SECRET POWERS OF TIME

Subodh | February 22nd, 2012 | link | comments

Professor Philip Zimbardo is Emeritus of Psychology at Stanford University. He conveys how our individual perspectives of time affect our work, health and well-being.

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A HUMAN IDEA OF SUCCES

Subodh | January 24th, 2012 | link | comments

Alain de Botton is a writer of essayistic books and he examines our ideas of success and failure. He questions the assumptions underlying these two judgments. Is success always earned? Is failure?

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COCA-COLA CONTENT 2020

Christophe | November 8th, 2011 | link | comments

Coca-Cola will leverage the opportunities in the new media landscape and transform one-way storytelling into dynamic storytelling hoping to add value and significance to peoples lives.

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SMALL STEPS TO BIG DREAMS

Priscilla | November 2nd, 2011 | link | comments

The emerging middle-class in Indonesia believed in the wonders of small things in life. Progress came from every step made. Giant leaps did not exist, if they ever did, they were not for them.

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LIFE IN A DAY…

Ben | October 3rd, 2011 | link | comments

On July 24, 2010, thousands of people around the world uploaded videos of their lives to YouTube to take part in a historic cinematic experiment to create a documentary about a single day on earth.

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ISPEAK CHINA

Mai | September 21st, 2011 | link | comments

In today’s China, the population of people 16 to 30 years old has reached 322 million but in the mainstream media, these ordinary young people’s thoughts and voices are often drowned out.

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WHERE CHILDREN SLEEP

Arya | September 15th, 2011 | link | comments

A documentary work by the photographer James Mollison, that tells a poignant story through pictures of children's bedroom and the children itself from around the world.

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A MOVIE THAT OPENS YOUR MIND

Ben | August 30th, 2011 | link | comments

Sans soleil is a movie you can watch again and again. The flow of images, thoughts, short narratives, impressions, music and sounds manage to create new meaning every time.

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UNDERSTAND PEOPLE AND BUSINESS

Christophe | July 28th, 2011 | link | comments

Ethnographer and leadership expert Simon Sinek discusses the importance of trust, authenticity, and meaning. Sinek argues that everything that we say and do is a symbol of who we are.

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29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE

Sara | June 27th, 2011 | link | comments

Humans' happiness depends on their capacity to create. This video from To-Fu Motion Graphics Studio in Japan, reminds us of a few (29) ways to stay creative everyday.

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DONATE YOUR BOOKS

Christophe | June 14th, 2011 | link | comments

Better World Books is a global bookstore, founded in 2002 by three friends, that harnesses the power of capitalism to bring literacy and opportunity to people around the world.

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BRAIN FOOD BY SPRINGWISE

Freek | June 7th, 2011 | link | comments

Springwise scans the globe for the most promising business ventures, ideas and concepts that are ready for regional or international adaptation, expansion, partnering, investments or cooperation.

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THE HIDDEN POWER OF SMILING

Benoit | May 17th, 2011 | link | comments

Ron Gutman is the founder and CEO of HealthTap, a personalized health-info site. In a video on TED, he reviews a raft of studies about smiling, and reveals some surprising results.

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A POEM ABOUT PRAYING

Priscilla | May 10th, 2011 | link | comments

Praying gives youngsters strength, but at the same time it makes them doubtful whether or not their future has been written somewhere in the universe - do I lead or just follow?

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AD MAJOREM

Dirk | May 2nd, 2011 | link | comments

The weblog Ad Majorem is a view from within a large advertising agency, and how an executive there embraces the changes and challenges of modern marketing and advertising.

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MARKETOONIST

Arya | April 26th, 2011 | link | comments

Tom Fishburne has never stopped satirically and critically pointing at the sensitive buttons around the subject of marketing and branding with a point of view based on people and common sense.

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IF I SHOULD HAVE A DAUGHTER…

Christophe | April 19th, 2011 | link | comments

Sarah Kay tells the story of her metamorphosis, from a wide-eyed teenager soaking in verse at a poetry club to a teacher connecting kids with the power of self-expression.

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THE NATURE OF ORDER

Joey | April 7th, 2011 | link | comments

Christopher Alexander, a renowned but controversial architect emphasizes the importance of a quality that he calls ‘life’ or ‘wholeness’, which is very close to what we call ‘meaning’.

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THE BIG IDEA: CREATING SHARED VALUE

Christophe | March 9th, 2011 | link | comments

Michael E. Porter, Harvard University professor, explains why business leaders must focus on shared value: creating products and services that benefit not only the company but also society.

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A POEM ABOUT ADOLESCENCE

Priscilla | March 1st, 2011 | link | comments

Inspired by the spirit, determination and fragility of teens and young adults in Asia whom she have met during recent work, Cilla Henriette wrote a poem about adolescence.

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SURPRISING SCIENCE OF MOTIVATION

Christophe | February 24th, 2011 | link | comments

See what happens when we tap into intrinsic motivations to move people versus carrot and stick practices. There is a mismatch between what science knows and what business does.

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THE POWER OF VULNERABILITY

Joyshree | February 23rd, 2011 | link | comments

In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston Brene Brown shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity.

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FILM & FOOD

Dirk | February 1st, 2011 | link | comments

Our work is anchored in cultural understanding. And a lot of our work is in food and food is culture. This movie box shows some great examples of how we shape who we are with food.

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PRACTICAL WISDOM

Christophe | January 18th, 2011 | link | comments

In an intimate talk, Barry Schwartz dives into the question "How do we do the right thing?" He shares stories that illustrate the difference between following the rules and truly choosing wisely.

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THE EMPATHIC CIVILIZATION

Dirk | January 5th, 2011 | link | comments

In this talk from RSA Animate, bestselling author Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways it has shaped human development and society.

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