TED2022 A NEW ERA
A lot has changed since TED last gathered in Vancouver three years ago. We return not for more of the same, wonderful though that was, but to celebrate a new era. Despite the awfulness we’ve lived through, the future beckons with extraordinary possibilities we couldn’t have dreamt of. In medicine, in AI, in clean energy, in the ways we work, the ways we learn, and in the fundamental economic and social systems that underpin everything else.
FIVE YEARS OF IMPACT
Amplifying Ideas
Since inception, our goal has been to showcase ideas and amplify innovation from Lincolnshire on a global stage.
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We've created an active community platform and grown our social and economic impact with each event. Our continued success is only possible thanks to our dedicated community of volunteers, speakers, partners, and participants, who share our ambition to create a more innovative and progressive Lincolnshire.
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Since launching in 2017 we've explored ideas from equal rights, mental health, climate crisis, robotics, sleep and much more. We've brought together diverse groups of people to mobilise social change and we've created a clear financial impact within our city.
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Much of our work contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals for quality education, decent work and economic growth, reduced inequalities, sustainable cities and communities and climate change.
2022 Series Impact
2022 saw our return to in-person events post-pandemic. In addition to our flagship TEDxBrayford Pool and TEDxBrayford Pool Youth events, we reformatted our TEDxBrayford Pool Salon events and launched a series of TEDxAdventure activities focused on turning ideas into action.
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2022 also saw the loss of one of Grim Beepers due to complications from COVID-19 and winter flu. We dedicate our impact this year to the legend that was Dex Wright.
£1.5m
Social return on investment
in 2022
2
Talks selected as
TEDx Editor's Picks
500+
People turned ideas into actions in 2022
65k+
2022 talk views
to date
100th
Speaker crosses the
big red dot
Impact Stories
To mark our fifth anniversary we're catching up with some of our alumni throughout the year to find out what happened after their talks...
2017-2022 Summary
In 2018 we became the fastest-growing TEDx series in the UK and we've used that momentum to drive progress within our city and shine a global spotlight on the place we call home. We're proud to be one of the leading TEDx series in the East Midlands helping support others to create a regional legacy of ideas worth spreading.
£3.5m
Social return on investment created for Lincoln
£500k
Training and facilitation delivered
£100k+
Value added to Lincoln's visitor economy
450k+
Talk views
to date
£5000+
Marketing delivered to each speaker & partner each year
11
Speakers recognised by Lincolnshire's 30 Under 30
3,000+
People engaged through
in-person and virtual events
The statistics above are based upon the figures from our Three Year Evaluation & Social Return on Investment Report created by LORIC in 2020 and can be downloaded here