TED Institute

We can discover new viewpoints and ideas to design a world we want to live in, if we dare to push through the boundaries that stand in our way. TED@BCG Dare to Discover brought us bold ideas for finding innovative solutions to the world's most challenging problems.

Today is good, but tomorrow can always be better. At TED@BCG Flipside Futures, our speakers believe there's always another possibility for our future if we use our uniquely human creativity. Their talks highlight the ways we can approach existing issues from a different perspective to make the future better for all.

TED@DestinationCanada featured a diverse group of speakers and performers from across Canada, spotlighting the country’s outdoor landscapes, authentic Indigenous experiences, incredible urban, culinary offerings and more. The event focused on the idea of “O P E N” - when we come together with open hearts and minds, anything is possible.

TED@BCG 2022 included two in-person events, “brighter future(s),” and “Embracing Change.” Both thought-provoking programs featured a diverse group of speakers from the BCG community and beyond, and explored meaningful ideas on how we can envision changes for the world in an unprecedented, ever-changing time.

TED@BCG: Evolutions is the tenth event TED and Boston Consulting Group have co-hosted to spotlight leading thinkers from around the globe and share their solutions for a better world. After a year of slowing down and shifting priorities due to the pandemic, we can use this moment to find a better way forward. In a day of virtual talks, interviews and performances, speakers explored a range of innovative solutions aimed at addressing the climate crisis, cybersecurity, inequality, trust and more

In a year unlike any other, TED@BCG 2020 held true to its mission by sharing new ideas from leading thinkers from the Boston Consulting Group community. On October 21st, our 9th TED@BCG debuted 14 original TED talks and 2 interviews to a virtual audience around the globe. Under the theme "Symbiotic", speakers explored ideas about a future in which people, technology, and nature thrive interdependently.

In the face of disruptive change, TED and the Project Management Institute have partnered to share the ideas behind awe-inspiring business projects, creative pursuits and innovative collaborations. Held on September 25-26, 2020 TED@PMI was a two-day virtual experience that highlighted twelve "action leaders" from the PMI community who are turning big ideas into a better reality.

Held in Charlotte, North Carolina, our first TED@WellsFargo event showcased ideas worth spreading from thirteen Wells Fargo Team Members. The talks demonstrated how human empathy and problem-solving can combine with technology to transform lives (and banking) for the better. Together, with diverse perspectives, passionate teamwork, and innovative thinking, we can push the boundaries of what's possible.

TED partnered with The National Academy of Sciences, The Kavli Foundation, and the Simons Foundation to bring to life the first TED@NAS, an exciting day of original science-focused TED Talks from within our shared knowledge networks. Our speakers and performers celebrated science, which empowers us to bring together diverse perspectives, sparking insights that affect our everyday lives.

The 8th edition of TED@BCG was held in Mumbai, India, to explore how we can unlock our full potential — human, technological, and natural — to accomplish things we never thought possible. Our speakers and performers demonstrated that in order to succeed in the next decade and beyond, we can't just optimize for what we know — we need to keep learning, imagining, and inventing.

In our inaugural year, TED@DuPont set out to create a new framework for innovation itself — to ignite an idea engine and transform the world together. The day’s topics ranged from science, technology, and beyond — from the chemistry of everyday life to “smart” clothing, enzyme research, and ultimately the future of our world.

In its second year, TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany set out to unearth "The Art of Possibility". Visionaries, dreamers and changemakers shared their bold visions of the future -- from grassroots healthcare to the sound of electric cars -- pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

The 7th edition of TED@BCG explored how industries and individuals can transform "business as usual". Entrepreneurs, scientists, academics and innovators took the stage to share how we can "reboot" traditional operating systems, rethink our goals and redefine how we live and work.

For the fourth year in a row, TED has partnered with UPS to reexamine the question "What if?" The role of human imagination in solving our most intractable problems has never been more critical. Once again, TED@UPS brought brilliant minds to the stage to imagine the greatest ideas and innovations of our time, sparked by a simple "What if?"