What is TEDxPhoenix?

TEDxPhoenix aims to bring together Arizona’s brightest and most innovative thinkers and doers to enlighten, inspire, and help find solutions to the problems faced by our local and global communities. Speakers are given a maximum of 18 minutes to give the talk of their lifetime and share their newest and most unique ideas. The end result is an evening of thought provoking and inspiring talks aimed at creating a better future for the Phoenix-metro communities and beyond. An in-depth overview of TED and TEDxPhoenix can also be found on the About TEDxPhoenix page.

Who is TEDxPhoenix For?

TEDxPhoenix is for anyone and everyone; especially those who like to be inspired and moved to get behind ideas that can make our local and global communities a better place. TEDxPhoenix is also a place where you can meet individuals who are interested in leveraging ideas, technology, education, and design to help create a better future for the Phoenix-metro communities and beyond.

Our wish is that the ideas being shared at TEDxPhoenix lead to discussion, which then leads to collaboration, which ultimately leads to action.

Still Don’t Get It?

We’ve embedded two of our favorite TED and TEDx talks below and highly recommend watching them to help you better understand what TEDxPhoenix is all about.

If you like what you see, then feel free to view the additional recommendations (below) and be sure to join us via the TEDxPhoenix Facebook page, Twitter account, and mailing list (links can be found in the sidebar).

Our List of Recommended Talks

• Ze Frank’s nerdcore comedy
• Mike Rowe celebrates dirty jobs
• Jennifer 8. Lee hunts for General Tso
• Tony Robbins asks why we do what we do
• Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity
• Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke of insight