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TEDxMelbourne is an independent organisation created in the spirit of TED. We design amazing experiences to create ideas worth spreading.

20/08/2026

What does it really mean to belong in a world that has never been more connected?

Professor of Belonging Science, Educational and Developmental Psychologist and Clinical Psychologist, Kelly-Ann Allen examines the human need for connection and the powerful role belonging plays in our motivation, wellbeing and health. Her work explores why meaningful connection is fundamental to how we thrive, and what happens when the systems shaping modern life make belonging harder to find.

At All Analogue, Kelly-Ann explores belonging disruption and what being together, physically and meaningfully, can teach us about the conditions we need to connect and belong.

📅 15 September 2026
⏰ 6:00pm–9:00pm
📍 The Edge, Fed Square
🎟️ First Release tickets are available for a limited time at our special launch price. Secure yours before this offer ends.

🔗 Find out more and secure your tickets: https://tedxmelbourne-all-analogue-2026.eventbrite.com.au/?aff=facebook

18/08/2026

In a world increasingly shaped by screens, visual signals, and distraction, what becomes possible when we learn to trust our senses beyond sight?

Trust and leadership expert, Optus executive, Paralympian and world champion surfer and cyclist, Matt Formston explores the role of trust, attention and adaptability in navigating uncertainty. His experiences surfing fifty-foot waves and competing at the highest levels of adaptive sport while legally blind reveal how we can learn to perceive and respond to the world in different ways.

At All Analogue, Matt explores presence as a survival skill that reconnects us with what we have, what surrounds us, and the signals we receive from life itself, rather than from screens.

📅 15 September 2026
⏰ 6:00pm - 9:00pm
📍 The Edge, Fed Square
🎟️ First Release tickets are available for a limited time at our special launch price. Secure yours before this offer ends.

🔗 Find out more and secure your tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tedxmelbourne-2026-all-analogue-tickets-1987982143105

16/08/2026

In an age of constant interruption, choosing where we direct our attention may be one of the most radical acts of all. But attention is only the beginning.

As digital technologies continue to reshape how we live, All Analogue explores the enduring value of offline, human-centred living.

With an incredible lineup of speakers whose experience spans across science, culture, nature and human behaviour, we will explore what analogue ways of being continue to offer: opportunities to connect, belong, create, adapt and experience the world around us.

This isn't just about the ideas on stage. It's about what happens when we experience connection together, in real time, between curious and courageous people.

This is an evening where you simply have to be there.

📅 15 September 2026
⏰ 6:00pm - 9:00pm
📍 The Edge, Fed Square
🎟️ First Release ticket price available for a limited time only!

🔗 Find out more and secure your Early Access here: https://tedxmelbourne-all-analogue-2026.eventbrite.com.au/?aff=facebook

29/07/2026

Our latest TEDxMelbourne Salon, Can The Real Creative Please Stand Up, sold out in less than 24 hours. While the response exceeded our expectations, the conversation revealed why.

Together, we explored a question many of us are already asking: as technology accelerates and reshapes the creative process, what remains uniquely human?

It is the kind of question that stays with you. It shapes how we think about our work, our attention, and the choices we make every day.

Our next flagship event continues this conversation from a new perspective.

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18/07/2026

Four volunteers. Three rounds. One question: what makes creative work uniquely human?

During our latest TEDxMelbourne Salon, a Play-Doh exercise invited participants to create, interpret and transform each other’s work in real time.

What began as a simple prompt became a live study in interpretation, and the results were different every time. The activity opened up conversations about creative process, ownership, judgment, and the experiences that shape every idea we make.

A playful exercise that revealed something much deeper: creativity is not just what we produce, but how we see, decide and respond.

Read the full reflection on our website: https://tedxmelbourne.com/blog/creativitys-human-edge-in-the-age-of-ai

Photos by Fifth Castle Media

15/07/2026

What happens when the work of production becomes easier, faster and increasingly automated?

At our latest Salon event, Dave King, Co-Founder of Radical Intelligence, explored how AI is reshaping creative practice and challenging how we think about originality, authorship, and value.

Rather than focusing only on what AI can produce, the conversation examined the decisions behind creative work: how we frame ideas, apply judgment, and determine what is worth creating.

As technology continues to evolve, understanding how we work alongside it becomes an increasingly important part of the creative process.

Read the full reflection on our website: https://tedxmelbourne.com/blog/creativitys-human-edge-in-the-age-of-ai

Photos by Fifth Castle Media

14/07/2026

AI can create. But what makes creativity human?

At our latest TEDxMelbourne Salon, 'Can The Real Creative Please Stand Up,' hosted in partnership with LCI Melbourne, we explored how AI is shifting the creative process, from generating ideas to refining and developing them.

In conversation with Dave King, Co-Founder of Radical Intelligence, and through an interactive making exercise, we examined the role of experience, judgment and perspective, and what remains uniquely human when creative production becomes increasingly automated.

Read the full reflection here: https://tedxmelbourne.com/blog/creativitys-human-edge-in-the-age-of-ai

Photos by Fifth Castle Media

10/05/2026

Ideas change everything – and the people behind them make it possible.

We’re looking for leaders to join the TEDxMelbourne team:
- Financial Accountant
- Operations Lead
- Partnerships Director

These roles sit at the heart of how TEDxMelbourne operates – guiding strategy, enabling sustainability, and building meaningful collaborations that amplify ideas worth spreading.

If you’re driven by purpose and ready to contribute your expertise to a globally recognised platform for ideas, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now: https://tedxmelbourne.com/volunteer-applications

05/05/2026

For the first time, taste, discernment and a point of view are the whole job.

Join TEDxMelbourne and LCI for an intimate Salon with Dave King, Co-Founder of Radical Intelligence, exploring the most valuable creative skill nobody's been taught.

The real creative work is just beginning.

📅 11 June 2026 | 6:00–8:00 pm
📍 LCI Melbourne, Collingwood
🎟 Free tickets SOLD OUT

Spots may open up closer to the event.
👉 Join the waitlist: https://tedxmelbourne-can-the-real-creative-please-stand-up-2026.eventbrite.com.au/

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25/04/2026

At TEDxMelbourne, ideas meet ex*****on through creativity, technology, and storytelling.

We’re looking for talented individuals to join our team in key roles:

- Digital Technologist
- Digital Designer
- Brand & Communications Manager

These roles shape how ideas are experienced – across digital platforms, visual identity, and audience engagement.

If you’re excited by the intersection of ideas, design, and innovation, this is your opportunity to contribute to a platform that sparks conversation and change.

Apply now: https://tedxmelbourne.com/volunteer-applications

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