It's a wrap! Thank you to everyone that attended our 7th TEDxBerlin conference. With an international group of over 15 fascinating speakers and three performances that crossed musical borders, the event was a true and inspirational success.…
Redefining Our Comfort Zone - A Review of Crossing Borders
Crossing borders physically, emotionally, culturally, artistically – all these aspects were widely explored on the 23rd of November by an array of international, truly…
Managing director of red onion GmbH.
Stephan Balzer is the founder and managing director of the communications agency red onion GmbH in Berlin. The trained media consultant is one of the pioneers of the German new media scene. During his…
"“Crossing borders”, internationally, politically, or within ourselves, was a great inspiration. When we cross borders we let go; we let go of our preconceptions, our fears, our egos – we become one; one with ourselves, with each…
TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
TEDxBerlin’s mission is to find and support people with outstanding ideas and new projects worth spreading all over the world. We would like to give these people a voice at the TEDx Berlin.
TEDxBerlin wants to share and discuss ideas that…
Addressing global issues requires a new approach. In a restored palace in Marrakesh’s poorest quarter, a global and interdisciplinary network was brought to life where workshops and projects are held with politicians, entrepreneurs and…
Digitalisation has revolutionised media and has in a way even become our interface for reality. With music and maps undergoing a digital revolution, the act of reading is taking on a new, digital dimension with the advent of eReaders.
How can we make digital content graspable? The PHD student Fabian Hemmer researched how mass, shape and even intuition can be applied to mobile phones in order for technology to move towards becoming more human.
For many, security and a steady income are not enough motivation anymore when it comes to searching for employment. Founded by Jonathan Imme, Palomar 5 is a six-month brainstorming camp bringing together 30 creative individuals from around…
To create a strong community you have to create strong girls. With that idea in mind, to allow for sport to initiate social change, Heather Cameron founded Boxgirls International. Starting out in Berlin and uniting various nationalities, she…
The internet has globally infiltrated almost every individuals’ life. It has improved living standards, catapulted the speed information spreads and reformed the standard networking structures of society. By founding betterplace, Till…
What limits and borders are we faced with as individuals, as a society? Who or what defines these boundaries? What are the results of these demarcations – demarcations as barriers that may even result in scientific and artistic limitations…
Growing your own cartilage, your own bones and ligaments - an idea that is not as impossible as it seems. Nina Tandon talks "transplants made to order", how this will revolutionise drug trials and the global donour issue.
The TEDx program started in 2009. Three years later more than 600 organizers came from all over the world to meet in Doha, Qatar for the first time and managed to set new standards, one of which, TEDxBerlin host Stephan Balzer talks about in…
August 31st looks to be promising! Get ready to enjoy an overload of inspiration and discover the spirit of TED with some of today's brightest minds mapping out our tomorrow in fields such as technology, education and design.
This year TEDxBerlin held its fourth conference: While the United Nations convened for the Rio+20 conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil, TEDxBerlin "Thinking Change“ took place at the Google headquarters in the German capital in…
There is no better way to spread ideas than online! Therefore, wer are excited to welcome you here as part of the TEDxBerlin community and to present to you our revamped homepage with many new features and focus areas.
On our new stage you…
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