How to Make Your Idea Impossible to Ignore | Chicago | TED Idea Search

In the Windy City, 10 Chicagoans step onto the iconic red circle, each with six minutes to prove they have an idea that could change everything. Among them: a chemist who believes we can deploy precision medicine to save endangered species, a journalist creating tools to navigate difficult conversations and a runner challenging the narrative of a divided city by exploring every one of its streets. The stakes are personal, the competition is fierce — and one speaker will earn the chance to take their idea to the main stage at TED in Vancouver. Watch the full talks from the TEDxChicago Idea Search: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOGi5-fAu8bH-PaVOyJ-fiQYTlOzQyVkD The most interesting ideas often come from the most unexpected places. We searched the globe for ideas with the power to inspire, motivate and change lives — and we found them at @TEDx events around the world. The TED Idea Search follows extraordinary speakers from 9 countries competing for a spot on the TED main stage in Vancouver this April. 00:00 - Intro 3:01 - Rehearsals 15:06 - The Talks 41:09 - Deliberation 43:18 - The Winner Is… A WING London production for TED Join us in person at a TED conference: https://tedtalks.social/events Become a TED Member to support our mission: https://ted.com/membership Subscribe to a TED newsletter: https://ted.com/newsletters Follow TED! X: https://www.twitter.com/TEDTalks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ted Facebook: https://facebook.com/TED LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks The TED Talks channel features talks, performances and original series from the world's leading thinkers and doers. Subscribe to our channel for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design — plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit https://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. https://youtu.be/o0AMK3wFK9E TED's videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with our TED Talks Usage Policy: https://www.ted.com/about/our-organization/our-policies-terms/ted-talks-usage-policy. For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), please submit a Media Request at https://media-requests.ted.com #TED #TEDTalks #TEDIdeaSearch