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Most people chase success through effort or intelligence, yet real success requires something far less comfortable: acknowledgment of and learning from being wrong. Dr. Hamid Haqparwar explores how repeatedly and openly being wrong becomes the path to better decisions, better leadership, and better

Discover Manoghna B.H., a curious Grade 9 student and confident public speaker who loves turning everyday moments into something extraordinary. An ambivert with a bold mindset, she believes limits only exist until they’re questioned. In her talk, “Why Doodling is not a Distraction,” she explores how

Meet Shanvi J Anchan, a curious mind navigating classes and life with endless questions. She’s deeply into science, always exploring how things work and what happens when you push boundaries, while also being a full-on anime nerd who loves imaginative stories. In her talk, “The Power of Asking Quest

What if the questions we’re too afraid to ask are the ones shaping our future? Meet Ridaa Mehreen, known for her calm leadership and thoughtful nature. Curious and reflective, she balances confidence with kindness in the way she learns and leads. In her talk, “The Day ‘Why’ Refused to Stay Quiet,”

“How Conformity Kills Creativity,” stems from her observations inside the classroom: students staying silent, holding back opinions, and fearing judgment. Drawing from her own experiences, Catalina argues that creativity and individuality cannot flourish when people are afraid to speak. #conformity

In “The World is a Classroom,” Vidhaan Goyal shares how travel became his greatest teacher. What began as international camps in Switzerland and the Maldives slowly transformed into life lessons in adaptability, confidence, and cultural understanding. Exploring different parts of India deepened his

In this inspiring TEDx talk, Melodie Leung reveals how trust, in yourself and in others, is the true catalyst for extraordinary creativity. As an architect who began her career at 25 under the mentorship of the legendary Zaha Hadid, Melodie shares how being sent into boardrooms in New York, Hong Kon

In my opinion, the most significant shift of the next decade won't be artificial intelligence itself, but the disappearance of friction: the speed bumps that once gave us time to think, to pause, to choose who we want to be, have become “less bumpy.” We live in a world of dominoes falling faster tha

In my talk, I explore how decision-making is being slowly outsourced — to things like technology, trends, and even the people around us — often without us even noticing. Rather than arguing that technology or society is inherently bad, I focus on how easily we can lose our ability to think criticall

What if the cure for uncertainty isn’t having all the answers, but learning how to ask better questions? In this talk, Mark reflects on how uncertainty shaped his academic path, career ambitions, relationships, and faith—and how a single well-timed question repeatedly became a turning point. From ch

What do a legendary cricket shot and the first airplane flight have in common? They were born from a creative mindset. Aniket Nagane shares his journey from a shy student to a confident speaker, revealing that creativity isn't a talent—it's a conscious attitude. Discover how pairing a problem-solvin

La cancelación es un fenómeno social y digital, principalmente visto en las redes sociales, en donde las personas se unen para quitar el apoyo y dejar de convivir con una persona, empresa o figura pública por un comentario, opinión o hecho que no les gustó. En esta charla TEDx se dice que a veces l

The Hidden Illusion Behind Our Decisions: We believe we are in control of our choices - our career, our studies, our job switches, our certifications, even our failures. But are we really deciding… or are we simply reacting to pressure, trends, fear and social expectations? In this talk, The Hidden

In this talk, Amie Rangel, shares how art and creativity can give us the ability to reshape and adapt to unexpected challenges in meaningful ways. Amie Rangel is a visual artist rooted in observation with an intuitive and interdisciplinary approach to research expressed through drawing. Her studio

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Dragos Stafiescu is a student speaker interested in problem-solving and pragmatism. In this talk, they explore how seemingly impossible goals become achievable when broken down into small, practical steps, drawing parallels between Apple’s development of Gorilla Glass and organizing a school cooking

Creativity doesn’t start with confidence — it starts with doubt. But where is the line between productive questioning and self-sabotage? In her talk, Sona unpacks how cognitive biases quietly constrain our thinking, how the “social mirror” reshapes our self-perception, and why our internal decision-

Much like the three dots of an ellipsis, life often places us in a transition—a phase where the past has ended but the future hasn't yet arrived. This talk explores how to find purpose within that "shadow" of uncertainty, revealing that the art of becoming is found not in the destination, but in the

In a world quick to judge and slow to understand, a male dancer confronts societal expectations, family resistance, and stereotypes through movement. This talk explores how dance became an act of self-realisation, resilience, and quiet rebellion—proving that when one listens to their inner truth, ev

This talk explores the shift from using achievement as a coping mechanism to finding a deeper "why" rooted in existential philosophy and spiritual practice. Drawing on the wisdom of Viktor Frankl and Sikh history, Harkaran demonstrates how discovering personal meaning transforms life's inevitable st