Past TEDx event

TEDxGuangzhou SCA School

I Define the Storm

Took placeDecember 20, 20258:00 AM - 3:00 PM (GMT+8)
LocationGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
FormatYouth
“Storm” does not refer only to hardships in the outside world. It also includes the shackles within us, entrenched ways of thinking, and one-dimensional rules. Those “limits” that once made people hesitate can all become a “storm” defined by “me”. Defining “inner struggle”: finding the direction of reconciliation amid self-conflict. Defining “rigid rules”: breaking the single standard and rebuilding a new yardstick of value. Defining the “myth of passion”: holding on to long-termism in an age of turbulence. Defining “unknown challenges”: discovering the significance of exploration in uncertainty. Defining “obstacles and difficulties”: the essence of perseverance is adaptive flexibility—not blindly staying on one path to the end. They won’t wait for the storm to pass. Instead, they define the direction they move toward within the storm. Each speaker’s story is an interpretation of “Define the Storm”: not escaping from the storm but stepping into it—using their own strength to give “challenge” the meaning of “growth.”

Speakers

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  • Danqing Liu

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    Liu Danqing, SCA Domestic High School Grade 10, a resilient optimist who knows storms don't just pass—they plant, and even concrete cracks are places to bloom.在他看来，人生不是直线，而是循环：跌倒，扎根，然后崛起。他的故事让你凝视混凝土的裂缝——那不是破损，而是光照进来的地方。

  • Feitong Chen

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    Chen Feitong, SCA Domestic High School Grade 11, an inner navigator who learned to negotiate with her own storm—not to silence the noise within, but to understand it.她深知，最激烈的冲突往往源于内心：情绪的翻涌，自我的质疑。但她学会了与那个声音谈判——不是压制，而是倾听，最终与自己和解。

  • Hanbin Zhou

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    Zhou Hanbin, SCA Domestic High School Grade 10, a digital philosopher who sees the storm in code and asks: in an age of smart machines, what makes humans human? 这场风暴，是算法的洪流——以效率之名，追问当AI学会思考，人的竞争力又在何处。他在与技术的对峙中，重新发现那些无法被计算的东西。

  • Qiaoyi Zhan

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    Zhan Qiaoyi(Joy), SCA Primary School Grade 3, a young explorer who finds life lessons in the smallest creatures and believes no challenge is too big when help is asked for.在一个小小的世界 —— 蚁丘中，她发现了属于自己的 “风暴”。当一块饼干大到蚂蚁似乎无法搬动时，她看到的不是障碍，而是一堂课：当我们寻求帮助时，没有什么挑战是无法克服的。她提醒我们，即便是最微小的生物，也能教会我们最深刻道理。

  • Ruize Li

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    Li Ruize (Lucas), SCA Primary School Grade 2, a young collector who sees the world through coins—lions, cherry blossoms, pyramids—and dreams of mapping the globe one coin at a time.他的梦想是要收集全世界不同国家的钱币。当大人们把梦想说得很远、很难的时候，他却像一个小小探险家，用一枚一枚的钱币，拼出自己看世界的地图。

  • Xinyue Wu

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    Wu Xinyue, SCA Domestic High School Grade 10, a bridge-builder who believes differences aren't the problem to solve, but the very point where something new can begin.这场风暴，是循规蹈矩的压力——磨平棱角，直到所有人的声音趋于一致。但如果差异不是问题，而是答案呢？她相信：当我们停止评判、开始倾听，新事物便会萌芽——不是因为无视差异，而正是因为差异本身。

  • Xinyue Xu

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    Xu Xinyue (Cynthia), SCA Middle School Grade 7, a reflective voice who learned that true growth begins not by leaving her comfort zone, but by being honest about why she built it in the first place.多年来，她认为自己必须在两者之间做出选择：是自信的演讲者，还是充满疑虑的女孩。但当她停止与内心的风暴抗争，让两个自我最终得以表达时，她取得了突破。 她明白了，真正的成长并非始于走出舒适区，而是始于坦诚面对自己当初建立舒适区的原因。

  • Zhiwei Deng

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    Deng Zhiwei (Willow), SCA IED Grade 11, a conscious chooser who stands at the crossroads of AI and humanity, asking: will humans be tamed by their tools, or learn to steer them with wisdom? 她将风暴定义为一个选择：被工具驯化，抑或驾驭它？追逐多巴胺的即时快感，还是深耕AI无法替代的能力——学习、共情、创造。当答案触手可及，她想追问：AI时代，什么正变得珍贵？

  • Zimo Vincy Chua

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    Chua Zimo (Vincy), SCA International High School Grade 9, a mindful dreamer who dares to define success not by society's milestones, but by the rhythm of her own inner voice.她正面临一场期望的风暴。社会告诉她成功必须是某个头衔、某份薪水、某所名校。而她只想倾听一个更微弱的声音——内心的声音。她想告诉我们：成功不必用他人的里程碑丈量，而应以自己的节奏定义。

  • Ziyi Li

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    Li Ziyi (Rainy), SCA International High School Grade 9, a quiet rebel who challenges the "find your passion" narrative and discovers love in the slow, steady work of doing and learning.她正面临一场微妙的风暴——那个不断催促"找到你的热情"的声音。这种噪音让人怀疑自己的平静，动摇自己的步调。她学会了越过喧嚣去倾听：热爱不在疯狂的追寻里，而在行动、尝试与悄然成长的每一步中。

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