Progressive Ideas

Based on your feedback from yesterday’s lunch, we’ve found certain characteristics actually make for better ideas. Here is a graphic to depict some of your contributions to the #ActiveIdeas group, as well as some shots from the pre-brain storm session happening right now!...

The questions we’ll be exploring today are: What are examples of ideas that have scaled due to individual action? What are examples of ideas that have scaled due to efforts by a community or network?  We’ll be exploring these ideas all day in conversations, on the wall, during the breaks, on Facebook or on Twitter (search for #ActiveIdeas, ... more »...

Seen these around the Riviera?   Join us today for a brainstorming session at 1pm by the #ActiveIdeas project wall in the Idea Lounge (and bring your lunch) to learn more and help us design new tools for progress. Everyone’s welcome!...

At lunch yesterday, the Progressive Ideas team launched into a discussion about what it takes to bring your ideas to scale. It’s clear passion, access to resources (an not just cash), and a willingness to adapt are some of the most important actions to take....

Here’s our first question for tonight: What idea are you passionate about right now? Share your thoughts here and over dinner tonight. Tomorrow, come in to see your ideas on the project wall tomorrow and start the discussion!...

Greetings from Palm Springs! As many of you who have already been participating on the project’s Facebook page know, the Progressive Ideas project has a BIG question for this week at TEDActive: How do we bring a great idea to scale? It’s a question that matters to all of us in the TED community, to ... more »...

This year, we’re inviting you to follow the TEDActive Projects at every step — whether you’re attending the conference or not. On the the night of Wednesday, February 29, we’ll hold three dinner parties to celebrate the six projects and spark bold new conversations, and we want to give you all the tools you need ... more »...

Welcome to the TEDActive 2012 Projects! We’re incredibly excited to launch these brainstorms (driven by all of you!) and let the ideas start flowing before we even show up in Palm Springs. Today, we’re kicking off online discussions that will help you find other amazing people and spark the first conversations on Facebook. Check out ... more »...