TEDx Tinley Park Insider Edition#3
TEDx Tinley Park Insider
EDITION #3 | JULY 27, 2026
Ideas Worth Spreading — From Our Community to the Stage
📣 A Message from the Team
Welcome to Edition #3 of the TEDx Tinley Park Insider — and what an exciting moment it is to be sharing this with you. The energy surrounding our upcoming event is booming, and with each passing week, we are one step closer to bringing an extraordinary day of ideas, inspiration, and community connection to the stage right here in Tinley Park. None of this would be possible without the generous support of our sponsors, partners, and community champions — your belief in this mission means everything to our team. This edition is packed with big announcements, important updates, and a look ahead at what promises to be a landmark event, so read on and get excited.
🎉 Welcome to the TEDx Tinley Park Family
TEDx Tinley Park is absolutely thrilled to announce the addition of new sponsors to our growing family of partners and supporters. It is through these vital partnerships that we are able to transform a powerful idea into a fully realized, world-class event experience. Every sponsorship directly fuels the work of our speakers, our production, and our outreach, ensuring that bold ideas find the audiences they deserve.
We are proud to partner with organizations that share our vision of spreading bold ideas across Tinley Park and the greater Chicagoland area. Together, we are building something truly special.
✦ Thank You, VFW #2791 Auxiliary and Taylor Publishing ✦
🎤 From 158 Voices to 28 Finalists
The response from our community was extraordinary. When we opened the speaker application process, we dared to hope for strong interest — what we received was a remarkable outpouring of passion, creativity, and purpose from across Tinley Park and the surrounding region. TEDx Tinley Park received applications from 158 hopeful speakers, each bringing a unique idea they believed was worth sharing with the world.
158 Applicants → 28 Semi-finalists
A rigorous, community-focused selection process — honoring every voice along the way
Our dedicated selection committee undertook a thorough and thoughtful review of every single application. Finalists were evaluated across five core criteria:
Novelty & Originality (30%) — Does this idea feel fresh, surprising, and distinct from topics already explored at TED or TEDx events?
Potential for Impact (30%) — Could this idea create a profound shift in how people see themselves, others, or the world? Not by telling them what to do, but by moving them emotionally and sparking deeper awareness.
Clarity & Accessibility (15%) — Can the idea be understood and explained in a single, clear sentence? Clarity of the idea implies that the full presentation is likely to be clear.
Relevance & Resonance (15%) — Ideas with the power to spark change locally and inspire action more broadly.
Purpose & Integrity (10%) — Is this pitch focused purely on sharing knowledge and ideas, without hidden agendas?
The field has now been narrowed to 28 Semi-finalists, and our committee continues its careful deliberation to arrive at the final speaker lineup — which will be officially announced in a future edition of this newsletter. We want to extend our deepest and most sincere gratitude to all 158 applicants who bravely stepped forward, shared their ideas, and trusted us with their stories. Your courage to apply is itself an act of community, and we are honored by every single submission.
🎬 Bringing the Stage to Life — A/V Production Selection Underway
Behind every memorable TEDx event is a world-class production team, and we are pleased to report that our organizing committee has now received and is actively reviewing production proposals from multiple experienced A/V crews. Sound engineering, professional lighting design, staging, and dynamic visual production are not merely logistical considerations — they are the invisible architecture that elevates a talk from words spoken on a stage to an experience felt in the room and remembered long afterward. Our team is carefully evaluating each proposal with a commitment to delivering the highest possible production quality within our budget. We are committed to creating a professional, memorable experience for our speakers, audience, and sponsors alike.
🌐 Your Weekly Destination — TEDxTinleyPark.com
Our website is a living, breathing hub for everything TEDx Tinley Park — and it is updated every single week with fresh content. Whether you are looking for the latest event news, speaker information as it becomes available, sponsor spotlights, or key event details, TEDxTinleyPark.com is your go-to source. We encourage all of our sponsors, partners, and supporters to visit regularly and — just as importantly — to share the site with your networks, your colleagues, and your communities. The more people who connect with our story, the more powerful our collective impact becomes.
🌐 Visit Us at TEDxTinleyPark.com
🔮 Stay Tuned for Edition #4
Edition #4 promises to be our most exciting newsletter yet — with the highly anticipated ????final speaker lineup announcement, venue details, ticketing information, and the latest news on our growing sponsor family, there is much to look forward to in the weeks ahead. We will also be sharing behind-the-scenes production updates as our event takes shape and the stage truly comes to life. In the meantime, follow TEDx Tinley Park on social media for real-time updates, sneak peeks, and community highlights as we count down to a landmark day for our community.
TEDx Tinley Park | Tinley Park, Illinois
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Edition #3 | July 27, 2026
