If you’re among the millions of people who watch TEDTalks on YouTube, you’ve most likely seen the stage at the Long Beach Convention&Entertainment Center. That’s where some of the world’s most celebrated thinkers have stood to present their 18-minute talks since 2009, when the annual TED conference moved to Long Beach from Monterey, Calif. But the conference—TEDstands for Technology, Entertain- ment, andDesign—has broughtmore than the Internet

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spotlight to the convention center, said SteveGoodling, presi- dent and CEOof the Long Beach CVB. Since design thinking is a core TED value, theway that conference organizers “use physical space formeetings and for conveying information