TED is an annual event that brings together leading global thinkers and practitioners to share important ideas across any discipline—technology, entertainment, design, science, humanities, business, and development, for example. In the spirit of “ideas worth spreading,” TED eventually formed TEDx, a self-organized local event that brings together many people to share experiences, just like at TED. TEDx is expected to be a local forum for ideas within the community that can inspire many people to change their lives, futures, and the world for the better. Following the success of the 2020 TEDxAirlangga University series with the theme Reversing The Stereotype, this year TEDxAirlangga University is back to be a platform for those who have the passion to share inspirational, creative, and innovative ideas and motivation under the spirit of ideas worth spreading.
This year's TEDxAirlangga University raised the grand theme of the Ripple Effect. It's not uncommon for people to underestimate their role in society or wherever they are, without considering that, no matter how small, their role can have a significant impact. A person doesn't need to have a major achievement; sometimes a small act or even an unintentional act can have a big impact. Ultimately, every impact resulting from small actions can have a big impact that may have never been imagined before. The impact resulting from small actions is one form of the Ripple Effect.
The 2021 TEDxAirlangga University series of events aims to convey the message that everything people do or do will always have an impact in the future. Therefore, with TED's initial goal of gathering ideas, one of this year's TEDxAirlangga University series of events will be a Call for Essay, an essay writing competition.
The 2021 TEDxAirlangga University Call for Essay is the opening sub-event of this year's event series. Participants are expected to write down their ideas in essay form on this year's grand theme, the Ripple Effect. The Call for Essay competition opens on August 23, 2021, and ends on September 19, 2021, with the winners announced on September 25, 2021. Winners will receive an e-certificate, official TEDxAirlangga University merchandise, and a cash prize totaling Rp1,500,000.00.