TEDxQUT is an independent organisation created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading.”. The TEDXQUT program offers an annual major event with live speakers sharing unique ideas in the form of short, powerful talks. In 2022, TEDXQUT introduced the inaugural TEDxQUTSalon Series. Salons are an opportunity to engage with the wider QUT community. They are small events that keep our TEDxQUT community engaged and focus on attendees as active participants of the events. At QUT, a place of learning and teaching, we know our students and academics are challenging existing ways of thinking and creating new ones every day. We aim to create spaces for the propagation of these great ideas, for storytelling, creativity and innovation. This opportunity to share and engage inspires our community to take part in transformative conversations and be part of solutions to make a positive change in our world.