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From humble beginnings in 1984, TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) has grown to become the centre of gravity for the intellectual curious of our digital era. Their flagship TED conference, and global network…
The greatest humanitarian crisis in history, is also the greatest crisis of our humanity. To learn more about our global refugee and migration crisis, we speak to Gulwali Passarlay (Afghan refugee, author &…
The World’s Most Profound Health Challenge. In these exclusive interviews we speak to: Dr. Thomas Insel (Former Director of the National Institutes of Mental Health, NIMH – Co-Founder, Mindstrong Health), Dr. Shekhar Saxena…
The Power of Poetry and the Written Word: In this exclusive series of interviews, we speak to Dr Maya Angelou (1928-2014, a celebrated poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, historian, filmmaker, and…
Originally Published in Entrepreneur Country, July 2013 “Throughout much of history… ” writes Prof. Edward Barbier, “a critical driving force behind global economic development has been the response of society to the scarcity of key…
In this exclusive interview we talk to Tom Sherak, President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (best known for their Academy Awards, also referred to as "Oscars"). We look…
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People suffer from the curse of knowledge, they don't know what they don't know! All of us have different starting points, different assumptions and a different knowledge base.
— Chris AndersonCurator of TED Talks & Author of "The Long Tail
Our world needs a more reflective way of communicating, something which the media are not promoting. We need an antidote to the current shooting-from-the-hip, and outrage sparking emotive content that is causing mutual incomprehension, it's a tragedy.
— Chris AndersonCurator of TED Talks & Author of "The Long Tail
Humans have this incredible ability; we understand the world around us, we can dream, we can share visions of the future and persuade each other- and ourselves- to improve. This is so deep in our biology.
— Chris AndersonCurator of TED Talks & Author of "The Long Tail
Screens are weapons of mass distraction, and as audiences we have to listen and give speakers a chance.
— Chris AndersonCurator of TED Talks & Author of "The Long Tail
The single most important thing someone can do for a talk is to plan three or four rehearsals in front of people who are like the audience who will be receiving it; it may be one person or three, but you really should do that and discover what works, what doesn't, what's clumsy, what resonates.
— Chris AndersonCurator of TED Talks & Author of "The Long Tail
Storytelling is an extraordinary powerful human skill that all of us are wired for; but its best used in the service of ideas.
— Chris AndersonCurator of TED Talks & Author of "The Long Tail
Screens are weapons of mass distraction, and as audiences we have to listen and give speakers a chance.
— Chris AndersonCurator of TED Talks & Author of "The Long Tail
The best way of managing fear is preparation; and amazingly, unlike other types of public appearance that involve major planning and rehearsals, people don't often prepare enough for talks.
— Chris AndersonCurator of TED Talks & Author of "The Long Tail
There's no such thing as a formula for a great talk but the best are the ones where a speaker connects deeply with an audience, shows them why their passion matters, and takes the audience on a journey.
— Chris AndersonCurator of TED Talks & Author of "The Long Tail
The world is so impossibly complex, beautiful and fragile and this gives us so many questions that we should ask. Curiosity is powerful, and that is the heart of TED.
— Chris AndersonCurator of TED Talks & Author of "The Long Tail
Storytelling is an extraordinary powerful human skill that all of us are wired for; but its best used in the service of ideas.
— Chris AndersonCurator of TED Talks & Author of "The Long Tail