About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.
The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Vancouver, British Columbia. TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; TED Translators, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED has established The Audacious Project that takes a collaborative approach to funding ideas with the potential to create change at thrilling scale; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self- organized TED-style events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
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About TEDxUIB
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our own TEDx event is called TEDxUIB, where x = independently organized TED event. At TEDxUIB, our speakers and activities combine to spark deep discussion and connection. Due to the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the organizing team of TEDxUIB has considered it convenient that the event be 100% online. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized (subject to certain rules and regulations).
The theme of our event is Plan B. Building a plan B as part of human nature demonstrates the flexibility and strength of humanity when it comes to solving problems. However, it can also represent the insecurity and fear that is unconsciously on the minds of most of us. On the other hand, a plan B also shows how human beings cope with difficulties. We live in a changing and dynamic world where many important but long-lasting problems need alternative solutions. Focusing on this topic will help us to know more about ourselves, our emotions, our potential to design solutions, but also to understand the world we live in.