February 17th, 2009 § 2 comments § permalink
A new TED2009 talk is available now. TED curator Chris Anderson mentioned the following TED talk might be (one of) the best of 2009. See the description and video below:
Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for “practical wisdom” as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world.
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/462
February 7th, 2009 § 0 comments § permalink
Bill gates gave an inspiring talk at this year’s (2009) TED conference in Palm Springs.
As a native New Yorker I was unaware of the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) until I read ‘Outliers‘ by Malcolm Gladwell. The final chapter of ‘Outliers’ outlined a day in the life of a young student from a KIPP school. I was impressed and reminded of how important my middle school years were to my collegiate success. Below is a link to the KIPP website http://www.kipp.org/
December 23rd, 2008 § 1 comment § permalink
Only 41 days until some of the most brilliant and innovative minds come together to spread ideas and spark endless conversation at the annual TED Conference and now we know who will take the stage. TED 2009 speakers include Bill Gates, Seth Godin and Herbie Hancock. Wannabe attendees would have better luck scoring Super Bowl tickets on Venus, but if you want to lurk around in hopes of spotting, take note that the TED crew has moved to Long Beach. Check out the full list of program speakers and prepare to get your mind cranking.
(via truemors.nowpublic.com)
The top five speakers from this list that I most want to see are: Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the world wide web; Juan Enriquez, a futurist that writes about how genomics will effect technology, business, science, and politics in the future; Rosamund Zander, a therapist and life coach that helps people act in more creative ways and to recognize the enormous potential in themselves and others; Thelma Golden, a currator at Studio Museum in Harlem that helps break new artists; and last but not least Seth Godin, blogger/author extraodinaire and one of the greatest marketing minds of the 21st century.
