We are living in an age where change is constant, and where moral and ethical views are distorted by various mediums The over-abundance of information in this day and age has shaped a society where people lose sight of making well-informed decisions and asking the right questions. Instead, we're in a hurry to simply jump to conclusions.

In this year's TEDxTaipei event, we wish to not just focus on the challenges facing the existing status quo, but to look beyond our individual self and envision what this generation and future generations will need from us. We should collectively ask ourselves: What matters most to us, and how can we collectively move forward?

Join us on this journey in seeking the right questions and discovering what issues are most critical to today's society.

Huashan 1914 Creative Park
Zhongzheng District
Taipei City, Taipei, 100
Taiwan

Eddy Yu and Hung Lam

As founders of CoDesign, Eddy Yu and Hung Lam established CoLAB in 2011. CoLAB is a collaborative platform for social innovation through design. In this talk, both speakers share selective works under the "I'MPERFECT" project that have had left many to discover what it means to be imperfect.

Barry Kerzin

Dr. Barry Kerzin is a Buddhist monk, teacher, and a medical doctor. He is currently a faculty member of Mind and Life Institute and consults for the Max Planck Institute Leipzig’s research on training compassion. His brain was studied as part of a research on long-term meditators at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Princeton University.

Eddy Yu

As founds of CoDesign, Eddy Yu and Hung Lam established CoLAB in 2011. CoLAB is a collaborative platform for social innovation through design. In this talk, both speakers share selective works under the “I’MPERFECT” project that have led many to discover what it means to be imperfect.

Hung Lam

As founds of CoDesign, Eddy Yu and Hung Lam established CoLAB in 2011. CoLAB is a collaborative platform for social innovation through design. In this talk, both speakers share selective works under the “I’MPERFECT” project that have led many to discover what it means to be imperfect.

Shih-Hao Lu

Professor Shih-Hao Lu is an Assistant Professor of History at the National Taiwan University (NTU). Known in NTU for his witty and articulate nature, he employed unconventional ways to inspire students to view and analyze Chinese history as a fun and relevant learning experience. Professor Lu launched the very first Chinese history course on Coursera titled “Historical Figures of Ancient China – First Emperor of Qin", which attracted more than 40,000 people to register. This class is currently the top-ranked online Chinese course on Coursera.

Tom Shaw

Tom's background as a producer has taken him across a wide variety of media fields including live events, radio, broadcast, commercial video and film. As the Executive Producer of Digital Theatre and Digital Theatre Plus, he is currently experimenting with the notion of theatre production on a digital media platform.

Xuan Liu

Liu Xuan lives and works at the intersection of many worlds; his multi-disciplinary works span essays, music productions, stage performances and DJ shows. He is also the bestselling author of several essay collections. His latest work is an examination of the psychological underpinnings of luck.

Ying Ying Chung

At the age of 26, Ying Ying Chung made an important decision to return home to take over the failing family business of Koi breeding. Prior to that, she had very little involvement in the fish business, and did not know that the entire Koi industry in Taiwan was floundering. Despite various catastrophes with dishonest vendors, Ying Ying managed to keep company afloat and turn the business into a steady export. Now known as the Queen of Taiwanese Koi with 4 Koi Championship titles under her belt, she shares her stories of how she faced adversity amidst massive company debt and fierce competitors.