In yet another engaging TEDTalk, this time at TEDIndia, Hans Rosling combines his research, charisma and ability to make statistics visable to predict the exact date when Asia will rise again.

You can watch it here on TED.com

Note: The video is currently unavailable for embed but was too good to wait for.
I will update this [...]

How does one create perfect harmony without saying a word?
In this humorous talk from TEDGlobal in Oxford, Israeli conductor Itay Talgam offers us some insights. Truely engaging lessons – not just for leaders but also all of us out there leading our lives.

PS For Israel based readers, be sure to listen to Itay quoting a [...]

A little bit of a blast from the past.
I was speaking about Wired’s Kevin Kelly this morning and found his TED talk in the TED archive.
Here Kelly asks, how can we predict what’s coming in the next 5,000 days? Lot’s of stuff to think about…

“All this stuff is here…and we’re not amazed”
Note: 5,000 days [...]

I just read an article about designer Paula Scher (you know her work – the citigroup logo…) and there was a link to her TED video so of course I had to share:
“I play when I design…I even looked it up in the dictionary to make sure I do that…But the serious part is [...]

I just saw this on TED’s blog and had to repost:
“Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outlook. He explains the often overlooked value of time off and shows the innovative projects inspired by his time in Bali.” (Recorded at [...]

Dan Pink “makes a case for rethinking how we run our businesses”

My fav quote “I’m an American, I believe in free markets – that’s not how it’s supposed to work!”
Just one of many interesting talks from TEDGlobal2009 in Oxford – more to come!

When was the last time you went to an encyclopaedia for information? And how often have you read a wikipedia article?
In this TEDtalk from 2005(!!), Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales, takes us through from “a very radical idea…to give every person on the planet access to the sum of all human knowledge…” that has become [...]

Before watching this I admit to thinking of husband and wife team Eames as amazing “chair designers”.
So it is a pleasure to discover their range of works: videos, architecture, projects and interests (clowning?!) through rare footage and photos in this delightful tribute to their design process by their grandson, Eames Demetrios.

Wonder, expression, optimism, raw, complexity…here architect Daniel Libeskind shares his bold vision for architecture.
And shines light on the field that he believes is about “carving out a space” that at its best “creates a space that never existed – a space that we never enter except in our minds and spirits.”

Inspiration for any [...]

It seemed like a nice way to start the week, with two speakers focusing on happiness:

“Happiness is not just the absence of misery” is one of the findings Nancy Etcoff, the instructor of “The Science of Happiness” at Harvard Medical School, shares with us as she explores research and theories on happiness, pleasure and [...]

“We are living through a change in the way ideas are spread and implemented” says marketer, author, blogger, entrepreneur Seth Godin. Here he entertains us with his latest topic of interest, Tribes. And challenges us to change the world, today. “You don’t need everyone. You just need a few people…”

You’ve probably seen photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s stunning work, “Earth from above” as it traveled around the world. Through this TEDtalk, Yann takes us beyond the image of a single beautiful photo.  To show us the human impact on Earth.  And to challenge us to start believing what we know.

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