov. 20, including TEDxYouth@Tokyo, TEDxYouth@HongKong, TEDxYouth@Singapore and TEDxYouth@NASA, will be collaborating through the livestream to do shout-outs and program sharing to ot...

About this event: The theme for TEDxP&G Singapore 2018 is “What If?”. All our speakers have asked this question in one way or another in their lives. Their “What if?” moments will guide you to dream with a purpose, to unleash your imagination through action, and to inspire you to courageously break the status quo. Let us know your own “What If?” questions aft...

About this event: After a hiatus of 3 years, TEDxNUS is back with more speakers, more energy and a whole lot more ideas. With 12 speakers invited from both locally and abroad, covering a diverse range of topics from healthcare to comedy, audiences were given a peek inside the minds of movers and shakers of tomorrow. With an Ideas Lab set up for audience members t...

About this event: Social Distancing A 360 Degree View - At the TEDxNPSI Singapore 2021, we hope to dive into the theme: “Social Distancing: a 360- degree view”. Social Distancing has become the new normal now, but is it really a new concept? Watch as we break down this buzzword and share some unique ideas surrounding the term. With talks ranging from mental ill...

About this event: TEDxNTU intends to encourage the young population of NTU (Nanyang Technological University) and Singapore to see beyond academics dream bigger, aim higher and come up with better ideas. TEDxNTU will serve as a platform, which brings up innovative & creative thinkers on to the NTU community, Their talks shall encourage the NTU community to ...

About this event: The Craftsman - Realizing Ideas Worth Spreading. The importance of realizing ideas worth spreading On September 12, 2009 TEDxMITClubSingapore gathered four speakers with their inspiring visions for a better future and 50 guests from diverse backgrounds in an intimate venue to discover and bring into actuality ideas worth spreading. In ...

About this event: About this event On June 14, 2012, TEDxWWF Singapore gives the stage to forward-thinking individuals—inspiring leaders who will share their endeavours and insights that are challenging and changing the way we think, live and work to meet the challenges of living on our one planet. TEDxWWF aims to deliver an unforgettable day, where people co...

Cross-posted from the TEDx Tumblr: Last year’s TEDWomen conference has inspired an ambitious TEDx event: TEDxWomen, a one-day bi-coastal event held in NY and LA on December 1, independently organized and hosted by Pat Mitchell and The Paley Center for Media. Speakers including Barbara Walters, singer-songwriter Morley, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Jan...

Biomineralogist Damian Palin (watch his TED Talk) collaborates with bacteria to mine valuable minerals from desalination brine, the toxic byproduct of desalinating seawater -- creating wealth from waste while protecting the environment. You work in the field of geomicrobiology. What is it, and why is it becoming increasingly important? Geo...

About this event: We want to have a discussion with our community- You! How can we use technology to fight this pandemic? Hear from Jason Bay, Senior Director of GovTech Singapore, who led the development of TraceTogether, contact tracing solution to help us collectively combat this virus globally. Neville Vincent, VP of Nutanix will also share some a global pers...

About this event: The TEDxYouth@SingaporePolytechnic, or TEDxYouth@SP in short, is founded by a group of SP students with the goal of providing fellow SP students with more ideas and inspirations to empower them to achieve more with their polytechnic diplomas. Hence the theme "You vs You". Founded in 1954, Singapore Polytechnic is the first Polytechnic in Sing...

About this event: TEDxSingaporeManagementUniversity is the TEDx event organized at Singapore Management University. The event is designed to reflect the unique spirit of all round excellence and diversity in the SMU community. The theme for our TEDx conference is “Fine Print”. To us, “Fine Print” represents the daily subtleties in life which may be more meaningfu...

About this event: It's TEDxSingapore's 10th birthday this year, Singapore Bicentennial and our 54th birthday. We are curating a series of TEDx 'Ideas Worth Discussing' salon events around important and inspiring themes. We kick this off this National Day month with the theme: "So As To Achieve Happiness". Why? Everyday and everywhere across the island, we make th...