Bobo Burlăcianu vorbește cu umor și autoironie despre creativitate și despre curajul de a nu lua nici succesul, nici eșecul prea în serios. Din experiența sa artistică, arată cum joaca, improvizația și asumarea propriului fel de a fi pot transforma stângăciile…

At the age of 14, she was diagnosed with a rare disease called Reber's optic neuropathy, which caused her vision to drop from 1.0 to near blindness. Initially focused on overcoming all the difficulties that came with blindness, she eventually realized that…

A girl lost in love, raised in a society full of constraints, longs to reclaim her subjectivity, only to find her emotions drowning.
In this journey of confusion, she uses her own story as a starting point, leading the audience into an inner battle between…

What happens when music, visuals, technology, and storytelling stop existing as separate art forms and become a single shared experience? Created by Tarek Abou El Fetouh in collaboration with Hany Mustafa and Mahmoud Shiha, this immersive live performance…

An unremarkable starting point? A frog in a well?
She comes from Hualien, a place others call a "remote area." She doesn't understand why children from Hualien are always viewed with prejudice. On her journey of confusion and searching for solutions, an encounter…

She skipped over 300 classes that semester, yet never truly stopped learning.
From experiencing headaches and fevers upon entering the school to gradually finding her way again through the library, online courses, and self-study, she was once accused of faking…

Do you truly believe that the path you're on now is one you chose yourself?
From magic to philosophy, I've found that the human brain is always eager to find answers to the unknown, and life is no exception. I once firmly believed that as long as I followed…

For this little girl, the most terrifying thing about being lost is making choices.
In her 19 years of life, she has made many choices. Some may be incomprehensible to others, and some decisions even she herself couldn't understand.
But looking back at each…

A college student brimming with curiosity about the world believes that life doesn't require rushing to find answers; even losing direction is a form of direction.
From working part-time while studying during her senior year of high school, to working and…

Good news: she is currently still in the state of “wandering,” like most of us are. Her story explores the theme of the inescapable bewilderment of life, tough decisions, and self-doubt—featuring raw and brutally honest thoughts and comments that people dare…

Despite making up roughly half the world’s population, women’s health has been drastically understudied—especially the brain and mental health across reproductive stages. This talk explores the critical hormonal changes of perimenopause, the 4–10 years preceding…

Have we optimized our way out of being part of communities? Introdu...

Musician and composer Tina Lajevardian plays a song on the oud, transforming a centuries-old Iranian musical tradition into something startlingly intimate — and proving that the oldest instruments still have new things to say. (Recorded at TED@BCG on October…

Technology gives us faster answers, endless opportunities, and new roads to explore. But when everything becomes instant, are we forgetting how to slow down, think deeply, and choose where we truly want to go?

This talk invites us to use technology as a…

Growing up in the Soviet Union without exposure to individuals with disabilities, Katerina Alder experienced fear and confusion when first confronted with inclusion. Her perspective completely shifted after giving birth to a daughter with Down syndrome, leading…

Recalling the heartbreaking childhood moment when her brother was placed in residential care, Rachel Arterburn reflects on the deep impact of the dedicated caregivers who supported her family through his life and eventual passing. Now leading and training…