This is rather cool. If you’ve never sampled the TED talks, I’d recommend having a look, as they definitely live up to the motto of ‘Ideas worth sharing’ on a huge range of topics, including creativity and marketing. And now there’s the chance for anyone to audition their own idea for a TED talk by April 25th.
There’s more details on the TED blog, but basically you upload a one minute video to Youtube or Vimeo, and then enter via an online form. And if you’re a finalist and can make your own way to New York you’ll be in the first ever public audition to either end up on the TED website, or appear at TED2012.
There’s not a long time before April 25th, but the one minute video is meant to be all about the idea and a sample rather than the finished product – and I’d imagine the typical person submitting will have already been thinking about the idea they think is worth sharing for a while now, but this gives them a chance to get it out there.