Ted Talks, Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?

Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children.

He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.

 

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TED: Ideas worth spreading

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an invitation-only event where the world’s leading thinkers and doers gather to find inspiration. Initially an annual conference, the scope of TED has expanded to include a bi-annual global conference, a humanitarian prize, and free audio/video podcasts of extraordinary talks.

The website www.ted.com contains videos and audios of some of the greatest thinkers, doers of our time.  I challange you to pick a category and not find something inspiring. 

Topics span Technology, Entertainment, Design, Business, Science, Culture, Arts  and Global issues.  The people who participate… well talent highlighted within TED’s site is nothing short of amazing.  From David Rockwell to Al Gore to Michael Moschen to Benjamin Zander.

Learn more about TED here:  www.ted.com

Learn more about the TED conference here: http://www.ted.com/index.php/pages/view/id/177

Hector Ruiz: The power to connect the world

Hector Ruiz, the executive chair of AMD, wants to give Internet access to everyone. In this talk, he shares his extraordinary life story and describes AMD’s 50×15 initiative that calls for connecting 50 percent of the world by 2015.

“Technology is only as powerful as it is accessible. The IT industry has nearly unlimited potential to educate the world by connecting the world.”

Hector Ruiz

Phenomenal Person: Life Coach Tony Robbins

Fulfillment is an art.  There are no fixed steps to follow, no scientific plan to master.  True success in life requires that you embody emotional balance. Just like with physical fitness, you need a disciplined regimen to achieve emotional strength.

Tony Robbins makes it his business to know why we do the things we do. This pioneering life coach has spoken to millions of people through his best-selling books and three-day seminars.  In this video from TED.com Tony Robbins discusses the “invisible forces” that motivate everyone’s actions.

Your 6 basic needs:

• Certainty
• Uncertainty a.k.a. variety
• Significance
• Connections & Love
• Grow
• Emotion

The story he concludes with is a whopper!