
In the main section of the lounge, Unilever hosted hourly meetings with clients.
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TEDActive attendees seeking a break from the week’s activities—as well as a chance to reflect on the conference's hallmark "Ideas Worth Spreading"—could find downtime in a tranquil meditation room, where a lounge setup mimicked a campfire setting.
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TEDActive offered a place for attendees to sit and be still, under open domes strung with thought-provoking hand-written signs.
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TED Social Spaces included the beanbag seating—which has become a trademark of the conference—that encouraged creative thinking in a nontraditional, unstuffy environment.
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