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May the 4th Be With You: Introducing The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks from 2023-05-04T04:00
Love him or hate him, ever since his debut in Star Wars Episode 1, Jar Jar Binks has been one of the most divisive characters in movie history. And the backlash against him? It almost destroyed ...
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The power of purpose in business | Ashley M. Grice from 2022-08-08T14:00
What's a company's purpose? It's not the same as mission or vision, which change when leadership changes. Strategist Ashley M. Grice explains the power of purpose to push boundaries of innovatio...
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A close-to-home solution for accessible childcare | Chris Bennett from 2022-03-14T04:00
Childcare needs a transformation -- but rather than investing billions in new buildings and schools, what if we could unlock the potential of people already nearby? Entrepreneur Chris Bennett of...
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The value of kindness at work | James Rhee from 2022-02-28T05:00
Kindness can go a long way when it comes to reshaping a business. Having saved a fashion company from the brink of bankruptcy, entrepreneur James Rhee shares the value of investing in a culture ...
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How to turn around a city | Irma L. Oguin Jr. from 2022-02-07T15:36:30
Computer skills aren't what's stopping people from breaking into the tech industry, says social entrepreneur Irma L. Olguin Jr. More often, the biggest hurdles are things like access t...
Dreams and details for a decarbonized future | Jim Hagemann Snabe from 2022-01-31T05:00
As chairman of the world's largest maritime shipping company, Jim Hagemann Snabe thinks a lot about how goods get where they need to go and the impact their journey has on the planet. ...
The crucial intersection of climate and capital | Nili Gilbert from 2022-01-24T05:00
The financial sector often talks of decarbonizing investment portfolios as a way to fight climate change. But portfolios can be "cleaned" without having any real impact on the problem,...
Encore: How you can shrink the wealth gap. Now. | Kedra Newsome Reeves from 2022-01-17T05:00
Did you know that in the US the average white family has ten times as much wealth as a black family? Ten times. But while we wait for government policies to shrink that gap, we all dec...
Encore: Turn critics into allies | Bob Langert from 2022-01-10T05:00
When an organization is battered by critics, how does it usually respond? “Deny and push back, put out some sort of lame statement,” says Bob Langert, “and no progress is made at all.”...
Encore: The Foundations of Confidence | Brittany Packnett from 2022-01-03T05:00
Confidence. We talk about it all the time. We know it matters. And still, educator and activist Brittany Packnett thinks we underestimate it. "Confidence,” she says, “is the necessary ...
Encore: How to find the person who can help you get ahead at work | Carla Harris from 2021-12-27T05:00
You know you need a mentor to advance your career, but have you ever considered who your sponsor is? Carla Harris, vice chairman at Morgan Stanley, explains the crucial importance of i...
4 myths and misunderstandings about doing business in Africa | Nomava Zanazo from 2021-12-13T05:00
Business in Africa is booming -- but international companies are missing out, says emerging markets expert Nomava Zanazo. Rushing in without knowing their customers, businesses underes...
Where do your online returns go? | Aparna Mehta from 2021-12-06T05:00
Do you ever order clothes online in different sizes and colors, just to try them on and then send back what doesn't work? Aparna Mehta used to do this all time, until she one day asked...
The big myth of government deficits | Stephanie Kelton from 2021-11-29T05:00
Government deficits have gotten a bad rap, says economist Stephanie Kelton. In this groundbreaking talk, she makes the case to stop looking at government spending as a path towards fri...
Indra Nooyi wants us to reimagine the return to work (part 1) from 2021-11-22T05:00
The longtime PepsiCo CEO is one of the world’s most powerful women and Time’s 100 most influential people. In the first of two rich conversations, she explains why she wrote more than ...
How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas | Manoush Zamorodi from 2021-11-08T05:00
Do you sometimes have your most creative ideas while folding laundry, washing dishes or doing nothing in particular? It's because when your body goes on autopilot, your brain gets busy...
How craving attention makes you less creative | Joseph Gordon-Levitt from 2021-11-01T04:00
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has gotten more than his fair share of attention from his acting career. But as social media exploded over the past decade, he got addicted like the rest of us -- ...
The cure for burnout (hint: it isn't self care) | Emily & Amelia Nagosaki from 2021-10-25T10:00
You may be experiencing burnout and not even know it, say authors (and sisters) Emily and Amelia Nagoski. In an introspective and deeply relatable conversation, they detail three tellt...
Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi from 2021-10-18T07:00
Today, a trailer from Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi, a new TED Original podcast.
??Everyone wants to know if they're normal. Is my body normal, is my brain normal, are my fee...
How to let go of being a "good" person | Dolly Chugh from 2021-10-11T04:00
What if your attachment to being a "good" person is holding you back from actually becoming a better person? In this accessible talk, social psychologist Dolly Chugh explains the puzzl...
Why gender-based marketing is bad for business | Gaby Barrios from 2021-10-04T04:00
Companies often target consumers based on gender, but this kind of advertising shortcut doesn't just perpetuate outdated stereotypes -- it's also bad for business, says marketing exper...
Has Apple Peaked? Plus, Celebrities Changing Hollywood from 2021-09-27T15:02:58
It's been 10 years since the death of Steve Jobs. Has Apple peaked after 10 years of Tim Cook's leadership, or is the best yet to come? Harvard Business School professors Youngme Moon,...
The case for coops | Anu Puusa from 2021-09-20T04:00
Think capitalism is broken? Try cooperativism, says co-op enthusiast and researcher Anu Puusa. She lays out how cooperatives -- businesses owned, operated and controlled by their membe...
Dignity isn't a privilege, it's a worker's right | Abigail Disney from 2021-09-13T04:00
What's the purpose of a company? In this bold talk, activist and filmmaker Abigail Disney imagines a world where companies have a moral obligation to place their workers above sharehol...
How to come out at work, about anything | Micah Eames from 2021-09-06T04:00
When TED media communications associate Micah Eames came out as trans at work, he quickly realized he'd need to start having tricky conversations with coworkers. Here's his advice for ...
Why you should get paid for your data | Jennifer Zhu Scott from 2021-08-30T15:21:04
The world's most valuable tech companies profit from the personal data you generate. So why aren't you getting paid for it? In this eye-opening talk, entrepreneur and technologist Jenn...
The Brain Boosting Benefits of Exercise | Wendy Suzuki from 2021-08-16T04:00
What's the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. Get inspired to go to the gym as Suzuki discusses the science of ...
Encore: Train Yourself to Shine under Stress | Russell Wilson from 2021-08-09T04:00
Athletes train their bodies to run faster, jump higher, throw farther. So why don't they train their minds, too? Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, the highest paid player in the NFL, ...
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Encore: Train Yourself to Shine under Stress | Russell Wilson from 2021-08-09T04:00
Athletes train their bodies to run faster, jump higher, throw farther. So why don't they train their minds, too? Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, the highest paid player in the NFL, ...
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Encore: How to Build (And Rebuild) Trust | Frances Frei from 2021-08-02T04:00
Trust is the foundation for everything we do. So what do we do when it's broken? Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei gives a crash course on the three essential components o...
When Your Job Makes You a Target of Online Hate | Dylan Marron from 2021-07-26T04:00
Digital creator Dylan Marron has racked up millions of views for projects like "Every Single Word" and "Sitting in Bathrooms With Trans People"—but he's found that the flip side of int...
The Rise of the Ghost Economy | Mary L. Gray from 2021-07-19T04:00
There is an invisible, on-demand workforce of gig workers who fuel services offered by digital platforms like Google, Amazon, Uber and Microsoft. In this episode, we hear from research...
The dirty secret of capitalism | Nick Hanauer from 2021-07-12T04:00
Rising inequality and growing political instability are the direct result of decades of bad economic theory, says entrepreneur Nick Hanauer. In a visionary talk, he dismantles the mant...
4 myths about doing business in Africa | Nomava Zanazo from 2021-07-05T04:00
We’re taking some time off while we prepare for our next season. In the meantime, this bonus episode amplifies an important call to brands who do business in Africa.
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The TED Interview: What it really takes to make change | Jacqueline Novogratz from 2021-06-28T04:00
We’re taking a few weeks off while we prepare the next season. So in the meantime, we’re sharing another episode from the TED Audio Collective that we thought you, of all people, might...
The TED Interview: How to turn grit into a lifelong habit | Angela Duckworth from 2021-06-21T04:00
We’re taking a few weeks off while we prepare the next season. So in the meantime, we’re sharing another episode from the TED Audio Collective that we thought you, of all people, might...
Healthier relationships...at work Pt. 2 | Katie Hood from 2021-06-14T04:00
We all know relationships are hard to manage. And our work relationships—tangled with power, status and interdependence—are no exception. Last week, we heard a talk from Katie Hood. Ka...
Zigzag | 6. The Timeline from 2021-06-11T04:00
On the final episode of The ZigZag Project, activist Stacey Abrams explains her short-term strategies for sticking to her long-term goals and Manoush shares data from surveying thousan...
Healthier relationships...at work Pt. 1 | Katie Hood from 2021-06-07T04:00
Friends, family, and yes, colleagues. We all know relationships are hard to manage, and our work relationships – tangled with power, status and interdependence – are no exception. In ...
The case for reverse mentorship | Patrice Gordon from 2021-05-31T04:00
We typically think of mentoring as the older generation passing down wisdom to the young, but there are benefits to flipping this around. There’s even a term for it: reverse mentorship...
Zigzag | 5. The Paths from 2021-05-28T04:00
Today, another episode from ZigZag, hosted by Manoush Zomorodi. This is Step 5 of The ZigZag Project, a six-step process to get you from wanting to make a big change in your life and work...to a...
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Zigzag | 5. The Paths from 2021-05-28T04:00
Today, another episode from ZigZag, hosted by Manoush Zomorodi. This is Step 5 of The ZigZag Project, a six-step process to get you from wanting to make a big change in your life and work...to a...
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To end poverty, cultivate innovation | Efosa Ojomo from 2021-05-24T04:00
What turns a developing country into a prosperous one? For years, Efosa Ojomo has been trying to answer this question. And what he has found – through starting his own nonprofit in Nig...
How to futureproof your job | Kevin Roose from 2021-05-17T04:00
To futureproof your job against robots and AI, you should learn how to code, brush up on your math skills and crack open an engineering textbook, right? Wrong. In this surprisingly com...
Zigzag | Step 4: The Match from 2021-05-14T18:06:39
Today, another episode from ZigZag, hosted by Manoush Zomorodi. This is episode 4 of The ZigZag Project, a special season all about how to realign your work with your core values. In s...
Respect the video game | William Collis from 2021-05-10T04:00
Why do we encourage kids to play sports? Why does writing “captain of the lacrosse team” mean anything on a résumé? And why don’t we extend that same respect to people who play video g...
The anti-ceo playbook | Hamdi Ulukaya from 2021-05-03T04:00
Profit, money, shareholders: these are the priorities of most companies today. But at what cost? In an appeal to corporate leaders worldwide, Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya calls for an end to th...
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Zigzag | Step 3: The Weird Ideas from 2021-04-30T10:00
Today, another episode from ZigZag, hosted by Manoush Zomorodi. This is episode 3 of The ZigZag Project, a special season all about how to realign your work with your core values. The third step...
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What racism costs everyone | Heather C. McGhee from 2021-04-26T04:00
If it’s the richest country in the world, why does the American economy fail so much of the American public? Heather C. McGhee is a public policy expert who has spent the past several ...
Treat employees like adults | Patty McCord from 2021-04-19T04:00
The pandemic showed HR consultant Patty McCord something she has been espousing for years: workers are adults, with responsibilities and obligations. It seems obvious, yet at work, so ...
Zigzag | Step 2: The Vision from 2021-04-16T15:41:16
Today, an episode from another show in the TED Audio Collective: ZigZag, hosted by Manoush Zomorodi. This is episode 2 of The ZigZag Project, a special season all about how to realign ...
How AI can help us be more human | Kai-Fu Lee from 2021-04-12T04:00
As technology gets smarter and encroaches on more and more jobs, we have to face a question: how do we differentiate the work that humans should do from the work machines should do? In...
Google’s circular economy | Kate Brandt from 2021-04-05T14:12:48
To accomplish environmental change at the scale and pace we need, huge corporations have to make some fundamental changes. How will they do it? In this talk, the head of sustainability...
Zigzag | 1. THE PULSE from 2021-04-02T17:29:44
The past year changed us. We’re defining success differently. We’re ready for a reset. So for the next few months, we're sharing something special: The ZigZag Project, another show fro...
ZigZag | Step 1: The Pulse from 2021-04-02T15:29:44
The past year changed us. We’re defining success differently. We’re ready for a reset. So for the next few months, we're sharing something special: The ZigZag Project, another show fro...
Disruptive startups that actually help local businesses | Amane Dannouni from 2021-03-29T04:00
More and more, we buy through online marketplaces: Amazon, Uber, Airbnb — the list goes on. But this convenience and efficiency comes with a hidden cost, mostly to small local business...
This is the side hustle revolution | Nicaila Matthews Okome from 2021-03-22T04:00
We’re seeing more and more full-time work replaced with part-time jobs, contract work, side gigs. “The term side hustle just seems to fit with this ethos where people are putting toget...
The Forgotten Middle | Danielle R. Moss from 2021-03-15T04:00
You know the "forgotten middle": they're the students, coworkers and regular people who are often overlooked because they're seen as neither exceptional nor problematic. How can we emp...
The Long Term Stock Exchange | Michelle Greene from 2021-03-08T05:00
What do companies get when they go public on a major stock exchange? The opportunity for anyone to invest, giving the company access to a bunch of cash that allows for huge growth. And...
The unexpected habits of original thinkers | Adam Grant from 2021-03-01T05:00
Last week, you heard the latest thinking from Adam Grant, organizational psychologist extraordinaire, about his newest book. This week, we dive into the archives for a classic.
Design Matters: Adam Grant from 2021-02-22T05:00
Some exciting news. Today, TED is launching the TED Audio Collective, a collection of podcasts all about ideas, brought to you in audio. So we’re sharing an episode we thought you’d li...
How you can shrink the wealth gap. Now. | Kedra Newsome Reeves from 2021-02-15T05:00
Did you know that in the US the average white family has ten times as much wealth as a black family? Ten times. But while we wait for government policies to shrink that gap, we all dec...
Should we cry at work? | Susan David from 2021-02-08T05:00
Feelings are complicated. And even more so at work. We like to believe the ultimate professional is stoic, but what important information do we miss when we disregard our emotions on t...
Turn critics into allies | Bob Langert from 2021-02-01T05:00
When an organization is battered by critics, how does it usually respond? “Deny and push back, put out some sort of lame statement,” says Bob Langert, “and no progress is made at all.”...
A park underneath the hustle and bustle of New York City | Dan Barasch from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dan Barasch and James Ramsey have a crazy plan — to create a park, filled with greenery, underneath New York City. The two are developing the Lowline, an underground greenspace the size of...
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The career advice you probably didn’t get | Susan Colantuono from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
You’re doing everything right at work, taking all the right advice, but you’re just not moving up. Why? Susan Colantuono shares a simple, surprising piece of advice you might not have hear...
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New thoughts on capital in the twenty-first century | Thomas Piketty from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
French economist Thomas Piketty caused a sensation in early 2014 with his book on a simple, brutal formula explaining economic inequality: r > g (meaning that return on capital is generall...
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The hidden force in global economics: sending money home | Dilip Ratha from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In 2013, international migrants sent $413 billion home to families and friends — three times more than the total of global foreign aid (about $135 billion). This money, known as remittance...
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What do we do with all this big data? | Susan Etlinger from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Does a set of data make you feel more comfortable? More successful? Then your interpretation of it is likely wrong. In a surprisingly moving talk, Susan Etlinger explains why, as we receiv...
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Should you donate differently? | Joy Sun from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Technology allows us to give cash directly to the poorest people on the planet. Should we do it? In this thought-provoking talk, veteran aid worker Joy Sun explores two ways to help the po...
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What new power looks like | Jeremy Heimans from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We can see the power of distributed, crowd-sourced business models every day — witness Uber, Kickstarter, Airbnb. But veteran online activist Jeremy Heimans asks: When does that kind of "n...
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Be an opportunity maker | Kare Anderson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We all want to use our talents to create something meaningful with our lives. But how to get started? (And ... what if you're shy?) Writer Kare Anderson shares her own story of chronic shy...
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How to save the world (or at least yourself) from bad meetings | David Grady from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
An epidemic of bad, inefficient, overcrowded meetings is plaguing the world’s businesses — and making workers miserable. David Grady has some ideas on how to stop it.
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The workforce crisis of 2030 -- and how to start solving it now | Rainer Strack from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It sounds counterintuitive, but by 2030, many of the world's largest economies will have more jobs than adult citizens to do those jobs. In this data-filled -- and quite charming -- talk, ...
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The power of believing that you can improve | Carol Dweck from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that’...
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Creative problem-solving in the face of extreme limits | Navi Radjou from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Navi Radjou has spent years studying "jugaad," also known as frugal innovation. Pioneered by entrepreneurs in emerging markets who figured out how to get spectacular value from limited res...
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Got a wicked problem? First, tell me how you make toast | Tom Wujec from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Making toast doesn’t sound very complicated -- until someone asks you to draw the process, step by step. Tom Wujec loves asking people and teams to draw how they make toast, because the pr...
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How to run a company with (almost) no rules | Ricardo Semler from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What if your job didn't control your life? Brazilian CEO Ricardo Semler practices a radical form of corporate democracy, rethinking everything from board meetings to how workers report the...
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5 ways to kill your dreams | Bel Pesce from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
All of us want to invent that game-changing product, launch that successful company, write that best-selling book. And yet so few of us actually do it. TED Fellow and Brazilian entrepreneu...
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How to manage for collective creativity | Linda Hill from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What's the secret to unlocking the creativity hidden inside your daily work, and giving every great idea a chance? Harvard professor Linda Hill, co-author of "Collective Genius," has studi...
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In praise of macro -- yes, macro -- finance in Africa | Sangu Delle from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In this short, provocative talk, financier Sangu Delle questions whether microfinance — small loans to small entrepreneurs -- is the best way to drive growth in developing countries. "We s...
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Why we need to rethink capitalism | Paul Tudor Jones II from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Paul Tudor Jones II loves capitalism. It's a system that has done him very well over the last few decades. Nonetheless, the hedge fund manager and philanthropist is concerned that a laser ...
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The single biggest reason why start-ups succeed | Bill Gross from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Bill Gross has founded a lot of start-ups, and incubated many others -- and he got curious about why some succeeded and others failed. So he gathered data from hundreds of companies, his o...
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Human trafficking is all around you. This is how it works | Noy Thrupkaew from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Behind the everyday bargains we all love -- the $10 manicure, the unlimited shrimp buffet -- is a hidden world of forced labor to keep those prices at rock bottom. Noy Thrupkaew investigat...
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A visual history of inequality in industrial America | LaToya Ruby Frazier from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For the last 12 years, LaToya Ruby Frazier has photographed friends, neighbors and family in Braddock, Pennsylvania. But though the steel town has lately been hailed as a posterchild of "r...
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Forget the pecking order at work | Margaret Heffernan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Organizations are often run according to "the superchicken model," where the value is placed on star employees who outperform others. And yet, this isn't what drives the most high-achievin...
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The surprising thing I learned sailing solo around the world | Dame Ellen MacArthur from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What do you learn when you sail around the world on your own? When solo sailor Ellen MacArthur circled the globe – carrying everything she needed with her – she came back with new insight ...
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How too many rules at work keep you from getting things done | Yves Morieux from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Modern work -- from waiting tables to crunching numbers to designing products -- is about solving brand-new problems every day, flexibly and collaboratively. But as Yves Morieux shows in t...
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The way we think about work is broken | Barry Schwartz from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What makes work satisfying? Apart from a paycheck, there are intangible values that, Barry Schwartz suggests, our current way of thinking about work simply ignores. It's time to stop think...
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How to find work you love | Scott Dinsmore from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Scott Dinsmore quit a job that made him miserable, and spent the next four years wondering how to find work that was joyful and meaningful. He shares what he learned in this deceptively si...
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Why some of us don't have one true calling | Emilie Wapnick from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What do you want to be when you grow up? Well, if you're not sure you want to do just one thing for the rest of your life, you're not alone. In this illuminating talk, writer and artist Em...
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Why sneakers are a great investment | Josh Luber from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Josh Luber is a "sneakerhead," a collector of rare or limited sneakers. With their insatiable appetite for exclusive sneakers, these tastemakers drive marketing and create hype for the bra...
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Why the best hire might not have the perfect resume | Regina Hartley from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Given the choice between a job candidate with a perfect resume and one who has fought through difficulty, human resources executive Regina Hartley always gives the "Scrapper" a chance. As ...
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The US needs paid family leave -- for the sake of its future | Jessica Shortall from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We need women to work, and we need working women to have babies. So why is America one of the only countries in the world that offers no national paid leave to new working mothers? In this...
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What happens when a city runs out of room for its dead | Alison Killing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
"If you want to go out and start your own cemetery" in the UK, says Alison Killing, "you kind of can." She thinks a lot about where we die and are buried -- and in this talk, the architect...
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How frustration can make us more creative | Tim Harford from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Challenges and problems can derail your creative process ... or they can make you more creative than ever. In the surprising story behind the best-selling solo piano album of all time, Tim...
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How I turned a deadly plant into a thriving business | Achenyo Idachaba from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The water hyacinth may look like a harmless, even beautiful flowering plant -- but it's actually an invasive aquatic weed that clogs waterways, stopping trade, interrupting schooling and d...
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Economic growth has stalled. Let's fix it | Dambisa Moyo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Economic growth is the defining challenge of our time; without it, political and social instability rises, human progress stagnates and societies grow dimmer. But, says economist Dambisa M...
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How to make a profit while making a difference | Audrey Choi from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Can global capital markets become catalysts for social change? According to investment expert Audrey Choi, individuals own almost half of all global capital, giving them (us!) the power to...
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My year of saying yes to everything | Shonda Rhimes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Shonda Rhimes, the titan behind Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder, is responsible for some 70 hours of television per season, and she loves to work. "When I am hard a...
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Uber's plan to get more people into fewer cars | Travis Kalanick from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Uber didn't start out with grand ambitions to cut congestion and pollution. But as the company took off, co-founder Travis Kalanick wondered if there was a way to get people using Uber alo...
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The unexpected benefit of celebrating failure | Astro Teller from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
"Great dreams aren't just visions," says Astro Teller, "They're visions coupled to strategies for making them real." The head of X (formerly Google X), Teller takes us inside the "moonshot...
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How to get back to work after a career break | Carol Fishman Cohen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
If you've taken a career break and are now looking to return to the workforce, would you consider taking an internship? Career reentry expert Carol Fishman Cohen thinks you should. In this...
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Two reasons companies fail -- and how to avoid them | Knut Haanaes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Is it possible to run a company and reinvent it at the same time? For business strategist Knut Haanaes, the ability to innovate after becoming successful is the mark of a great organizatio...
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A smart loan for people with no credit history (yet) | Shivani Siroya from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Trust: How do you earn it? Banks use credit scores to determine if you're trustworthy, but there are about 2.5 billion people around the world who don't have one to begin with -- and who c...
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A provocative way to finance the fight against climate change | Michael Metcalfe from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Will we do whatever it takes to fight climate change? Back in 2008, following the global financial crisis, governments across the world adopted a "whatever it takes" commitment to monetary...
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The dream we haven't dared to dream | Dan Pallotta from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What are your dreams? Better yet, what are your broken dreams? Dan Pallotta dreams of a time when we are as excited, curious and scientific about the development of our humanity as we are ...
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When we design for disability, we all benefit | Elise Roy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
"I believe that losing my hearing was one of the greatest gifts I've ever received," says Elise Roy. As a disability rights lawyer and design thinker, she knows that being Deaf gives her a...
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What can we learn from shortcuts? | Tom Hulme from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How do you build a product people really want? Allow consumers to be a part of the process. "Empathy for what your customers want is probably the biggest leading indicator of business succ...
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3 lessons on success from an Arab businesswoman | Leila Hoteit from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Professional Arab women juggle more responsibilities than their male counterparts, and they face more cultural rigidity than Western women. What can their success teach us about tenacity, ...
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The jobs we'll lose to machines -- and the ones we won't | Anthony Goldbloom from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Machine learning isn't just for simple tasks like assessing credit risk and sorting mail anymore -- today, it's capable of far more complex applications, like grading essays and diagnosing...
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How to build a business that lasts 100 years | Martin Reeves from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
If you want to build a business that lasts, there may be no better place to look for inspiration than your own immune system. Join strategist Martin Reeves as he shares startling statistic...
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The future of money | Neha Narula from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What happens when the way we buy, sell and pay for things changes, perhaps even removing the need for banks or currency exchange bureaus? That's the radical promise of a world powered by c...
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The next manufacturing revolution is here | Olivier Scalabre from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Economic growth has been slowing for the past 50 years, but relief might come from an unexpected place -- a new form of manufacturing that is neither what you thought it was nor where you ...
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How the blockchain is changing money and business | Don Tapscott from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What is the blockchain? If you don't know, you should; if you do, chances are you still need some clarification on how it actually works. Don Tapscott is here to help, demystifying this wo...
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Why you should know how much your coworkers get paid | David Burkus from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How much do you get paid? How does it compare to the people you work with? You should know, and so should they, says management researcher David Burkus. In this talk, Burkus questions our ...
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5 ways to lead in an era of constant change | Jim Hemerling from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Who says change needs to be hard? Organizational change expert Jim Hemerling thinks adapting your business in today's constantly-evolving world can be invigorating instead of exhausting. H...
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We've stopped trusting institutions and started trusting strangers | Rachel Botsman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Something profound is changing our concept of trust, says Rachel Botsman. While we used to place our trust in institutions like governments and banks, today we increasingly rely on others,...
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Your company's data could help end world hunger | Mallory Freeman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Your company might have donated money to help solve humanitarian issues, but you could have something even more useful to offer: your data. Mallory Freeman shows us how private sector comp...
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4 ways to build a human company in the age of machines | Tim Leberecht from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In the face of artificial intelligence and machine learning, we need a new radical humanism, says Tim Leberecht. For the self-described "business romantic," this means designing organizati...
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How the blockchain will radically transform the economy | Bettina Warburg from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Say hello to the decentralized economy -- the blockchain is about to change everything. In this lucid explainer of the complex (and confusing) technology, Bettina Warburg describes how the...
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How to speak up for yourself | Adam Galinsky from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Speaking up is hard to do, even when you know you should. Learn how to assert yourself, navigate tricky social situations and expand your personal power with sage guidance from social psyc...
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4 larger-than-life lessons from soap operas | Kate Adams from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Soap operas and telenovelas may be (ahem) overdramatic, but as Kate Adams shows us, their exaggerated stories and characters often cast light on the problems of real life. In this sparklin...
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Are you a giver or a taker? | Adam Grant from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In every workplace, there are three basic kinds of people: givers, takers and matchers. Organizational psychologist Adam Grant breaks down these personalities and offers simple strategies ...
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4 ways to make a city more walkable | Jeff Speck from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Freedom from cars, freedom from sprawl, freedom to walk your city! City planner Jeff Speck shares his "general theory of walkability" -- four planning principles to transform sprawling cit...
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Know your worth, and then ask for it | Casey Brown from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Your boss probably isn't paying you what you're worth -- instead, they're paying you what they think you're worth. Take the time to learn how to shape their thinking. Pricing consultant Ca...
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In praise of conflict | Jonathan Marks from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Conflict is bad; compromise, consensus and collaboration are good -- or so we're told. Lawyer and bioethicist Jonathan Marks challenges this conventional wisdom, showing how governments ca...
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How I learned to read -- and trade stocks -- in prison | Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Financial literacy isn't a skill -- it's a lifestyle. Take it from Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll. As an incarcerated individual, Carroll knows the power of a dollar. While in prison, he tau...
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What really motivates people to be honest in business | Alexander Wagner from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Each year, one in seven large corporations commits fraud. Why? To find out, Alexander Wagner takes us inside the economics, ethics and psychology of doing the right thing. Join him for an ...
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A practical way to help the homeless find work and safety | Richard J. Berry from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When Richard J. Berry, the mayor of Albuquerque, saw a man on a street corner holding a cardboard sign that read "Want a job," he decided to take him (and others in his situation) up on it...
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When workers own companies, the economy is more resilient | Niki Okuk from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Another economic reality is possible -- one that values community, sustainability and resiliency instead of profit by any means necessary. Niki Okuk shares her case for cooperative economi...
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How to build a company where the best ideas win | Ray Dalio from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What if you knew what your coworkers really thought about you and what they were really like? Ray Dalio makes the business case for using radical transparency and algorithmic decision-maki...
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The real reason manufacturing jobs are disappearing | Augie Picado from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We've heard a lot of rhetoric lately suggesting that countries like the US are losing valuable manufacturing jobs to lower-cost markets like China, Mexico and Vietnam -- and that protectio...
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How Africa can use its traditional knowledge to make progress | Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Chika Ezeanya-Esiobu wants to see Africans unleash their suppressed creative and innovative energies by acknowledging the significance of their indigenous, authentic knowledge. In this pow...
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Why jobs of the future won't feel like work | David Lee from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We've all heard that robots are going to take our jobs -- but what can we do about it? Innovation expert David Lee says that we should start designing jobs that unlock our hidden talents a...
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How I became an entrepreneur at 66 | Paul Tasner from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's never too late to reinvent yourself. Take it from Paul Tasner -- after working continuously for other people for 40 years, he founded his own start-up at age 66, pairing his idea for ...
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The new age of corporate monopolies | Margrethe Vestager from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Margrethe Vestager wants to keep European markets competitive -- which is why, on behalf of the EU, she's fined Google $2.8 billion for breaching antitrust rules, asked Apple for $15.3 bil...
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The hidden opportunities of the informal economy | Niti Bhan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Niti Bhan studies business strategy for Africa's informal markets: the small shops and stands, skilled craftspeople and laborers who are the invisible engine that keeps the continent's eco...
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How we can end sexual harassment at work | Gretchen Carlson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When Gretchen Carlson spoke out about her experience of workplace sexual harassment, it inspired women everywhere to take their power back and tell the world what happened to them. In a re...
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A bold plan to house 100 million people | Gautam Bhan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata -- all the major cities across India have one great thing in common: they welcome people arriving in search of work. But what lies at the other end of such ...
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How fake handbags fund terrorism and organized crime | Alastair Gray from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What's the harm in buying a knock-off purse or a fake designer watch? According to counterfeit investigator Alastair Gray, fakes like these fund terrorism and organized crime. Learn more a...
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An economic case for protecting the planet | Naoko Ishii from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We all share one planet -- we breathe the same air, drink the same water and depend on the same oceans, forests and biodiversity. Economist Naoko Ishii is on a mission to protect these sha...
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Success stories from Kenya's first makerspace | Kamau Gachigi from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Africa needs engineers, but its engineering students often end up working at auditing firms and banks. Why? Kamau Gachigi suspects it's because they don't have the spaces and materials nee...
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Want to be more creative? Go for a walk | Marily Oppezzo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When trying to come up with a new idea, we all have times when we get stuck. But according to research by behavioral and learning scientist Marily Oppezzo, getting up and going for a walk ...
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See how the rest of the world lives, organized by income | Anna Rosling Rönnlund from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What does it look like when someone in Sweden brushes their teeth or when someone in Rwanda makes their bed? Anna Rosling Rönnlund wants all of us to find out, so she sent photographers to...
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The business benefits of doing good | Wendy Woods from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
"The only way we're going to make substantial progress on the challenging problems of our time is for business to drive the solutions," says social impact strategist Wendy Woods. In a data...
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The surprising ingredient that makes businesses work better | Marco Alverà from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What is it about unfairness? Whether it's not being invited to a friend's wedding or getting penalized for bad luck or an honest mistake, unfairness often makes us so upset that we can't t...
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The secret to great opportunities? The person you haven't met yet | Tanya Menon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We often find ourselves stuck in narrow social circles with similar people. What habits confine us, and how can we break them? Organizational psychologist Tanya Menon considers how we can ...
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Do you really know why you do what you do? | Petter Johansson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Experimental psychologist Petter Johansson researches choice blindness -- a phenomenon where we convince ourselves that we're getting what we want, even when we're not. In an eye-opening t...
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Looking for a job? Highlight your ability, not your experience | Jason Shen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Very few of us hold jobs that line up directly with our past experiences or what we studied in college. Take TED Resident Jason Shen; he studied biology but later became a product manager ...
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You don't have to be an expert to solve big problems | Tapiwa Chiwewe from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Driving in Johannesburg one day, Tapiwa Chiwewe noticed an enormous cloud of air pollution hanging over the city. He was curious and concerned but not an environmental expert -- so he did ...
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Need a new idea? Start at the edge of what is known | Vittorio Loreto from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
"Where do great ideas come from?" Starting with this question in mind, Vittorio Loreto takes us on a journey to explore a possible mathematical scheme that explains the birth of the new. L...
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To solve the world's biggest problems, invest in women and girls | Musimbi Kanyoro from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As CEO of the Global Fund for Women, Musimbi Kanyoro works to support women and their ideas so they can expand and grow. She introduces us to the Maragoli concept of "isirika" -- a pragmat...
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My $500 house in Detroit -- and the neighbors who helped me rebuild it | Drew Philp from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In 2009, journalist and screenwriter Drew Philp bought a ruined house in Detroit for $500. In the years that followed, as he gutted the interior and removed the heaps of garbage crowding t...
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The age-old sharing economies of Africa -- and why we should scale them | Robert Neuwirth from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
From rides to homes and beyond, we're sharing everything these days, with the help of digital tools. But as modern and high-tech as the sharing economy seems, it's been alive in Africa for...
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How to turn a group of strangers into a team | Amy Edmondson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Business school professor Amy Edmondson studies "teaming," where people come together quickly (and often temporarily) to solve new, urgent or unusual problems. Recalling stories of teamwor...
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A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow | Kate Raworth from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What would a sustainable, universally beneficial economy look like? "Like a doughnut," says Oxford economist Kate Raworth. In a stellar, eye-opening talk, she explains how we can move coun...
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How Netflix changed entertainment -- and where it's headed | Reed Hastings from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Netflix changed the world of entertainment -- first with DVD-by-mail, then with streaming media and then again with sensational original shows like "Orange Is the New Black" and "Stranger ...
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The rapid growth of the Chinese internet -- and where it's headed | Gary Liu from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Chinese internet has grown at a staggering pace -- it now has more users than the combined populations of the US, UK, Russia, Germany, France and Canada. Even with its imperfections, t...
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How to train employees to have difficult conversations | Tamekia MizLadi Smith from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's time to invest in face-to-face training that empowers employees to have difficult conversations, says Tamekia MizLadi Smith. In a witty, provocative talk, Smith shares a workplace tra...
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The little risks you can take to increase your luck | Tina Seelig from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Luck is rarely a lightning strike, isolated and dramatic -- it's much more like the wind, blowing constantly. Catching more of it is easy but not obvious. In this insightful talk, Stanford...
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Don't fail fast -- fail mindfully | Leticia Gasca from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We celebrate bold entrepreneurs whose ingenuity led them to success, but what happens to those who fail? Far too often, they bury their stories out of shame or humiliation -- and miss out ...
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Let's get honest about our money problems | Tammy Lally from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Struggling to budget and manage finances is common -- but talking honestly and openly about it isn't. Why do we hide our problems around money? In this thoughtful, personal talk, author Ta...
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How to get serious about diversity and inclusion in the workplace | Janet Stovall from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Imagine a workplace where people of all colors and races are able to climb every rung of the corporate ladder -- and where the lessons we learn about diversity at work actually transform t...
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3 ways businesses can fight sex trafficking | Nikki Clifton from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Sex buying doesn't just happen late at night on street corners in the shady part of town -- it also happens online, in the middle of the workday, using company equipment and resources. Wit...
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How cryptocurrency can help start-ups get investment capital | Ashwini Anburajan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We're living in a golden era of innovation, says entrepreneur Ashwini Anburajan -- but venture capital hasn't evolved to keep up, and start-ups aren't getting the funding they need to grow...
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Why it's too hard to start a business in Africa -- and how to change it | Magatte Wade from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Many African countries are poor for a simple reason, says entrepreneur Magatte Wade: governments have created far too many obstacles to starting and running a business. In this passionate ...
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3 ways to be a better ally in the workplace | Melinda Epler from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We're taught to believe that hard work and dedication will lead to success, but that's not always the case. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation are among the ...
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What baby boomers can learn from millennials at work -- and vice versa | Chip Conley from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For the first time ever, we have five generations in the workplace at the same time, says entrepreneur Chip Conley. What would happen if we got intentional about how we all work together? ...
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How conscious investors can turn up the heat and make companies change | Vinay Shandal from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In a talk that's equal parts funny and urgent, consultant Vinay Shandal shares stories of the world's top activist investors, showing how individuals and institutions can take a page from ...
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How to let go of being a "good" person -- and become a better person | Dolly Chugh from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What if your attachment to being a "good" person is holding you back from actually becoming a better person? In this accessible talk, social psychologist Dolly Chugh explains the puzzling ...
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How "baby bonds" could help close the wealth gap | Darrick Hamilton from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Hard work, resilience and grit lead to success, right? This narrative pervades the way we think, says economist Darrick Hamilton, but the truth is that our chances at economic security hav...
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How to break bad management habits before they reach the next generation of leaders | Elizabeth Lyle from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Companies are counting on their future leaders to manage with more speed, flexibility and trust than ever before. But how can middle managers climb the corporate ladder while also challeng...
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What are you willing to give up to change the way we work? | Martin Danoesastro from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What does it take to build the fast, flexible, creative teams needed to challenge entrenched work culture? For transformation expert Martin Danoesastro, it all starts with one question: "W...
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The real reason female entrepreneurs get less funding | Dana Kanze from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Women own 39 percent of all businesses in the US, but female entrepreneurs get only two percent of venture funding. What's causing this gap? Dana Kanze shares research suggesting that it m...
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A powerful way to unleash your natural creativity | Tim Harford from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What can we learn from the world's most enduringly creative people? They "slow-motion multitask," actively juggling multiple projects and moving between topics as the mood strikes -- witho...
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How we can help the "forgotten middle" reach their full potential | Danielle R. Moss from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
You know the "forgotten middle": they're the students, coworkers and regular people who are often overlooked because they're seen as neither exceptional nor problematic. How can we empower...
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How to lead a conversation between people who disagree | Eve Pearlman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In a world deeply divided, how do we have hard conversations with nuance, curiosity, respect? Veteran reporter Eve Pearlman introduces "dialogue journalism": a project where journalists go...
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The crisis of leadership -- and a new way forward | Halla Tómasdóttir and Bryn Freedman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What should modern leadership look like? Entrepreneur and former Icelandic presidential candidate Halla Tómasdóttir thinks global leaders need to change their ways -- or risk becoming irre...
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How generational stereotypes hold us back at work | Leah Georges from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Silent Generation, baby boomers, Generation X, millennials, Gen Z -- we're all in the workforce together. How are our assumptions about each other holding us back from working and comm...
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How Twitter needs to change | Jack Dorsey from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Can Twitter be saved? In a wide-ranging conversation with TED's Chris Anderson and Whitney Pennington Rodgers, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey discusses the future of the platform -- acknowledging...
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The anti-CEO playbook | Hamdi Ulukaya from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Profit, money, shareholders: these are the priorities of most companies today. But at what cost? In an appeal to corporate leaders worldwide, Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya calls for an end...
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How to build your confidence -- and spark it in others | Brittany Packnett from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
"Confidence is the necessary spark before everything that follows," says educator and activist Brittany Packnett. In an inspiring talk, she shares three ways to crack the code of confidenc...
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The next global agricultural revolution | Bruce Friedrich from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Conventional meat production causes harm to our environment and presents risks to global health, but people aren't going to eat less meat unless we give them alternatives that cost the sam...
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Coming Soon: The New TED Business! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
TED Business is re-launching Oct. 12 in audio with a fresh new sound and a terrific new host, Columbia University's Modupe Akinola. New weekly episodes every Monday will bring you the best...
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3 ways to measure your adaptability -- and how to improve it | Natalie Fratto from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When venture investor Natalie Fratto is determining which start-up founder to support, she doesn't just look for intelligence or charisma; she looks for adaptability. In this insightful ta...
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How to ask for help -- and get a "yes" | Heidi Grant from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Asking for help is tough. But to get through life, you have to do it all the time. So how do you get comfortable asking? In this actionable talk, social psychologist Heidi Grant shares fou...
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The real relationship between your age and your chance of success | Albert-László Barabási from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Backed by mathematical analysis, network theorist Albert-László Barabási explores the hidden mechanisms that drive success -- no matter your field -- and uncovers an intriguing connection ...
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Why the Strongest Leaders Ask for Help—With Lorna Davis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When confronting huge challenges, sometimes the greatest strength a leader can show is to admit uncertainty. Former Danone North America CEO Lorna Davis learned that the hard way, then dis...
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The human skills we need in an unpredictable world | Margaret Heffernan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The more we rely on technology to make us efficient, the fewer skills we have to confront the unexpected, says writer and entrepreneur Margaret Heffernan. She shares why we need less tech ...
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The dirty secret of capitalism -- and a new way forward | Nick Hanauer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Rising inequality and growing political instability are the direct result of decades of bad economic theory, says entrepreneur Nick Hanauer. In a visionary talk, he dismantles the mantra t...
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Reducing corruption takes a specific kind of investment | Efosa Ojomo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Traditional thinking on corruption goes like this: if you put good laws in place and enforce them well, then economic development increases and corruption falls. In reality, we have the eq...
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What productive conflict can offer a workplace | Jess Kutch from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Got an idea to make your workplace better? Labor organizer and TED Fellow Jess Kutch can show you how to put it into action. In this quick talk, she explains how "productive conflict" -- w...
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How to change your behavior for the better | Dan Ariely from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What's the best way to get people to change their behavior? In this funny, information-packed talk, psychologist Dan Ariely explores why we make bad decisions even when we know we shouldn'...
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The paradox of efficiency | Edward Tenner from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Is our obsession with efficiency actually making us less efficient? In this revelatory talk, writer and historian Edward Tenner discusses the promises and dangers of our drive to get thing...
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Lessons from fungi on markets and economics | Toby Kiers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Resource inequality is one of our greatest challenges, but it's not unique to humans. Like us, mycorrhizal fungi that live in plant and tree roots strategically trade, steal and withhold r...
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The business case for working with your toughest critics | Bob Langert from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As a "corporate suit" (his words) and former VP of sustainability at McDonald's, Bob Langert works with companies and their strongest critics to find solutions that are good for both busin...
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A guide to collaborative leadership | Lorna Davis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What's the difference between heroes and leaders? In this insightful talk, Lorna Davis explains how our idolization of heroes is holding us back from solving big problems -- and shows why ...
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How online marketplaces can help local economies, not hurt them | Amane Dannouni from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The growth of online marketplaces like Uber, Airbnb and Amazon can sometimes threaten local businesses such as taxis, hotels and retail shops by taking away jobs or reducing income to the ...
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Management lessons from Chinese business and philosophy | Fang Ruan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Business management in China is changing, says consultant Fang Ruan. Learn how Chinese entrepreneurs -- long guided by Confucianism's emphasis on authority and regulation -- are now lookin...
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To challenge the status quo, find a "co-conspirator" | Ipsita Dasgupta from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In a complex and changing world, how can we make sure unconventional people and their ideas thrive? Business executive Ipsita Dasgupta introduces the concept of "co-conspirators" -- people...
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3 ways to be a more effective fundraiser | Kara Logan Berlin from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How do you raise money to get an idea off the ground, support a community, or help change the world? Take a crash course on the secret art of successful fundraising with development strate...
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How you can use impostor syndrome to your benefit | Mike Cannon-Brookes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Have you ever doubted your abilities, feared you were going to be discovered as a "fraud"? That's called "impostor syndrome," and you're definitely not alone in feeling it, says entreprene...
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How humans and AI can work together to create better businesses | Sylvain Duranton from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Here's a paradox: as companies try to streamline their businesses by using artificial intelligence to make critical decisions, they may inadvertently make themselves less efficient. Busine...
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What is economic value, and who creates it? | Mariana Mazzucato from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Where does wealth come from, who creates it and what destroys it? In this deep dive into global economics, Mariana Mazzucato explains how we lost sight of what value means and why we need ...
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How to turn off work thoughts during your free time | Guy Winch from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Feeling burned out? You may be spending too much time ruminating about your job, says psychologist Guy Winch. Learn how to stop worrying about tomorrow's tasks or stewing over office tensi...
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Why winning doesn't always equal success | Valorie Kondos Field from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Valorie Kondos Field knows a lot about winning. As the longtime coach of the UCLA women's gymnastics team, she won championship after championship and has been widely acclaimed for her lea...
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How to design gender bias out of your workplace | Sara Sanford from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Equity expert Sara Sanford offers a certified playbook that helps companies go beyond good intentions, using a data-driven standard to actively counter unconscious bias and foster gender e...
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2 questions to uncover your passion -- and turn it into a career | Noeline Kirabo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What's your passion? Social entrepreneur Noeline Kirabo reflects on her work helping out-of-school young people in Uganda turn their passions into profitable businesses -- and shares the t...
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An ethical plan for ending the pandemic and restarting the economy | Danielle Allen from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As COVID-19 continues to spread, the world is facing two existential threats at once: a public health emergency and an economic crisis. Political theorist Danielle Allen describes how we c...
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What coronavirus means for the global economy | Ray Dalio from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
"I'm a capitalist. I believe in the system. I believe you can increase the size of the pie and you could divide it well," says Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates. He offers wide-...
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The cost of work stress -- and how to reduce it | Rob Cooke from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
By some estimates, work-related stress drains the US economy of nearly 300 billion dollars a year -- and it can hurt your productivity and personal health too, says wellness advocate Rob C...
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To overcome challenges, stop comparing yourself to others | Dean Furness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
When you stop comparing yourself to others, you can accomplish great things, says wheelchair athlete Dean Furness. He shares how, after losing the use of his legs in an accident, he discov...
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What COVID-19 means for the future of commerce, capitalism and cash | Dan Schulman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Capitalism needs an upgrade, says PayPal CEO Dan Schulman, and it starts with paying people enough to actually invest in their futures. He discusses why companies need to cultivate trust t...
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The true cost of financial dependence | Estelle Gibson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Giving up control of your finances -- voluntarily or otherwise -- can leave you powerless and, in some cases, confined to a cycle of abuse. In this personal talk, accountant Estelle Gibson...
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How to support witnesses of harassment and build healthier workplaces | Julia Shaw from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What makes you speak up -- or not -- when you see something you know is wrong? Memory scientist Julia Shaw explains the psychology of those who witness workplace discrimination and harassm...
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5 steps to remove yourself from drama at work | Anastasia Penright from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
No matter your industry, you've experienced drama at work. In this funny and all-too-relatable talk, community leader Anastasia Penright outlines five steps you can follow to better coexis...
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The economic benefits of climate action | Marcelo Mena from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Marcelo Mena, the former environment minister of Chile, is on a mission to create a zero-emission economy in his country by 2050. In a conversation about climate action, he discusses how t...
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We need to green the economy while restarting it | Nigel Topping from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nigel Topping has a cool job: he's the UK's High Level Climate Action Champion for COP26, the UN's climate change conference taking place in 2021. In this wide-ranging interview, Topping d...
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My secret to staying focused under pressure | Russell Wilson from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Athletes train their bodies to run faster, jump higher, throw farther -- so why don't they train their minds, too? Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson talks about the power of "neu...
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The beauty and complexity of finding common ground | Matt Trombley from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How can we disagree with one another, respectfully and productively? In this thoughtful talk, team builder Matt Trombley reflects on "agonism" -- the tendency to take a rigid stance on iss...
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An introvert’s guide to WFH | Morra Aarons-Mele from 2021-01-25T05:00
You might think working from home is an introvert’s fantasy. “But,” says writer Morra Aarons-Mele, “the truth is, for many introverts remote work is kind of a nightmare.” In this talk,...
To make a company change, turn up the heat | Vinay Shandal from 2021-01-18T05:00
What do you do when a company doesn’t act in line with your values? Boycott? Divest? In essence, stop the flow of money? That's the typical advice. But sustainability consultant (and f...
The foundations of confidence | Brittany Packnett from 2021-01-11T05:00
Confidence. We talk about it all the time. We know it matters. And still, educator and activist Brittany Packnett thinks we underestimate it. "Confidence,” she says, “is the necessary ...
WorkLife: We don’t have to fight loneliness alone from 2021-01-04T05:00
Today, an episode from WorkLife with Adam Grant, another TED podcast.
Many workplaces have become increasingly lonely, even before the coronavirus pandemic made more of us lit...
ZigZag: Arlan Hamilton says capitalism is still the great equalizer from 2020-12-28T05:00
"Today we're sharing an episode from another TED podcast: ZigZag, hosted by Manoush Zomorodi.
In 2018, Backstage Capital's Arlan Hamilton was on the cover of Fast Company mag...
Beyond performative diversity | Rosalind G. Brewer from 2020-12-21T05:00
This year we’ve heard a lot of companies step up—or at least, say they’re stepping up—and making diversity a priority. But what does it mean to truly build an inclusive workplace?
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Train yourself to shine under stress | Russell Wilson from 2020-12-14T05:00
Athletes train their bodies to run faster, jump higher, throw farther. So why don't they train their minds, too? Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, the highest paid player in...
How to lead in a crisis | Amy C. Edmondson from 2020-12-07T05:00
How do you lead in times of absolute upheaval, when you can't predict what change could come tomorrow? With humility, transparency, and urgency, says leadership researcher Amy C. Edmon...
How to understand and disrupt racial bias | Jennifer L. Eberhardt from 2020-11-30T05:00
Our brains create categories to make sense of the world, recognize patterns and make quick decisions. But this ability to categorize also exacts a heavy toll when it comes to unconscio...
How we can actually pay people enough | Paypal CEO Dan Schulman from 2020-11-23T05:00
Capitalism urgently needs an upgrade, says PayPal CEO Dan Schulman, and it starts with paying people enough to actually invest in their futures. He explains the epiphany that led PayPa...
Confessions of a recovering micromanager | Chieh Huang from 2020-11-16T05:00
"If we know that micromanagement isn't really effective, why do we do it?" asks Boxed.com founder Chieh Huang. In a funny talk packed with wisdom and humility, Huang shares the cure fo...
How to build (and rebuild) trust | Frances Frei from 2020-11-09T14:06:34
Trust is the foundation for everything we do. So what do we do when it's broken? Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei gives a crash course on the three essential components o...
How to disagree productively and find common ground | Julia Dhar from 2020-11-02T05:00
Often it feels like the only thing we can agree on is that we can't agree on anything. World debate champion Julia Dhar offers three techniques to reshape the way we talk to each other...
How to find the person who can help you get ahead at work | Carla Harris from 2020-10-19T05:00
You know you need a mentor to advance your career, but have you ever considered who your sponsor is? Carla Harris, vice chairman at Morgan Stanley, explains the crucial importance of i...
Why the strongest leaders ask for help | Lorna Davis from 2020-10-12T15:34:16
When confronting huge challenges, sometimes the greatest strength a leader can show is to admit uncertainty. Former Danone North America CEO Lorna Davis learned that the hard way, then...
Coming soon: the new TED Business! from 2020-10-07T15:14:40
TED Business is re-launching Oct. 12 in audio with a fresh new sound and a terrific new host, Columbia University's Modupe Akinola. New weekly episodes every Monday will bring you the best talks...
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