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Sustainability
Lorraine Smith | January 16, 20152015 The Year of the Obvious
Labels can be tricky and distracting things. “Corporate citizenship,” “corporate social responsibility,” “shared value,” “triple bottom line,” “sustainable...
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Community
Verna Myers | January 13, 2015Overcoming Bias
Our biases can be dangerous, even deadly — as we’ve seen in the cases of Michael Brown in...
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Life
Clint Smith | January 12, 2015The Danger of Silence
“We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to...
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Technology
Lauren Zalaznick | January 10, 2015The Conscience of Television
At TEDxSiliconValley, TV executive Lauren Zalaznick thinks deeply about pop television. Sharing results of a bold study that...
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Life
Megan McDonough | January 8, 2015Radically Receptive Resolutions
Goals are glorified, focus is overemphasized, and simplicity is under-appreciated. We are obsessed with getting things done and...
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Life
medicine for the people | January 2, 2015Nahko Bear
Potent. Powerful. Inspiring. Beautiful… A piece of art. Make a cup of tea, put up on the big...
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Career
Judy Rees | January 1, 2015What Makes a Modeller?
Modelling is at the heart of NLP: it’s the methodology that leaves behind the field’s famous “trail of...
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Life
Marc Chernoff | January 1, 2015Give it up for happiness
Giving up doesn’t always mean you’re weak; sometimes it simply means you are strong enough and smart enough...
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Arts
Sally Hogshead | December 31, 2014How to Fascinate
In today’s world of 9-second attention spans, our introductions mean more-than-ever before. Sally Hogshead reveals the seven triggers...
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Life
Yvette Hughes | December 24, 2014Deatheningly Silent
As grief emerges from within and how I learned to be present to it’s unfolding. In February 2014...
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Wellbeing
Michael Angier | December 18, 2014Time to Reflect
In order to embrace the new, we must release the old. A trapeze artist cannot swing from one...
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Global
Jose Miguel Sokoloff | December 13, 2014Lighting Peace
Colombia is a country of exceptional beauty and promise, and it’s also a country where the F.A.R.C. guerrilla...
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Wellbeing
Rachael Oakes-Ash | December 8, 2014Grief at Christmas
We already know that Christmas can suck like a Dyson if you don’t have the family portrait peddled...
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Life
Yvette Hughes | December 5, 2014Present to the Present
Transformational Change: You are most likely to Succeed if you are Present to the Present moment! In today’s...
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Wellbeing
Emily Balcetis | December 1, 2014Why some find it hard to exercise
Why do some people struggle more than others to keep off the pounds? Social psychologist Emily Balcetis shows...
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Entrepreneurship
David Williams | November 27, 2014Entrepreneurial Grit
Certain words invoke powerful images in the mind—and “grit” is one of those words. When we associate grit...
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Community
Haas Hahn | November 18, 2014Transforming Communities
Artists Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn create community art by painting entire neighborhoods, and involving those who live...
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Wellbeing
Bruce Grierson | November 14, 2014Is Age Just a Mindset?
One day in the fall of 1981, eight men in their 70s stepped out of a van in...
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Success
Joe Robinson | November 12, 2014How to Pay Attention
It just may be the crime of the century. Our minds, thoughts and chief productivity tool–attention–are being stolen...
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Global
Jeremy Haimans | November 7, 2014New Power
We can see the power of distributed, crowd-sourced business models every day — witness Uber, Kickstarter, Airbnb. But...
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Relationships
Martha Beck | November 2, 2014Problem Solving Strategies
We’re used to living in an either-or world—but when it comes to yes-or-no dilemmas, says Martha Beck, the...
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Wellbeing
Meaghan Ramsey | October 6, 2014Self Esteem Project
About 10,000 people a month Google the phrase, “Am I ugly?” Meaghan Ramsey of the Dove Self-Esteem Project...
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Relationships
Lisa Kring | September 30, 2014Mindful Parenting
Mindfulness is the capacity to be fully present with one’s actual, moment-to-moment experience as it is arising, with...
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Life
Kelly Bush | September 27, 2014Let Me Take a Selfie
As a member of Generation X, I find selfies to be, well, almost comical. It’s photography taken by...
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Life
Mac Barnett | September 21, 2014Doorway to Wonder
Childhood is surreal. Why shouldn’t children’s books be? In this whimsical talk, award-winning author Mac Barnett speaks about...
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Life
Emma Watson | September 16, 2014HeForShe
UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador, Emma Watson, delivers her moving remarks during the HeForShe Special Event at United...
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Relationships
Renee Robinson | September 13, 2014Dear Children…
Dear Boys, Do you remember the day we went to the drugstore and the lady said, “Wow, you...
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Relationships
David Deida | August 30, 20143 Stages of Intimacy & Growth
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Life
Laurel Braitman | August 23, 2014Animal Madness
Behind those funny animal videos, sometimes, are oddly human-like problems. Laurel Braitman studies non-human animals who exhibit signs...
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Wellbeing
Emily Tamkin | August 18, 2014What to do after coffee
You’re almost done drinking that cup of coffee. Now what? Kevin Roose at Medium follows his cup of...
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Entrepreneurship
Andrew Bryant | August 15, 2014Collaboration Capability
The above leadership development model was co-created recently whilst I was working with a senior leader of a Fortune 500...
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Wellbeing
Talithia Williams | August 10, 2014Your Body Data
The new breed of high-tech self-monitors (measuring heartrate, sleep, steps per day) might seem targeted at competitive athletes....
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Wellbeing
Black Dog Insititute | August 4, 2014Everyday Mindfulness
“If you let cloudy water settle, it will become clear. If you let your upset mind settle, your...
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Relationships
Patti Britton | August 1, 2014Setting Sexual Goals
This is an opportunity for you to take time to evaluate where you are sexually and to decide...
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Wellbeing
Penny Tompkins and James Lawley | July 29, 2014The Metaphor of Health
This article explains why metaphor is a natural way to describe illness and health, the importance of recognising...
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Life
Ze Frank | July 26, 2014Are you human?
Have you ever wondered: Am I a human being? Ze Frank suggests a series of simple questions that...
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Life
Andrew Bryant | July 21, 2014Resilience for Life
Resilience, as you probably know, is the ability to ‘bounce back’, to recover from difficulties. Resilience is something...
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Entrepreneurship
Jillian D'onfro | July 18, 2014What Is Important
Apple cofounder and former CEO Steve Jobs was known for his obsessive commitment to quality. Ron Johnson, former JCPenney...
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Life
Renata Salecl | July 12, 2014Obsession with Choice
We face an endless string of choices, which leads us to feel anxiety, guilt and pangs of inadequacy...
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Entrepreneurship
Jono Fisher | July 7, 2014Mindful Leadership
Dear friends, Earlier this year I had the privilege of hearing Arianna Huffington speak about the power of...