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Can Play Change the World? | Play@TED Full Event | TED, the LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation

TED, the LEGO Group and the LEGO Foundation bring you Play@TED, a partnership to drive a movement and change how people of all ages think about play. Together, we’ll highlight how creative play can be a game-changer in the world and lead to brighter minds, braver ideas and a more imaginative future for everyone. Learn…

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3 weeks ago

June 10, 2026

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Hosted by comedian and “How to Be a Better Human” podcast host Chris Duffy, the Play@TED event unfolds across three sessions of TED Talks — Play Is a Language, Play Is a Craft and Play Is an Adventure. It’s also connected by two studio segments hosted by TED-Ed’s Alexandra Panzer and Alex Rosenthal, packed with games, experiments, live performances and conversations with creators like inventor Simone Giertz and Dude Perfect CEO Andrew Yaffee. Onstage, you’ll hear from Harlem Globetrotter and artist Maxwell Pearce, early childhood development leader Erum Mariam, footwear designer Salehe Bembury, West End star Suki Hillier, origami innovator Miles Wu — and many more.

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00:00:00 Session 1: Play Is a Language
00:50:05 Studio Segment 1
02:50:32 Session 2: Play Is a Craft
03:51:20 Studio Segment 2
04:38:44 Session 3: Play Is an Adventure

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31 Comments

@logIfz

June 10, 2026 at 4:03 pm

marvelous

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@LuckyHaooooo

June 10, 2026 at 4:05 pm

Wow. I love TED, i LOVE LEGO

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@XxAzaanKingxX

June 10, 2026 at 4:06 pm

Today is my Birthday guys…❤

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- @sgtbrownty
  
  June 11, 2026 at 3:15 pm
  
  Happy Cake Day!
  
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@NeonZone32

June 10, 2026 at 4:14 pm

It sure can change old people lives when it’s stolen from them!!

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- @AhaXula
  
  June 10, 2026 at 4:21 pm
  
  bruh. lego company did not steal it themselves 🤦‍♂️
  
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@Nahanoo

June 10, 2026 at 4:21 pm

Kinda tone deaf

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@GerentG

June 10, 2026 at 4:23 pm

Crazy this comes out in the midst of that Bricks and Minifigs scandal.

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- @toby182
  
  June 11, 2026 at 10:25 pm
  
  just because a few Americans decided to scam a few people, children can’t play now?
  
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@JT-Barney

June 10, 2026 at 4:24 pm

Please call out Bricks and Minifigs, LEGO! Protect the brand we all know and love 🙏

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@Interne_Museum

June 10, 2026 at 4:28 pm

there is no way i watch that it’s 5h (I’ll do)

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@YouTubeAcct69

June 10, 2026 at 4:45 pm

Here for the BAM comments 😂

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@heartbak77

June 10, 2026 at 5:02 pm

Brick by Brick. LEGO should NOT support in any capacity the scammers at Bricks and Minifigs corporate.

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@WeldonSirloin

June 10, 2026 at 5:11 pm

We can start by doing something about the Fork Police Department and BAM.

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@PHLsbg

June 10, 2026 at 5:13 pm

I’m just here for the Bricks and Minifigs comments

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@OnceIWasNeitherHereNorThere

June 10, 2026 at 5:33 pm

Just want to point out that both the children and AI work are the product of human creativity. After all, AI is illegally trained on many great Artists, and won’t function as well as it does without their work.

100% agree with the young artist, art and creativity is not exclusive. It’s a capability we all have just like we are all capable of learning any language at birth, the more you train it/use it the better you get at it.

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@AgentM124

June 10, 2026 at 6:23 pm

LEGO was my childhood.
But I would never put my Lego sets up for sale.

I would rather my kids play with it

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@jeffcarroll1990shock

June 10, 2026 at 6:41 pm

The only challenge Lego presents is accidentally walking on them in the middle of the night

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@VoidWalkerX

June 10, 2026 at 7:49 pm

Amidst the bricks and minifigs scandal this video comes up, that’s ironic

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@SelfAwareBozo

June 10, 2026 at 8:54 pm

Brick by brick.

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@Jayinjapanese

June 10, 2026 at 11:56 pm

If y’all can create a Lego avengers IW & EG then yes

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@SirMooge

June 11, 2026 at 12:02 am

Interesting topic! I’m curious about the data of play. Also the stages – two humans play but get frustrated as imaginations and goals collide I think challenge is good . Is there a play cycle? Like stages of grief but for play ? Thanks for the conversations!

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@XiaoKerain

June 11, 2026 at 12:48 am

Where’s the $200,000.00 Star Wars LEGO Teddy

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@Conk-bepis

June 11, 2026 at 1:05 am

They sure found a way to make fun Lego toys boring with all the yapping for 5 hours.

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@nathanielsantana403

June 11, 2026 at 10:43 am

1:02:40 How many tabs do you have open?

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@TED

June 11, 2026 at 1:48 pm

Put play into practice at . What’s your favorite way to play?

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@CenturyWisdom-q5w

June 12, 2026 at 12:28 am

This video deeply moved me, instantly rekindling a forgotten childhood spark. It brilliantly proves play isn’t a frivolous escape, but a vital force for healing and connection. It shattered my adult cynicism, inspiring me to embrace joyful creativity as a tool to truly change the world.

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@ApexLegacyFilms

June 14, 2026 at 1:54 pm

😍😍

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