I have watched David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization and I really like it. It’s amazing how much easier it is – at least for me – to grasp things when they are visual. David quotes Rosling and says “Let the dataset change your mindset”, I like that one.
David McCandless turns complex data sets [...]
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The beauty of data visualization (TED)
Bring on the learning revolution!
I just watched Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution! over at TED. It’s a great speech with an important message.
In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids’ natural talents can [...]
Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action
Through The Power of Why I found How great leaders inspire action by Simon Sinek. It’s a great presentation about the power of starting from “why”, to define your purpose and why you do what you do. Having a clear purpose, the “Why”, makes you stand out in the crowd and gives people a reason [...]
Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation
I started reading Drive – The surprising thruth about what motivates us by Daniel Pink today and that brought this TED-video to my mind: Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation.
Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren’t [...]
Hans Rosling: Asia’s rise — how and when
A post at Presentation Zen, Hans Rosling & the art of storytelling with statistics, took me to TED and the presentation by Hans Rosling at TEDIndia.
Hans Rosling was a young guest student in India when he first realized that Asia had all the capacities to reclaim its place as the world’s dominant economic force. At [...]
TEDx Copenhagen
I am a big fan of TED and TEDTalks. TED has spun off a series of TEDx-events, learn more at TEDx.
In the spirit of “Ideas Worth Spreading,” TEDx is a program that enables schools, businesses, libraries or just groups of friends to enjoy a TED-like experience through events they themselves organize, design and host.
We’re [...]
Making presentations in the TED style – The TED Commandments
I got a link in my Twitter stream pointing to The TED presentation commandments which is a great list of ten commandments in order to make a great presentation.
The TED Commandments
Thou Shalt Not Simply Trot Out thy Usual Shtick.
Thou Shalt Dream a Great Dream, or Show Forth a Wondrous New Thing, Or Share Something Thou [...]
Hang in there! 9 life lessons from rock climbing
This is yet another great TED Talk, Matthew Childs: Hang in there! 9 life lessons from rock climbing.
In this talk from TED University 2009, veteran rock climber Matthew Childs shares nine pointers for rock climbing. These handy tips bear on an effective life at sea level, too.
This talk is less than five minutes, the nine [...]
Benjamin Zander on music and passion
One of my favourite TED Talks is Benjamin Zander: Classical music with shining eyes. Do not let the title fool you, the talk is about music and passion but also brings up leadership.
Benjamin Zander has two infectious passions: classical music, and helping us all realize our untapped love for it — and by extension, our [...]
A different way to think about creative genius
At TED Talks there is a terrific talk by Elizabeth Gilbert: A different way to think about creative genius.
Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. It’s a funny, [...]
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