About this event: TEDxGongguan was about "Failure", and it is targeted to young people facing failure. Most of the topics on TED.com are about success, with people of successful story. The "Failure" topics was for the young people who hasn't reached success yet, who are facing constant frustration, and the fear to fail. We are hoping to build a close and inti...

In Elizabeth Pisani's latest book, she explores the "improbable nation" of Indonesia.

About this event: 'Failure' reframed is an opportunity for learning and growth.

About this event: Failure can be devastating, but it can also make us stronger and more resilient. What if we accepted that failure is part of success and embraced it instead? Entrepreneur and director of the Failure Institute Leticia Gasca calls us to move beyond shame and humiliation in her talk ‘Don’t fail fast- fail mindfully’ business educator Eddie Obeng ca...

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About this event: "Society obsessed about success, not appreciating real value of failure" The sentence above tells us about the dark side of Korean society. Korean society is too harsh to one's failures. Although it remains a valuable experience at last, people say "Failure is just failure." Even the venture businesses where failure is necessary abhor failure...

About this event: In a region where failure is looked down upon that success is the only concept that society wants to see, most success stories do have mounting failures preceding them but they are never shared nor discussed. Teaching the youth of Doha to accept the notion of failure as part of their growth is to help reinforce that their dreams shouldn't stop j...

A smorgasbord of inspired TED Talks to help you get through your funk, and answer some deeper questions along the way.

About this event: How can we learn to treat failure as an opportunity for growth rather than a stumbling bock?

About this event: Join us for a quick screening of a TED Talk followed by an activity and discussion based on the topic. TEDxFoggyBottomSalon is a new and exciting way to engage in curated discussion and share ideas outside of our annual TEDxFoggyBottom conference. Led by team members and guest facilitators, our Salons are focused on pre-recorded TED Talks an...

About this event: a couple of TED Talks focused on a specific theme, different in every session, will spark debate among a small group of people. Every last wednesday. This time we will discuss school failure.

Candace Parker is an entrepreneur, activist, two-time Olympic gold medalist and one of the most decorated women's basketball players of all time.

About this event: As human beings, we walk blindly into the world, striving to satisfy our needs, passions, and dreams although our fulfillment is not guaranteed. However, failure is a purifying process that strips away the inessential, revealing our inner selves and utmost potential.

About this event: This TEDx event aims to provide a platform to people who have some exceptional "Untold Stories" to share that can be inspirational to many. People from all walks of life are welcome to share their stories of success, failure, joy, happiness, and triumph.

About this event: stars don't shine without darkness, Where we all go through many difficult cases of failure and defeat, but the distinguished is the one who does not give in to these difficulties and returns to the challenge again to win and come up with a wonderful product that makes him distinct from the rest of the contestants

About this event: The name of the TEDxRhein conference is "Storyteller." It will be an interdisciplinary conference. Speakers will come from the local community and tell their stories of personal success, failure and the lessons they have learned.

About this event: The phrase “back to square one” is often viewed as a dictum of defeat. Rarely do we celebrate the power of “square one” – to reinvent yourself, your work, your art, or the world around you. TEDxCoconutGrove is a chance to reinvent our idea of “square one” as an opportunity rather than a failure.

About this event: You are cordially invited to the next TEDxTheHague salon! Our December edition — themed Joy and Failure is curated by our treasurer Peter van den Berg. Peter writes: "It's okay to make mistakes! Learning and failing are intertwined. In this day and age however, we are judged by our successes and failures — a great cause of anxiety for many. T...

About this event: TEDxAlvaPark 2012 - The Embrace of Failure Bright minds from Detroit and around the globe gather to discuss how failure is key to success. Schedule of events: Robert Riney - 9:00am Ted Eytan, M.D. & Regina Holliday - 9:20am John Howkins - 9:40am Celina Dunlop & Liba Taylor - 10:50am Omar Blaik - 11:10am Eric Fingerhut - 1...

About this event: The theme of the third edition of TEDxDurbarMarg emphasizes the need of bringing organic Local success as well as failure stories that have immense potential to create implications not only with reference to Nepal but also to the wider global audience.

About this event: Our community is a very open minded, friendly and multicultural environment. We like to share knowledge and to enjoy life taking care of each other. We are full of energy and motivation to add value to our society. However, we have identified an important impediment, that is very recurrent among our students. This issue does not allow us to take...

About this event: Join us as we watch a pre-recorded TEDTalk and discuss "confidence", failure, and perseverance. We look forward to seeing you there!

About this event: There are SO many pathways in life -- why should we limit ourselves to the most conventional one when thousands of unique paths await us? Learn how failure, change, and new ideas are all catalysts for a life that is successful, renewed, and fulfilled.

About this event: No matter how is took, rationally or impulsively, for a short or a long term purpose, every action, every choice is aimed toward a specific objective. Always. However, there are side effects, outcomes that cannot be forecast. The unexpected consequences can be source of innovation, cause of failure, or simply, a different result. The way we dea...

About this event: "Reasons of Failure" by Hee-Seon Koo What a journey to a unwanted place, with unexpected company, and full of unlucky coincidences could teach us.

About this event: Failure in our society is all too common. However, if failure is so prevalent, what encourages people to try again – to start a new business, to rebuild and re-launch a rocket, or to draft a new book – and succeed? Particularly during this time, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, people have lost hope and motivation as we become more and mor...

An architect by training, John Cary has devoted his career to expanding the practice of design for the public good.

About this event: Carmel High School students hosted the third annual TEDxCarmelHighSchool on October 10, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Eleven Fifty Academy. Inspired by the idea of “where you least expect it,” speakers shared ideas about music, ethics, failure, economics, social change, and more. Speakers included innovators from the Indianapolis area ...

About this event: We've all experienced a moment when we feel like we are on top of the world. Perhaps we have achieved something or overcome something that once seemed impossible to navigate. We feel proud of ourselves and really feel like we are worth something. Then there are those times where we feel hopeless. Yeah. It's a familiar and very real feeling. T...

About this event: Game Changers ignore the innate fear of risk and failure. They read the rules, throw them out, and start over. It’s not violent revolution, but evolution. Game Changers see possibilities and create solutions, not blindly, but with full awareness of the barriers. Game Changers move us forward, by a little or a lot, and ideally toward a better Now.