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Theme
2026
The Tipping Point.
How do small changes become unstoppable transformation?
We explore the moment accumulated small innovations push a whole system into positive change — what we call a tipping point. Not overnight breakthroughs, but the precise threshold where everything shifts.
We’re bringing together thinkers, makers and doers living at that edge — across policy, technology, community, research and culture. When does the marginal become inevitable?
“The moment a small change makes a big difference.”
Applications are open to anyone — with a particular welcome for voices from Glasgow and the surrounding area.
Could you trace the thread?
We’re looking for speakers across energy, AI, health, and society & relationships who can take us on a journey in their field: here is where we’ve been, here is where we are, and here is what comes next. Not the most polished speaker in the room — someone who knows their field well enough to make it clear.
Stage time
Up to 18 minutes
Support
1:1 coaching from a former TEDx speaker
The room
An intimate audience of 100
Deadline
17 July 2026
What we explore
Tipping points happen everywhere. We’re not limiting ourselves to one domain.
Across every field where small changes are building.
These are the domains where we’re watching transformation gather speed — from lab to real world, from margin to mainstream.
01
Technology & Innovation
AI, automation and digital tools crossing the threshold into everyday life.
02
Energy & Environment
Renewables, circular models and climate solutions reaching real scale.
03
Health & Wellbeing
Medical and mental-health breakthroughs moving from research to care.
04
Social & Community
Grassroots movements and civic tools turning into lasting change.
05
Creative & Cultural
Design, art and culture reshaping how we think and communicate.
06
Economic & Business
New economic models and impact investment entering the mainstream.
07
Education & Learning
How we learn, share skills and access knowledge, transformed.
08
And Beyond
Any field where small changes are quietly building toward something big.
What you take away
For thinkers, makers and doers — whatever field you call home.
Recognise the moment everything changes.
You’ll leave with a new lens for seeing transformation as it’s happening — and a clearer sense of how your own work fits into a much larger shift.
Spot transformation before it’s obvious.
Identify approaching breakthroughs across any field — the early signals most people miss.
See how innovations talk to each other.
How breakthroughs in different fields inform and accelerate one another.
Influence the moment, in any field.
How individuals shape when and how tipping points occur — whatever their background.
Questions we’re holding
- 01What small changes happening now will reshape Glasgow and beyond?
- 02How do we recognise and accelerate positive tipping points?
- 03What patterns govern transformation across every field?
Location
Kelvinbridge
Glasgow, Scotland
Where the River Kelvin bends.
In Glasgow’s West End, Kelvinbridge sits where the River Kelvin carves through the city — a fitting metaphor for ideas that reshape their surroundings. Victorian grandeur meets creative energy: the perfect backdrop for bold conversations.
Five forces converge here, making small changes more likely to compound into something larger.
- Academic
- Excellence producing breakthrough research.
- Creative
- A culture that fosters innovative thinking.
- Community
- Networks that amplify small changes.
- Industrial
- Heritage that builds the foundation for transformation.
- Global
- Connections that let ideas spread.
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