“Our lives are so short, and our time on this planet is so precious, and all we have is each other.” – Jacqueline Novogratz. Source: TED
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Tag: talks
Martin Jacques: Understanding the rise of China
“And yet we still insist, by and large, in thinking that we can understand China by simply drawing on Western experience, looking at it through Western eyes, using Western concepts. If you want to know why […]
Simon Sinek: How can we help the human specie progress?
In this wide-ranging talk, ethnographer and leadership expert Simon Sinek discusses the importance of trust, authenticity, and meaning. Sinek argues that as individuals and companies, everything that we say and do is a symbol of […]
Moshe Safdie: How to reinvent the apartment building
“Could we make it more affordable? Could we actually achieve this quality of life in the densities that are prevailing today? And we realized, it’s basically about light, it’s about sun, it’s about nature, it’s […]
Jon Jandai: Life is easy. Why do we make it so hard?
Jon is a farmer from northeastern Thailand. He founded the Pun Pun Center for Self-reliance, an organic farm outside Chiang Mai, with his wife Peggy Reents in 2003. Pun Pun doubles as a center for […]
Andrew Solomon: Depression, the secret we share
“People think of depression as being just sadness. It’s much, much too much sadness, much too much grief at far too slight a cause. (…) what it is that causes some people to be more resilient than other people. What are the […]
