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ABOUT TED
TED is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization
dedicated to discovering, debating and spreading
ideas that spark conversation, deepen understanding
and drive meaningful change. Our organization is
devoted to curiosity, reason, wonder and the pursuit
of knowledge — without an agenda. We welcome
people from every discipline and culture who seek
a deeper understanding of the world and connection
with others, and we invite everyone to engage
with ideas and activate them in your community.
TED began in 1984 as a conference where
Technology, Entertainment and Design converged,
but today it spans a multitude of worldwide communities
and initiatives exploring everything from science and
business to education, arts and global issues.
In addition to the TED Talks curated from our annual conferences and published on TED.com, we produce original podcasts, short video series, animated educational lessons (TED-Ed) and TV programs that are translated into more than 100 languages and distributed via partnerships around the world. Each year, thousands of independently run TEDx events bring people together to share ideas and bridge divides in communities on every continent. Through the Audacious Project, TED has helped catalyze more than $3 billion in funding for projects that seek to make the world more beautiful, sustainable and just. In 2020, TED launched Countdown, an initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis and mobilize a movement for a net-zero future, and in 2023 TED launched TED Democracy to spark a new kind of conversation focused on realistic pathways towards a more vibrant and equitable future. View a full list of TED’s many programs and initiatives.Follow TED on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X.
ABOUT TEDx
In the spirit of discovering and spreading ideas, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
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