Pretty much everyone has seen or heard of a TED talk.  So what exactly is TED?

From their website:

“TED is a global community, welcoming people from every discipline and culture who seek a deeper understanding of the world. We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives, and, ultimately, the world. On TED.com, we’re building a clearinghouse of free knowledge from the world’s most inspired thinkers — and a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other, both online and at TED and TEDx events worldwide year long.

Everything we do — from our Conferences to our TED Talks to the projects sparked by the TED Prize, from the global TEDx community to the TED-Ed lesson series — is driven by this goal: How can we best spread great ideas?

A nonprofit, nonpartisan foundation owns TED. Our agenda is to make great ideas accessible and spark conversation.”

Does this sound like something you’d like to be a part of?  We know all the excellent work our manufacturers are driving here in Washington State, but sign up for a Ted talk to let the world know about your thoughts and innovations.  They are always looking for new TED Fellows to join their program.  The next application cycle opens on July 18 and closes on September 10, 2017.

Apply here.