Instructional Video9:12
TED Talks

TED: Why it's too hard to start a business in Africa -- and how to change it | Magatte Wade

12th - Higher Ed
Many African countries are poor for a simple reason, says entrepreneur Magatte Wade: governments have created far too many obstacles to starting and running a business. In this passionate talk, Wade breaks down the challenges of doing...
Instructional Video2:38
TED Talks

Derek Sivers: Weird, or just different?

12th - Higher Ed
"There's a flip side to everything," the saying goes, and in 2 minutes, Derek Sivers shows this is true in a few ways you might not expect.
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 Video20:01
TED Talks

Jimmy Wales: The birth of Wikipedia

12th - Higher Ed
Jimmy Wales recalls how he assembled "a ragtag band of volunteers," gave them tools for collaborating and created Wikipedia, the self-organizing, self-correcting, never-finished online encyclopedia.
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 Video14:39
TED Talks

David S. Rose: How to pitch to a VC

12th - Higher Ed
Thinking startup? David S. Rose's rapid-fire TED U talk on pitching to a venture capitalist tells you the 10 things you need to know about yourself -- and prove to a VC -- before you fire up your slideshow.
Instructional Video19:33
TED Talks

Cameron Herold: Let's raise kids to be entrepreneurs

12th - Higher Ed
Bored in school, failing classes, at odds with peers: This child might be an entrepreneur, says Cameron Herold. In his talk, he makes the case for parenting and education that helps would-be entrepreneurs flourish -- as kids and as adults.
Instructional Video15:09
TED Talks

Nandan Nilekani: Ideas for India's future

12th - Higher Ed
Nandan Nilekani, the visionary co-founder of outsourcing pioneer Infosys, explains four brands of ideas that will determine whether India can continue its recent breakneck progress.
Instructional Video12:18
TED Talks

Redéfinir la réussite des entreprises

Higher Ed
Redéfinir la réussite des entreprises Le modèle économique dominant consiste à vendre toujours plus et à faire du profit. Très peu d'entreprises sont aujourd'hui prêtes à renoncer à leur croissance. Mais est-ce vraiment le modèle à...
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 Video15:09
TED Talks

TED: The case for fish farming | Mike Velings

12th - Higher Ed
We're headed towards a global food crisis: Nearly 3 billion people depend on the ocean for food, and at our current rate we already take more fish from the ocean than it can naturally replace. In this fact-packed, eye-opening talk,...
Instructional Video16:17
TED Talks

Tim Berners-Lee: The next web

12th - Higher Ed
20 years ago, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. For his next project, he's building a web for open, linked data that could do for numbers what the Web did for words, pictures, video: unlock our data and reframe the way we use...
Instructional Video11:36
TED Talks

TED: Why you should treat the tech you use at work like a colleague | Nadjia Yousif

12th - Higher Ed
Imagine your company hires a new employee and then everyone just ignores them, day in and day out, while they sit alone at their desk getting paid to do nothing. This situation actually happens all the time -- when companies invest...
Instructional Video11:53
TED Talks

TED: The surprising solution to ocean plastic | David Katz

12th - Higher Ed
Can we solve the problem of ocean plastic pollution and end extreme poverty at the same time? That's the ambitious goal of The Plastic Bank: a worldwide chain of stores where everything from school tuition to cooking fuel and more is...
Instructional Video9:57
TED Talks

Stuart Oda: Are indoor vertical farms the future of agriculture?

12th - Higher Ed
By 2050, the global population is projected to reach 9.8 billion. How are we going to feed everyone? Investment-banker-turned-farmer Stuart Oda points to indoor vertical farming: growing food on tiered racks in a controlled,...
Instructional Video4:46
TED-Ed

TED-ED: How does money laundering work? - Delena D. Spann

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Money laundering is the term for any process that "cleans" illegally obtained funds of their "dirty" criminal origins, allowing them to be used within the legal economy. And the practice is about as old as money itself. But how does it...
Instructional Video9:44
TED Talks

TED: Are ad agencies, PR firms and lobbyists destroying the climate? | Solitaire Townsend

12th - Higher Ed
An unnoticed industry worth two trillion dollars a year is influencing almost every carbon emission. Sustainability solution seeker Solitaire Townsend calls this sector the "X industry" (where "X" stands for influence), and it includes...
Instructional Video9:37
TED Talks

TED: 3 ways to be a better ally in the workplace | Melinda Epler

12th - Higher Ed
We're taught to believe that hard work and dedication will lead to success, but that's not always the case. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation are among the many factors that affect our chances, says writer...
Instructional Video13:18
TED Talks

TED: My secret to creating real magic | Christina Tosi

12th - Higher Ed
In an infectiously joyous talk, Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi shares the sugary jolt of her first food memory and behind-the-scenes stories of her bakery's famously inventive cakes, cookies and treats. This talk may make you hungry --...
Instructional Video10:50
TED Talks

Fang Ruan: Management lessons from Chinese business and philosophy

12th - Higher Ed
Business management in China is changing, says consultant Fang Ruan. Learn how Chinese entrepreneurs -- long guided by Confucianism's emphasis on authority and regulation -- are now looking to Taoist philosophy for a new, dynamic...
Instructional Video4:59
TED-Ed

TED-ED: Why do airlines sell too many tickets? - Nina Klietsch

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Have you ever sat in a doctor's office for hours, despite having an appointment? Has a hotel turned down your reservation because it's full? Have you been bumped off a flight that you paid for? These are all symptoms of overbooking, a...
Instructional Video4:47
TED-Ed

TED-ED: How do focus groups work? - Hector Lanz

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Focus groups have been widely used by organizations and individuals to find out how their products and ideas will be received by an audience. From the usage of household products to a politician's popularity, almost everything can be...
Instructional Video16:55
TED Talks

Harsha Bhogle: The rise of cricket, the rise of India

12th - Higher Ed
The tale of a major global cultural phenomenon: Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle describes the spectacular arrival of fast-paced 20-20 cricket as it parallels the rise of modern India. He traces the game from its sleepy English roots to...
Instructional Video8:25
Crash Course

Discrimination: Crash Course Philosophy

12th - Higher Ed
Is it OK to discriminate? Do you do it? Is it always wrong or are there cases where it can be acceptable? Today we’re talking through several tricky cases and different philosophical perspectives on this issue.