Every year, the most brilliant brains of the planet meet in Long Beach, California at the TED conference (Technology, Entertainment, Design),  an invitation-only event where the world's leading thinkers and doers gather to find inspiration.

Internet visionaries, Hollywood stars and media gurus like Bill Gates, Al Gore, Robin Williams, Bill Clinton, Bono, Peter Gabriel, Richard Branson, Jane Goodall, Norman Foster or Philippe Starck come and tangle with the most innovative ideas, pitched in 18 minutes.

For the first time an independent TV camera was been allowed access to the inner workings of TED...