Instructional Video5:43
TED Talks

Sunni Brown: Doodlers, unite!

12th - Higher Ed
Studies show that sketching and doodling improve our comprehension -- and our creative thinking. So why do we still feel embarrassed when we're caught doodling in a meeting? Sunni Brown says: Doodlers, unite! She makes the case for...
Instructional Video14:23
TED Talks

Charmian Gooch: Meet global corruption's hidden players

12th - Higher Ed
When the son of the president of a desperately poor country starts buying mansions and sportscars on an official monthly salary of $7,000, Charmian Gooch suggests, corruption is probably somewhere in the picture. In a blistering,...
Instructional Video13:23
TED Talks

Carla Harris: How to find the person who can help you get ahead at work

12th - Higher Ed
The workplace is often presented as a meritocracy, where you can succeed by putting your head down and working hard. Wall Street veteran Carla Harris learned early in her career that this a myth. The key to actually getting ahead? Get a...
Instructional Video0:48
SciShow

When a cow has to go, does it ask other cows to "moove?" #shorts #science #ecology #cows

12th - Higher Ed
When a cow has to go, does it ask other cows to "moove?" #shorts #science #ecology #cows
Instructional Video10:00
TED Talks

Toby Eccles: Invest in social change

12th - Higher Ed
Here's a stat worth knowing: In the UK, 63% of men who finish short-term prison sentences are back inside within a year for another crime. Helping them stay outside involves job training, classes, therapy. And it would pay off handsomely...
Instructional Video13:46
TED Talks

TED: What farmers need to be modern, climate-friendly and profitable | Beth Ford

12th - Higher Ed
TED talks about what farmers need to be modern, climate-friendly and profitable
Instructional Video17:20
TED Talks

Niels Diffrient: Rethinking the way we sit down

12th - Higher Ed
Design legend Niels Diffrient talks about his life in industrial design (and the reason he became a designer instead of a jet pilot). He details his quest to completely rethink the office chair starting from one fundamental data set: the...
Instructional Video3:28
TED Talks

Nilofer Merchant: Got a meeting? Take a walk

12th - Higher Ed
Nilofer Merchant suggests a small idea that just might have a big impact on your life and health: Next time you have a one-on-one meeting, make it into a "walking meeting" -- and let ideas flow while you walk and talk.
Instructional Video10:57
TED Talks

TED: Got millet? How marketing could improve the lives of African farmers | Zoë Karl-Waithaka

12th - Higher Ed
From "got milk?" to "avocados from Mexico," marketing influences what you eat more than you may realize. But despite the known power of food marketing, farmers in Africa are more likely to receive funding for seed and fertilizer than...
Instructional Video5:10
TED Talks

Patty McCord: 8 lessons on building a company people enjoy working for

12th - Higher Ed
Most companies operate on a set of policies: mandated vacation days, travel guidelines, standard work hours, annual goals. But what happens when a company looks less to control and more to trust? Patty McCord, the iconic former chief...
Instructional Video3:06
TED Talks

Derek Sivers: How to start a movement

12th - Higher Ed
With help from some surprising footage, Derek Sivers explains how movements really get started. (Hint: it takes two.)
Instructional Video13:10
TED Talks

TED: The billion-dollar pollution solution humanity needs right now | Stacy Kauk

12th - Higher Ed
Could the same mechanism used to accelerate vaccine development work for spurring solutions to the climate crisis? Sustainability innovator Stacy Kauk introduces the billion-dollar fund to supercharge the carbon removal market, which...
Instructional Video5:19
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Do you have what it takes to freelance? | TED-Ed

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A 2016 survey of freelancers in six countries found that those who freelance by choice– 70% of respondents– were happier than people in traditional jobs, specifically when it came to things like independence and flexibility in terms of...
Instructional Video18:13
TED Talks

TED: How music streaming transformed songwriting | Björn Ulvaeus

12th - Higher Ed
Money, money, money ... in the music business, there seems to be little left for the songwriters that fuel it. ABBA co-founder Björn Ulvaeus calls for the industry to support its most valuable asset, breaking down how the streaming...
Instructional Video11:44
TED Talks

TED: 4 ways to build a human company in the age of machines | Tim Leberecht

12th - Higher Ed
In the face of artificial intelligence and machine learning, we need a new radical humanism, says Tim Leberecht. For the self-described "business romantic," this means designing organizations and workplaces that celebrate authenticity...
Instructional Video10:47
Crash Course

Minimum Viable Product and Pivoting Crash Course Business Entrepreneurship

12th - Higher Ed
Imagine if the only videos on YouTube were people looking for love. That could have been the world we lived in! Before it had 1.9 billion users per day, YouTube started as a video-based dating service, complete with the truly excellent...
Instructional Video6:04
TED Talks

Omar Ahmad: Political change with pen and paper

12th - Higher Ed
Want your local politician to pay attention to an issue you care about? Send a monthly handwritten letter, says former mayor Omar Ahmad -- it's more effective than email, phone, or even writing a check. He shares four steps to writing a...
Instructional Video15:30
TED Talks

Caroline Casey: Looking past limits

12th - Higher Ed
Activist Caroline Casey tells the story of her extraordinary life, starting with a revelation (no spoilers). In a talk that challenges perceptions, Casey asks us all to move beyond the limits we may think we have.
Instructional Video10:38
TED Talks

TED: Two reasons companies fail -- and how to avoid them | Knut Haanaes

12th - Higher Ed
Is it possible to run a company and reinvent it at the same time? For business strategist Knut Haanaes, the ability to innovate after becoming successful is the mark of a great organization. He shares insights on how to strike a balance...
Instructional Video4:40
TED Talks

Matt Mullenweg: Why working from home is good for business

12th - Higher Ed
As the popularity of remote working continues to spread, workers today can collaborate across cities, countries and even multiple time zones. How does this change office dynamics? And how can we make sure that all employees, both at...
Instructional Video40:50
TED Talks

TED: The future we're building -- and boring | elon Musk

12th - Higher Ed
elon Musk discusses his new project digging tunnels under LA, the latest from Tesla and SpaceX and his motivation for building a future on Mars in conversation with TeD's Head Curator, Chris Anderson.
Instructional Video17:47
TED Talks

Scott Dinsmore: How to find work you love

12th - Higher Ed
Scott Dinsmore quit a job that made him miserable, and spent the next four years wondering how to find work that was joyful and meaningful. He shares what he learned in this deceptively simple talk about finding out what matters to you —...
Instructional Video3:21
TED Talks

Andy Hobsbawm: Do the green thing

12th - Higher Ed
Andy Hobsbawm shares a fresh ad campaign about going green -- and some of the fringe benefits.
Instructional Video12:33
TED Talks

Rory Sutherland: Sweat the small stuff

12th - Higher Ed
It may seem that big problems require big solutions, but ad man Rory Sutherland says many flashy, expensive fixes are just obscuring better, simpler answers. To illustrate, he uses behavioral economics and hilarious examples.