TEDxGreen Conferences

Stay tuned for our first annual conference TEDxGreen 2010

We are in the midst of organising our first annual conference TEDxGreen 2010 so stay tuned for updates. If you believe in spreading ideas for a green future and would like to help us organise the TEDxGreen events, send us an email using this contact form. We... 

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See You at Design Ideas Worth Spreading

Greetings! We’re looking forward to seeing you tomorrow, 28 Nov at 9:00am ‘TED Talks on Design Ideas Worth Spreading’ will be the largest and most diverse gathering of TED fans in Singapore with >300 people. Here’s the latest... 

Design Ideas Worth Spreading

November 28, 20099:00 amto12:00 pmAs part of the Singapore Design Festival 2009, TEDxGreen and TEDxSingapore is jointly organising a public event themed Design Ideas Worth Spreading. This event features videos of thought-provoking ideas and talks from... 

Welcome to TEDxGreen: Ideas for a Green Future

TEDxGreen is an independent TEDx event operated under license from TED, and is curated by Green Future Solutions with the theme: Ideas for a Green Future. TEDxGreen events are non-profit and organised by a volunteer team. Through the annual TEDxGreen... 

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TED Talks

Majora Carter’s tale of urban renewal

In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx — and shows how minority neighborhoods suffer most from flawed urban policy. Majora Carter fights for environmental... 

Ross Lovegrove shares organic designs

Designer Ross Lovegrove expounds his philosophy of “fat-free” design and offers insight into several of his extraordinary products, including the Ty Nant water bottle and the Go chair. Known as “Captain Organic,” Ross Lovegrove embraces... 

Shai Agassi’s bold plan for electric cars

Forget about the hybrid auto — Shai Agassi says it’s electric cars or bust if we want to impact emissions. His company, Better Place, has a radical plan to take entire countries oil-free by 2020. Shai Agassi wants to put you behind the wheel... 

Ray Anderson: The business logic of sustainability

At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional “take / make / waste” industrial system on its head. In a gentle, understated way, he shares a powerful vision for sustainable commerce. Ray... 

Janine Benyus: 12 sustainable design ideas from nature

In this inspiring talk about recent developments in biomimicry, Janine Benyus provides heartening examples of ways in which nature is already influencing the products and systems we build. A self-proclaimed nature nerd, Janine Benyus is the author of... 

Alex Steffen: Inspired ideas for a sustainable future

Worldchanging.com founder Alex Steffen argues that reducing humanity’s ecological footprint is incredibly vital now, as the western consumer lifestyle spreads to developing countries. Alex Steffen is cofounder and executive editor of WorldChanging.com,... 

William McDonough: The wisdom of designing Cradle to Cradle

Green-minded architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account “all children, all species, for all time.” Architect William McDonough believes that green design can... 

Al Gore: New thinking on the climate crisis

In this brand-new slideshow (premiering on TED.com), Al Gore presents evidence that the pace of climate change may be even worse than scientists recently predicted. He challenges us to act. Once the US Vice President, then star of An Inconvenient Truth,... 

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