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.
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…
Belgian economist Bernard Lietaer discusses how the financial crisis is caused by failing structures in the current financial system. He proposes complementary currencies that he believes will break the vicious cycle of global financial crashes.
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…
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…
For Noa Lerner, having no access to sanitation means being robbed of one’s dignity. By reinventing the toilet and overcoming what appeared to be insurmountable challenges, her design is able provide even the poorest of the poor with…
Reto Wettach discusses how technology, specifically the use of computers needs further innovation in order to seamlessly work together with humans. Can we create technological moto memory, sensory dynamics and even have technology be an…
Television, as we know it, does not work anymore. Why? Because individualisation, globalistion and digitalisation has chanegd the tnertainment landscape. By combining the ease of television and the intelligence of the internet, you create…
"There are 6 billion mobile phones in the world and only 4.2 bllion toothbrushes." René Schuster, CEO of Telefónica Germany, discusses the future of communication and how our increasingly connected world is going to change drastically in…
Nik Nowak’s wall paintings and sound objects have made him internationally renowned and he has exhibited his work in museums and galleries in Germany, Austria, Russia and China. His most recent work ’Panzer’, a combination of a…
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.
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