What do you want to be when you grow up? It's a universal question — and yet at some point, people stop asking you. Drawing on a nationwide survey across the Philippines, consumer researcher Lance Katigbak makes the case that countries should keep track of…

Life doesn't give you what you want - It gives you what you've become ready for!

Kalaripayattu Trainer Kajal Srivastava explores how normalising failure builds strong, capable individuals who shape a better future and break generational trauma and how one's…

They say when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. But nobody warns you about the season when life hands you lemons, grief, heartbreak, and turmoil— all at once. I share a message for that season that will impact your life. Rae'Mah J. Henderson is an investor…

What if the questions you never asked have shaped your entire life? Jessica S. Smith explores how our earliest experiences with curiosity influence our confidence, relationships, and sense of belonging—and why safe spaces don't begin with answers, but with…

Technology can save us time, but what matters most is how we spend it. If we leverage tools like artificial intelligence solely to become more productive, we risk filling the time we save with even more labor. But if we use these tools intentionally and responsibly…

We all have tears—but do they fall in the same place? Do they all h...

LeAnn Foster shares the impact of giving compliments. Offering words of kindness can build connections with others. Connection is a fundamental need that humans share, and when we meet the needs of others, we often find that our own needs are being met as…

The strongest things in nature aren’t the most independent; they’re the most connected. The same may be true for us. Drawing on the wisdom of rivers, this talk explores why receiving, connecting, and giving back may be key to living more resiliently. Kimberly…

The right words aren’t always enough to earn trust. This talk challenges our obsession with perfect messaging and explores what it really takes to communicate in a way people can believe. Dr. Keaira Turner is a strategic communication leader, educator, and…

Some stories are written for us, until we decide to write them ourselves. Mayor Tracie B. Threadford shares the moment she took her narrative back, and what became possible once she did. Tracie B. Threadford is a distinguished leader and dedicated public…

We live in a world driven by the artificial, but if we begin to live at the speed of relationships instead of artificial constraints, we might see the world again and embrace the beauty of being human. Dr. Ben Birdsong is a global nonprofit leader, entrepreneur…

As artificial intelligence reshapes how we learn, work, and create, developing human capability becomes more important than simply producing better answers. The challenge is designing the conditions that keep thinking visible and allow judgment, curiosity…

What if the beliefs you’re most certain about are keeping you from truly seeing the person in front of you? When we loosen our grip on our locked-in beliefs and choose curiosity over certainty, conversations and relationships can change. Cheryl B. Mitchell…

What if our differences were never the problem? Differences are the root of both division and diversity, and Ben Nelson explores how what we choose to do with them determines whether they divide us or make us stronger together. Ben Nelson is a speaker, community…

Record-breaking heat might dominate headlines, but for most of us, hotter-than-usual conditions slowly cost our quality of life. Dr. Turner walks us through a typical hot day — today, and in a future designed for living well with heat.

Dr. Turner is a heat…

The genre-defying band Turkana Sessions takes us on a musical tour through the soundscape of northwest Kenya, with Elizabeth Korkel singing and Eddie Grey shredding on guitar. (Recorded at TED Countdown Summit 2025 on June 16, 2025)

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Discover the untold stories of Pompeii in this moving talk that shifts the focus from a "frozen" disaster to the ordinary lives of the people who lived it. We journey through the harrowing hours of the AD 79 eruption including the 21-mile ash column witnessed…

14-year-old student Miles Wu is obsessed with origami, transforming everyday scraps of paper into unexpected creations. In a joyful talk, he explores the ancient art form — from making Christmas ornaments and pigeons to folding patterns that can hold 10,000…

Most of the technology powering life in Europe today — chatbots, the cloud, digital infrastructure — is owned by companies in the United States. Writer and curator Bruno Giussani makes the case that Europe's reliance on American technology has crossed the…