Instructional Video9:20
TED Talks

TED: How small countries can make a big impact on climate change | Nicola Sturgeon

12th - Higher Ed
When it comes to tackling climate change, the size of a country doesn't matter -- it's their ambition that counts, says First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon. In a rousing talk, she shares examples of small nations -- from Bhutan...
Instructional Video11:04
TED Talks

TED: How to get serious about diversity and inclusion in the workplace | Janet Stovall

12th - Higher Ed
Imagine a workplace where people of all colors and races are able to climb every rung of the corporate ladder -- and where the lessons we learn about diversity at work actually transform the things we do, think and say outside the...
Instructional Video12:21
TED Talks

TED: The creative power of your intuition | Bozoma Saint John

12th - Higher Ed
Great ideas are like electricity -- they snap into sharp focus and sprint from place to place. What's the best way to capture them? Bozoma Saint John, Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix, makes a compelling case to move away from an...
Instructional Video16:34
TED Talks

TED: How to build a company where the best ideas win | Ray Dalio

12th - Higher Ed
What if you knew what your coworkers really thought about you and what they were really like? Ray Dalio makes the business case for using radical transparency and algorithmic decision-making to create an idea meritocracy where people can...
Instructional Video15:25
TED Talks

TED: The surprising habits of original thinkers | Adam Grant

12th - Higher Ed
How do creative people come up with great ideas? Organizational psychologist Adam Grant studies "originals": thinkers who dream up new ideas and take action to put them into the world. In this talk, learn three unexpected habits of...
Instructional Video11:58
Crash Course

How to Develop a Business Idea: Crash Course Business - Entrepreneurship

12th - Higher Ed
So, where do ideas come from? And what do you do with them once you have them? In this episode of Crash Course Entrepreneurship, Anna helps to answer these questions (and more) as we figure out what we need to do to launch our business.
Instructional Video7:27
TED Talks

TED: This decade calls for Earthshots to repair our planet | Prince William

12th - Higher Ed
We start this new decade knowing that it is the most consequential period in history, says Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge. Inspired by President John F. Kennedy's "Moonshot," he calls on us all to rise to our greatest challenge...
Instructional Video11:25
TED Talks

TED: What capitalism gets right -- and governments get wrong | Katherine Mangu-Ward

12th - Higher Ed
Is capitalism a good thing? Journalist Katherine Mangu-Ward makes the case that "weirdos" left alone to innovate and explore far-out ideas in a free market system are our best hope for the future. She asks us to reconsider our qualms...
Instructional Video11:55
TED Talks

Simon Sinek: Why good leaders make you feel safe

12th - Higher Ed
What makes a great leader? Management theorist Simon Sinek suggests, it’s someone who makes their employees feel secure, who draws staffers into a circle of trust. But creating trust and safety — especially in an uneven economy — means...
Instructional Video8:51
Crash Course

Social Groups: Crash Course Sociology

12th - Higher Ed
How do the groups that you're part of affect you? How do you, in turn, affect those groups? Today we are talking about how people in society come together with a look at social groups. We’ll look at what social groups are, the different...
Instructional Video10:28
TED Talks

TED: What if you could help decide how the government spends public funds? | Shari Davis

12th - Higher Ed
What if you could help decide how the government spends public funds in your community? That's the idea behind participatory budgeting, a process that brings local residents and governments together to develop concrete solutions to real...
Instructional Video21:02
TED Talks

Rick Warren: A life of purpose

12th - Higher Ed
Pastor Rick Warren, author of "The Purpose-Driven Life," reflects on his own crisis of purpose in the wake of his book's wild success. He explains his belief that God's intention is for each of us to use our talents and influence to do...
Instructional Video12:21
TED Talks

TED: How great leaders innovate responsibly | Ken Chenault

12th - Higher Ed
In times of uncertainty, leaders have a responsibility to inspire hope. Sharing hard-won wisdom, business leader Ken Chenault talks about what it takes to enact positive, enduring change -- and why it's more important than ever to invest...
Instructional Video10:49
TED Talks

Recuperar el rol de las mujeres en la tecnología

Higher Ed
Recuperar el rol de las mujeres en la tecnología La falta de un liderazgo diverso en la tecnología limita nuestra capacidad colectiva para innovar y crear sistemas que beneficien a toda la sociedad. Melina Masnatta, cofundadora de...
Instructional Video19:48
TED Talks

TED: The new age of corporate monopolies | Margrethe Vestager

12th - Higher Ed
Margrethe Vestager wants to keep european markets competitive -- which is why, on behalf of the eu, she's fined Google $2.8 billion for breaching antitrust rules, asked Apple for $15.3 billion in back taxes and investigated a range of...
Instructional Video6:31
TED Talks

Natalie Fratto: 3 ways to measure your adaptability -- and how to improve it

12th - Higher Ed
When venture investor Natalie Fratto is determining which start-up founder to support, she doesn't just look for intelligence or charisma; she looks for adaptability. In this insightful talk, Fratto shares three ways to measure your...
Instructional Video11:06
TED Talks

TED: How India could pull off the world's most ambitious energy transition | Varun Sivaram

12th - Higher Ed
India has a historic opportunity to power its industrialization with clean energy -- and its energy choices will make or break the world's fight against climate change, says clean energy executive, physicist and author Varun Sivaram....
Instructional Video18:31
TED Talks

TED: Why I'm done trying to be "man enough" | Justin Baldoni

12th - Higher Ed
Justin Baldoni wants to start a dialogue with men about redefining masculinity -- to figure out ways to be not just good men but good humans. In a warm, personal talk, he shares his effort to reconcile who he is with who the world tells...
Instructional Video12:07
TED Talks

TED: Confessions of a recovering micromanager | Chieh Huang

12th - Higher Ed
Think about the most tired you've ever been at work. It probably wasn't when you stayed late or came home from a road trip -- chances are it was when you had someone looking over your shoulder, watching your each and every move. "If we...
Instructional Video17:36
TED Talks

John Wooden: The difference between winning and succeeding

12th - Higher Ed
With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk he shares the advice he gave his players at UCLA, quotes poetry and remembers his father's wisdom.
Instructional Video5:33
TED Talks

TED: Lessons on leaving the world better than you found it | Sophie Howe

12th - Higher Ed
Sophie Howe is the world's only future generations commissioner, a new kind of government official tasked with advocating for the interests of generations to come and holding public institutions accountable for delivering long-term...
Instructional Video5:27
TED Talks

TED: The race to a zero-emission world starts now⇥ | António Guterres

12th - Higher Ed
If we don't act now on climate change, this coming century may be one of humanity's last, says António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, Guterres urges us to use this...
Instructional Video9:45
TED Talks

TED: The likability dilemma for women leaders | Robin Hauser

12th - Higher Ed
When women lead, bias often follows. Documentarian Robin Hauser dives into the dilemma between competence and likeability faced by women in leadership roles, detangling the unconscious beliefs and gendered thinking that distort what it...
Instructional Video6:02
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The rise of modern populism | Takis S. Pappas

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In many democratic countries, charismatic leaders vilify political opponents, disparage institutions, and claim to be for the people. Some critics label this approach as authoritarian or fascist, while others argue that these leaders are...