In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED like experience. Our event is called TEDxYouth@DAIS, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDx event, TEDTalks videos and live speakers combined to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
Without curiosity, wonder, inquisitiveness, where would we be? It takes a The beat of a butterfly’s wings, a drop of water. A nudge to a domino, a whisper in someone’s ear. Life-altering events start with the tiniest of changes. Nuclear explosions from the vibrations of one atom. World Wars on the whim of one man.
In a worldwide net so tightly interwoven, even a slight tug could change the fabric of our reality. In a world of infinite opportunities and infinite content, you never know where the next era-defining idea could begin. Every idea could be the spark that grows into the inferno that will consume the world.
It starts with us
TEDxYouth@DAIS 2020 invited participants and attendees alike to understand the infinite potential that lies within each and every one of us. The intention behind the selected theme was to bring back an empowering sense of optimism during a period of isolation that was hard and often demotivating.
The event focused on featuring 7 speakers from diverse fields from journalism to rocketry revolving around our central theme and discussing how ideas worth sharing can often be unassuming and come from unexpected places. To give our audience the chance to interact with speakers in a way like never before, DAIS’s first online TEDx featured individual breakout rooms where speakers could answer audience questions about their ideas and what inspires them.
Student Heads
Insha Lakhani and Eesha Bodapati
