Great dreams aren't just visions, they're visions coupled with strategies to make them real. @astroteller #TED2016

— Olessia Kantor (@Olessia_Kantor) February 16, 2016

#TED2016 We use the word Moonshot to keep the vision big and Factory to keep the vision real @astroteller @TEDTalks pic.twitter.com/PlwAKSOenT

— Michelle Zimmerman (@mrzphd) February 16, 2016

Silicon Valley myth machine... don't believe the hype says @astroteller at #TED2016

— nina gregory (@ninaberries) February 16, 2016

The moonshot factory is a messy place. So is learning #TED2016 #TEDEdChat

— Karen Goepen-Wee (@kgoepenwee) February 16, 2016

The moonshot place is messy. We break things and prove we're wrong. Run hardest parts first. #TED2016 @astroteller @TEDTalks

— Michelle Zimmerman (@mrzphd) February 16, 2016

"Huge problem, radical solution, breakthrough technology - the intersection of these makes a moonshot at Google X" Astro Teller at #TED2016

— Bill Gross (@Bill_Gross) February 16, 2016

#TED2016 Use unchecked visions to reach father, try to shoot down projects to find ways that are concrete reality pic.twitter.com/hoMJs0CGKW

— Michelle Zimmerman (@mrzphd) February 16, 2016

"The #moonshot factory is a messy place" Astro Teller at #TED2016 @solveforx #innovation

— Dr. Klaus Reichert (@klausreichert) February 16, 2016

Astro Teller ( @astroteller ) on stage at #TED2016 - on taking moonshots at Google X pic.twitter.com/YzrNPZ32CK

— Yashraj Akashi (YSA) (@yashrajx) February 16, 2016

Is the future built on mistakes? Yes! Radical solutions, big problems, creative thinking. #TED2016 #DreamBig #TEDEdChat

— Karen Goepen-Wee (@kgoepenwee) February 16, 2016

Radical concepts to decrease cost, time and carbon footprints for shipping. #TED2016 @astroteller pic.twitter.com/KUzBi09UWH

— Michelle Zimmerman (@mrzphd) February 16, 2016

Second talk of #TED2016 by @astroteller pic.twitter.com/3rcqtoItPt

— TEDxUofNevada (@TEDxUofNevada) February 16, 2016

Discovering a major flaw in a project doesnt always mean it ends the project. Sometimes it just jump starts something new. Google X #ted2016

— Lindsey Slaby (@lasslaby) February 16, 2016

X leader @astroteller on how they choose what to tackle: breakthrough technology/ huge problem/radical solution #ted2016

— Martin Varsavsky (@martinvars) February 16, 2016

Discovering a major flaw in a project doesn't mean it's killed, it can propel #designthinking #TED2016 @astroteller pic.twitter.com/Cny3DptbJb

— Michelle Zimmerman (@mrzphd) February 16, 2016

Sometimes shifting your perspective is more powerful than being smart. @astroteller #TED2016

— Olessia Kantor (@Olessia_Kantor) February 16, 2016

@astroteller Excellent talk, but what if the real value of the #moonshot isn't the macro project but the dream of the moon? #TED2016

— Mike Moore, DO (@MikeMooreDO) February 16, 2016

"Sometimes shifting your perspective is more powerful than being smart." Astro Teller of Google X at #TED2016

— Bill Gross (@Bill_Gross) February 16, 2016

Shifting your perspective is sometimes better than being smart. #TED2016

— Jessie Daniels (@jlhd_uga) February 16, 2016

Astro Teller: Google’s self driving cars have logged over 1.4m miles. #TED2016

— Chris Curran (@cbcurran) February 16, 2016

I'm gonna name my next kid Astro Teller so she can grow up and be in charge of moonshots. #TED2016

— Pik Mukherji (@ercowboy) February 16, 2016

Shift your perspective #TED2016 #tedlive @TEDxKidsElCajon @CajonValleyUSD pic.twitter.com/HpN2P6wx98

— Liz Loether (@LizLoether) February 16, 2016

#TED2016 Astro Teller : shifting your perspective to test your design pic.twitter.com/eNLvkFEnLB

— Bruce Hecht (@BruceHecht) February 16, 2016

"Sometimes shifting your perspective is more powerful than being smart." @astroteller on bold innovation #TED2016

— TED Talks (@TEDTalks) February 16, 2016

Astro Teller head of X kills moonshot ideas then rebuilds them by shifting perspective like driverless cars #TED2016 pic.twitter.com/uLHBTG6Dt1

— Prosanta Chakrabarty (@LSU_FISH) February 16, 2016

Perspective shift: how do you get internet remotely? Let the balloons drift. Hand off Internet #TED2016 @astroteller pic.twitter.com/6Q90vfZyEN

— Michelle Zimmerman (@mrzphd) February 16, 2016

Project Loon--Astro Teller describing wind-powered internet with internet connections handed of by balloons. #TED2016

— pamelahorn (@pamelahorn) February 16, 2016

GoogleX framework for moonshot projects: huge problem+radical solution+breakthrough technology AstroTeller #TED2016 pic.twitter.com/JbnIBMY5Na

— Marc Mathieu (@marcfmath) February 16, 2016

Astro Teller's Process of moonshot thinking: what if, test it, try to kill it, start over. Implications for school?#TED2016 #TEDEdChat

— Karen Goepen-Wee (@kgoepenwee) February 16, 2016

This balloon may someday deliver Internet to remote places, reaching 4 billion more people. @astroteller #TED2016 pic.twitter.com/qGVwLx0AaI

— TED Talks (@TEDTalks) February 16, 2016

Loom Team by @google is insane #TED2016

— Tariq Buhilaigah (@tariqbu) February 16, 2016

Early tests. Try the hardest things first, applied constraints. #TED2016 @astroteller @TEDTalks #designthinking pic.twitter.com/lH4XCgLj26

— Michelle Zimmerman (@mrzphd) February 16, 2016

There's progress for real service testing for Internet in Indonesia. #TED2016 #designthinking @astroteller @TEDTalks pic.twitter.com/Fhbm37VrDL

— Michelle Zimmerman (@mrzphd) February 16, 2016

"We work hard to make it safe to fail"#TED2016

— Carla Staffa (@staffination) February 16, 2016

"Enthusiastic skepticism is not the enemy of boundless optimism. It’s optimism’s perfect partner." @astroteller #TED2016

— TED Talks (@TEDTalks) February 16, 2016

A world of low-cost Internet for all is soon to be ushered in... by balloon. So says @astroteller. 4 billion more minds online. #TED2016

— Chris Anderson (@TEDchris) February 16, 2016

"We work hard at X to make it safe to fail." @astroteller
"We can create the future that' sin our dreams." #TED2016 #designthinking

— Will Gourley (@WillGourley) February 16, 2016

We can create the future that's in our dreams - #TED2016

— Esperanza Lopez (@espra) February 16, 2016

Project Loon going into carrier testing this year in Indonesia and other places. @astroteller at #TED2016

— Ina Fried (@inafried) February 16, 2016

"Being audacious, working on big risky things, makes people uncomfortable." - @astroteller #TED2016

— Della Palacios (@SensAbleLrning) February 16, 2016

Innovation tech talk #TED2016. @Google X Project Loon aims to deliver Internet to 4 billion more ppl @astroteller pic.twitter.com/UDyowICuaZ

— Jennifer Barr (@rjenbarr) February 16, 2016

Astro Teller sharing about Loon project at #TED2016. Watch Vint Cerf's lecture on CuriosityStream about X ventures. pic.twitter.com/GmPS8VEHcQ

— Elizabeth North (@ehendricksnorth) February 16, 2016

Enthusiastic skepticism is a virtue at X @astroteller at #TED2016

— nina gregory (@ninaberries) February 16, 2016

What an awesome #TED2016 Talk by @astroteller from Google's X! #DreamGoal #DreamBig

— Cathy Hackl (@CathyHackl) February 16, 2016

Astro Teller: Audacious ideas and risk taking only work if you make it safe to fail. #bonusesformistakes #TEDedChat #TED2016

— Karen Goepen-Wee (@kgoepenwee) February 16, 2016

"We make it safe to fail" In order to innovate & achieve audacious dreams. Moonshot Captain @AstroTeller #TED2016 pic.twitter.com/FdWiB3rcQf

— Daniel Kraft, MD (@daniel_kraft) February 16, 2016

Great talk by @astroteller on @solveforx Moonshot factory! "Enthusiastic skepticism is the perfect partner of unchecked optimism." #TED2016

— Dumitru Onceanu (@DumitruOnceanu) February 16, 2016

Creating a trust environment where failing is encouraged to iterate fast and to innovate. So right on and so hard to make it happen #ted2016

— melek pulatkonak (@orientalist) February 16, 2016

Enthusiastic skepticism unlocks the potential in audacious dreams. -Astro Tellar #TED2016

— Jason Quach (@jasonctquach) February 16, 2016

Astro Teller's X rewards people for failing and killing Moonshot Factory projects. @astroteller #TED2016 pic.twitter.com/wjkjkGtb0N

— Isaac Hernandez (@isaacarte) February 16, 2016

Make taking audacious steps be the path with the least friction! #TED2016 pic.twitter.com/WfKhILVAVX

— Ken Mogi (@kenmogi) February 16, 2016

Great speech by @astroteller of @google. Dare to dream w healthy skepticism #TED2016

— David Niu (@davidniu) February 16, 2016

Look how important #Internet is in the most rural of communities #TED2016 #tedlive @CajonValleyUSD @TEDxKidsElCajon

— Liz Loether (@LizLoether) February 16, 2016

That 4bn people don't have Internet it´s not because they are out of coverage, it´s mostly because they can't afford it #TED2016

— Martin Varsavsky (@martinvars) February 16, 2016

All 7 billion in the world will have Internet access w/in 5-10 years says @astroteller of Google X @TED_TALKS @TEDTalksFans #TED2016

— Parag Khanna (@paragkhanna) February 16, 2016

Reward your colleagues for running at the hardest problems, first. Celebrate failure. @astroteller #TED2016 #foodforthought

— Dantes Rameau (@DantesRameau) February 16, 2016

Boundless optimism's perfect partner is focused cynicism #TED2016 @astroteller Google X's head dreams big, but works hard to find faults.

— Janne Ryan (@JanneRyan) February 16, 2016

Project Loon rural internet project to begin carrier testing this year says X boss @astroteller at #TED2016 https://t.co/RBewlemjgJ

— Ina Fried (@inafried) February 16, 2016

It is hype that visionaries create future effortlessly. Vision is a messy place and chaotic @astroteller #TED2016 https://t.co/FTs8luYoET

— Vani Kola (@VaniKola) February 16, 2016

What a nice place to be #TED2016 pic.twitter.com/PlVT5Lptzu

— Dr. Klaus Reichert (@klausreichert) February 16, 2016

It's unanimous. My sons' favorite talk from #TED2016 today - Project Loon from @astroteller You just can't top balloons :-)

— Andrew Byrne (@AndrewJByrne) February 16, 2016