We shape ideas from place, and nurture those who will shape what comes next.
透過地方知識的傳承、觀點形成與公共表達的訓練，我們陪伴學生與青年理解自身處境、提出可被檢驗的主張，並帶著地方經驗參與世界的對話。
Through local knowledge, critical inquiry, and public expression, we help students and young people understand where they stand, develop ideas that can be examined, and bring their local experience into dialogue with the world.
從世界的邊陲，看見人類的前方。
From the world’s edge, we see what lies ahead for humanity.
TEDxNangan 將馬祖視為一座面向世界的知識現場。我們把邊陲社會長期與張力、限制及未知共處的經驗，轉譯成世界可以理解與共同討論的問題及觀點。
TEDxNangan sees Matsu as a place where local knowledge enters global conversation. We translate the experience of living with tension, constraint, and uncertainty at the world’s edge into questions and ideas the world can understand and explore together.
同時，我們陪伴地方的學生與青年承接、質疑並重新詮釋這些知識，學會從自身處境出發，形成自己的觀點，向世界提出下一個問題。
At the same time, we support local students and young people in inheriting, questioning, and reinterpreting this knowledge—so they can begin from where they stand, form perspectives of their own, and bring the next question to the world.
More Than Speakers
Read the Place
地方不只是背景，也是知識發生的現場。
A place is more than a backdrop. It is where knowledge takes shape.
從語言、記憶、生活與實作中，理解地方如何被歷史塑造，又如何在限制與變動中形成自己的方法。先讀懂腳下，才知道從哪裡出發。
Through language, memory, everyday life, and practice, we learn how a place has been shaped by history. and how it has developed its own ways of responding to constraint and change. We must first understand the ground beneath us before we know where to begin.
Identify the Question
從個人的經驗，看見背後的公共問題。
From personal experience, we uncover the public questions beneath.
不急著接受既有答案，而是追問：問題如何形成？誰被忽略？還有哪些可能？把習以為常的處境，轉化為值得共同面對的提問。
Rather than accept ready-made answers, we ask: How did this problem take shape? Whose voice is missing? What other possibilities remain? We turn what seems ordinary into a question worth confronting together.
Form a Point of View
讓經驗經過研究，成為可以討論的主張。
Through inquiry, experience becomes a claim open to discussion.
蒐集證據、比較經驗、檢驗假設，在複雜資訊中建立自己的判斷。觀點不是立場宣示，而是能說明、能查核，也願意修正的主張。
We gather evidence, compare experiences, and test assumptions to form our own judgment amid complexity. A point of view is not a declaration of position, but a claim that can be explained, verified, and revised.
Speak to the World
把地方的知識，轉譯成世界能理解的語言。
Translate local knowledge into a language the world can understand.
清楚說出一個想法，提出支持它的證據，也接受不同觀點的檢驗。不是替地方統一發言，而是帶著地方經驗，平等參與世界的對話。
We articulate an idea clearly, offer evidence to support it, and submit it to the scrutiny of other perspectives. We do not claim to speak for an entire place; we bring local experience into an equal dialogue with the world.
About TEDx
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TED Talks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)
About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 30 years ago, TED has grown to support its mission with multiple initiatives. The two annual TED Conferences invite the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes or less. Many of these talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Sal Khan and Daniel Kahneman.
The annual TED Conference takes place each spring in Vancouver, British Columbia. TED’s media initiatives include TED.com, where new TED Talks are posted daily; TED Translators, which provides subtitles and interactive transcripts as well as translations from volunteers worldwide; the educational initiative TED-Ed. TED has established The Audacious Project that takes a collaborative approach to funding ideas with the potential to create change at thrilling scale; TEDx, which supports individuals or groups in hosting local, self- organized TED-style events around the world, and the TED Fellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.
Curatorial and organizational leadership
TEDxNangan is developed through three complementary practices rooted in Matsu. Ming-Chun Hsieh, Licensee & Lead Organizer, designs the organizational and intergenerational learning system. Chiang, Lin, Curator & Strategy Lead, shapes the questions, narrative architecture and curatorial journey. Liu Chia-Kuo, Local Co-organizer & Community Lead, grounds the platform in local knowledge and civic dialogue. Together, their work in architecture, education, place-based cultural practice and community life informs this platform. TEDxNangan remains an independently organized TEDx event.
The mission statement on this page and the four-step "More Than Speakers" method were developed and are carried out by TEDxNangan founders Chiang, Lin and Ming-Chun Hsieh, Liu Chia-Kuo.