Metropolis Japan

November 11, 2010

Youth

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2010 Founded in California in the 1980s, the Technology Entertainment and Design conferences, better known as TED, have become a worldwide phenomenon. Each spring, thinkers from an array of fields—including the likes of Isabel Allende, Bono and Bill Clinton—offer mini-presentations under the heading “ideas worth spreading”; video of the […]

By Metropolis

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2010

Founded in California in the 1980s, the Technology Entertainment and Design conferences, better known as TED, have become a worldwide phenomenon. Each spring, thinkers from an array of fields—including the likes of Isabel Allende, Bono and Bill Clinton—offer mini-presentations under the heading “ideas worth spreading”; video of the talks are then posted online. Following the inaugural TEDxTokyo last year, the organizers are back with TEDxYouth, in which students will “share ideas, form connections and build skills.” The conference is looking for 300 students aged 11-18 from schools throughout Japan to attend, and speakers will share their ideas in talks and performances ranging from six to 12 minutes, with the event streamed online. Seventy other cities around the world will be holding their own TEDxYouth days concurrently.