TED - Ideas Worth Spreading

Recommended Resource: TED (Ideas Worth Spreading)

TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader. The annual conference now brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).

TED believes passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. So we're building here a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world's most inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other.

"TED is a particular favourite of mine, and is a highly recommended resource for ideas to keep your thinking up to date, to exercise your mind. It is more entertaining than any Tv programme. Every time I look at their web site I realise what a privilege it is to share time with the world's top experts. Every time I come away inspired. Complex ideas have a disarming habit of becoming much clearer when someone has the insight and passion to explain things properly to you." Colin Winstanley (Director of SuperLiving)

Visit the TED website: www.ted.com

Examples of the videos available:

Published On Our Web Site:

• Nicholas Christakis - How Your Friends Influence You
• Martin Seligman - Positive Psychology - How To Study Happiness
• Jamie Oliver - Teach Every Child About Food

Health

Dr Dean Ornish: Healing And Other Natural Wonders

Gregory Petsko: The Coming Neurological Epidemic

Jill Bolte Taylor: My Stroke Of Insight

Happiness

Martin Seligman: What Positive Psychology Can Help You Become

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Creativity, Fulfillment and Flow

Dan Gilbert: Exploring The Frontiers Of Happiness 

Matthieu Ricard: Habits of Happiness

Success

Richard St John: Success Is A Continuous Journey

Richard St John: 8 Secrets Of Success

Barry Schwartz: The Real Crisis? We Stopped Being Wise

Tim Brown: The Powerful Link Between Creativity And Play

Charles Leadbeater: The Rise Of The Amateur Professional

Howard Rheingold: Way-New Collaboration

Seth Godin: Sliced Bread And Other Marketing Delights

Elizabeth Gilbert: A Different Way To Think About Creative Genius

Ken Robinson: Schools Kill Creativity

Steve Jobs - How To Live Before You Die (In Find Your Purpose In Life)

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