We want your input! It's important to us that TEDxNorthwesternU 2018 is designed around your interests. Nominate someone you know if they have an idea worth being spread! ​

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From the TEDx website: 

Why under 18 minutes?

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This short talk model works, since it only demands the audience's attention for a short period of time, decreasing the chance of minds wandering or daydreaming about lunch. In fact, some of our greatest TED Talks have been as short as 5 minutes long!

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What is a great, well-formed idea?

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It can actually be one of two things:

• Something that’s new and surprising; an idea or invention that your audience has never heard about.

• A great basic idea (that your audience has maybe already heard) with a compelling new argument behind it that challenges beliefs and perspectives.

In other words, an idea isn’t just a story or a list of facts. A good idea takes certain evidence or observations and draws a larger conclusion.

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