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Onora O'Neill | June 28, 2014
Acclaim, Aim and Task of Trust
Trust is on the decline, and we need to rebuild it. That’s a commonly heard suggestion for making...
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Shereen El Feki | January 26, 2014
Sex and Public Dialogue
“If you really want to know a people, start by looking inside their bedrooms,” says Shereen El Feki,...
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Joshua Davis | December 8, 2013
Free Thinkers
José Urbina López Primary School sits next to a dump just across the US border in Mexico. The...
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Mohamed Ali | November 19, 2013
Unemployment & Terrorism
For the young and unemployed in the world’s big cities, dreams of opportunity and wealth do come true...
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Michael Porter | October 7, 2013
Social Change
Why do we turn to nonprofits, NGOs and governments to solve society’s biggest problems? Michael Porter admits he’s...
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John Searle | July 30, 2013
Our Shared Condition
Philosopher John Searle lays out the case for studying human consciousness — and systematically shoots down some of...
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Jackson Katz | June 2, 2013
It’s a Men’s Issue!
Domestic violence and sexual abuse are often called “women’s issues.” But in this bold, blunt talk, Jackson Katz...
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Rita F. Pierson | May 6, 2013
Championing Our Children
Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, “They don’t pay me to like...
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Candy Chang | September 11, 2012
Before I Die I Want To…
At TED -In her New Orleans neighborhood, artist and TED Fellow Candy Chang turned an abandoned house into...
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Phyllis Rodriguez & Aicha El-Wafi | January 17, 2012
9/11 Mothers
At TEDxSiliconValley – Phyllis Rodriguez and Aicha el-Wafi have a powerful friendship born of unthinkable loss. Rodriguez’ son...
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Sasha Dichter | October 11, 2011
The Generosity Experiment
At TEDxSiliconValley, The Generosity Experiment, Sasha Dichter is director of business development at Acumen Fund, a nonprofit VC...
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Viktor Frankl | March 30, 2011
Responsibility to Be Human
See and feel the depth and passion of Viktor Frankl in this 3 part Video Series of Responsibility to...
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Chris Anderson | September 28, 2010
Crowd Accelerated Innovation
TED’s Chris Anderson says the rise of web video is driving a worldwide phenomenon he calls Crowd Accelerated...
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Derek Sivers | April 12, 2010
How to Start a Movement
With help from some surprising footage, Derek Sivers explains how movements really get started. (Hint: it takes two.)
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Tim Goodenough | March 7, 2010
Late Bloomers
Why do we equate genius with precocity? 1. Ben Fountain was an associate in the real-estate practice at...
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Seth Godin | May 22, 2009
The Tribes We Lead
Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the distant...
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Dan Ariely | April 21, 2009
Bugs In Our Moral Code
Behavioral economist Dan Ariely studies the bugs in our moral code: the hidden reasons we think it’s OK...
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Barry Schwartz | February 19, 2009
Lost In Our Wisdom
Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for “practical wisdom” as an antidote to a society gone mad with...
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Andrew Cohen | January 9, 2009
Shining Light on Unconscious Values
The ego, which is the perennial spiritual enemy, is not just an individual entity. Generally, we tend to...
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Seth Godin | November 6, 2008
Current Tribes Casebook
This e-book acompanies Seth’s latest book, released last month and is packed full of ideas! Be patient the...
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Dave Eggers | June 2, 2008
Once Upon a School
Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, author Dave Eggers asks the TED community to personally, creatively engage with local...
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Stephen Gilligan | November 7, 2007
The Principle and Process of Sponsorship
The legacy of Milton Erickson has been elaborated and deepened in many ways in the last 20 years....
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Michael Hall | September 10, 2007
Actualising Love
“Race” and “race relationships” is a big issue on Planet Earth, is it not? Every day, in nearly...
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Michael Hall | January 1, 2007
How to Kill a Movement
In the 1970s Esalen was the Mecca of the Human Potential Movement along with more than 200 “Growth...