TEDxTelAviv » TEDGlobal http://www.tedxtelaviv.com TEDxTelAviv Conference Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:34:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Alain de Botton: A Kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Success http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2010/01/18/alain-de-botton-a-kinder-gentler-philosophy-of-success/ http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2010/01/18/alain-de-botton-a-kinder-gentler-philosophy-of-success/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:42:06 +0000 natalie http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/?p=471 In a career mini-crisis? In need of instant pick-me-up? Or just want to view a new way to look at work?

Watch one of our favorites from TEDGlobal 2009: Alain de Botton builds a witty case to move beyond snobbery to find true pleasure in our work.

]]> http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2010/01/18/alain-de-botton-a-kinder-gentler-philosophy-of-success/feed/ 1 Conductor Itay Talgam On Leading Harmony http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/11/07/conductor-itay-talgam-on-leading-harmony/ http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/11/07/conductor-itay-talgam-on-leading-harmony/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:15:42 +0000 natalie http://tedxtelaviv.com/?p=284 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 pianist about Israeli audiences.

]]> http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/11/07/conductor-itay-talgam-on-leading-harmony/feed/ 1 Chimamanda Adichie: The Danger Of A Single Story http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/10/18/chimamanda-adichie-the-danger-of-a-single-story/ http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/10/18/chimamanda-adichie-the-danger-of-a-single-story/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:40:19 +0000 natalie http://tedxtelaviv.com/?p=274 “How impressionable and vulnerable we are in the face of a [single] story – particularly as children”

In her collection of personal tales, novelist Chimamanda Adichie, warns of the danger of hearing a single story about another person or country:

I did not know that people like me could exist in literature…
“I had a single story of him being poor…
My (American) roommate had a single story of Africa…
I had bought into the single story of Mexicans…”

Delicious and important watching!

]]> http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/10/18/chimamanda-adichie-the-danger-of-a-single-story/feed/ 0 The Power Of Time Off: Designer Stefan Sagmeiester http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/10/02/the-power-of-time-off-designer-stefan-sagmeiester/ http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/10/02/the-power-of-time-off-designer-stefan-sagmeiester/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:54:09 +0000 natalie http://tedxtelaviv.com/?p=261 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 TEDGlobal, Oxford 2009)

Love the designs!! (esp the coffee table)
Do you need to take time off?
(And with that I’m turning off the computer for the weekend…)

]]> http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/10/02/the-power-of-time-off-designer-stefan-sagmeiester/feed/ 0 Are We Just Going To “Wait It Out”? – Imogen Heap http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/09/29/are-we-just-going-to-wait-it-out-imogen-heap/ http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/09/29/are-we-just-going-to-wait-it-out-imogen-heap/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:43:21 +0000 natalie http://tedxtelaviv.com/?p=259 A different talk from this years TEDGlobal: Imogen Heap plays her chilling “Wait it out”.

Watch & listen here:

]]> http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/09/29/are-we-just-going-to-wait-it-out-imogen-heap/feed/ 1 Cymatics & The Art of Visualizing Sound http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/09/08/cymatics-the-art-of-visualizing-sound/ http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/09/08/cymatics-the-art-of-visualizing-sound/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:04:41 +0000 natalie http://tedxtelaviv.com/?p=255 I love the visualisation of things unseen.

Here technologist Evan Grant introduces us to Cymatics – the art & science of make sound visable. And the substance of things not seen.

Enjoy:

]]> http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/09/08/cymatics-the-art-of-visualizing-sound/feed/ 0 Dan Pink & The Science of Motivation http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/08/27/dan-pink-the-science-of-motivation/ http://www.tedxtelaviv.com/2009/08/27/dan-pink-the-science-of-motivation/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:46:23 +0000 natalie http://tedxtelaviv.com/?p=248 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!

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