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.
Instructional Video13:27
TED Talks

TED: A pro wrestler's guide to confidence | Mike Kinney

12th - Higher Ed
You are more than you think you are, says former pro wrestler Mike Kinney -- you just have to find what makes you unique and use it to your advantage. For years Kinney "turned up" the parts of himself that made him special as he invented...
Instructional Video5:43
TED Talks

Julian Treasure: The 4 ways sound affects us

12th - Higher Ed
Playing sound effects both pleasant and awful, Julian Treasure shows how sound affects us in four significant ways. Listen carefully for a shocking fact about noisy open-plan offices.
Instructional Video14:57
TED Talks

TED: How the blockchain will radically transform the economy | Bettina Warburg

12th - Higher Ed
Say hello to the decentralized economy -- the blockchain is about to change everything. In this lucid explainer of the complex (and confusing) technology, Bettina Warburg describes how the blockchain will eliminate the need for...
Instructional Video8:10
TED Talks

TED: 5 hiring tips every company (and job seeker) should know | Nithya Vaduganathan

12th - Higher Ed
To keep up with a rapidly evolving job market, hiring practices need to change, too. In this practical talk, talent strategy expert Nithya Vaduganathan shares five crucial tips every hiring manager (and job seeker) should know in order...
Instructional Video23:16
TED Talks

TED: How great leaders take on uncertainty | Anjali Sud and Stephanie Mehta

12th - Higher Ed
In a constantly changing world, it's impossible for leaders to provide employees with the assurance they want, says Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud. Her solution: lead with humanity and flexibility. In conversation with veteran journalist Stephanie...
Instructional Video9:16
TED Talks

TED: How millennials and Gen Z can invest in a better future | Miguel Goncalves

12th - Higher Ed
Millennials and Gen Z will inherit 30 trillion dollars of wealth in the coming decades, and what they do with their money will have an incredible impact on the future of the planet, says impact investor Miguel Goncalves. He makes a case...
Instructional Video14:02
TED Talks

America Ferrera: My identity is a superpower -- not an obstacle

12th - Higher Ed
Hollywood needs to stop resisting what the world actually looks like, says actor, director and activist America Ferrera. Tracing the contours of her career, she calls for more authentic representation of different cultures in media --...
Instructional Video12:53
TED Talks

Margaret Heffernan: Dare to disagree

12th - Higher Ed
Most people instinctively avoid conflict, but as Margaret Heffernan shows us, good disagreement is central to progress. She illustrates (sometimes counterintuitively) how the best partners aren’t echo chambers -- and how great research...
Instructional Video13:26
TED Talks

Sara Sanford: How to design gender bias out of your workplace

12th - Higher Ed
Equity expert Sara Sanford offers a certified playbook that helps companies go beyond good intentions, using a data-driven standard to actively counter unconscious bias and foster gender equity -- by changing how workplaces operate, not...
Instructional Video5:28
TED Talks

TED: How Ikea is growing its business while shrinking emissions | Jesper Brodin and Pia Heidenmark Cook

12th - Higher Ed
IKEA currently makes up 0.1 percent of all global carbon emissions -- but by 2030, they're planning to be carbon negative across their business. Discussing new thinking about the lifespan of their products, from the forest to the...
Instructional Video16:16
TED Talks

TED: The future of money | Neha Narula

12th - Higher Ed
What happens when the way we buy, sell and pay for things changes, perhaps even removing the need for banks or currency exchange bureaus? That's the radical promise of a world powered by cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and ethereum. We're...
Instructional Video22:12
TED Talks

TED: Doesn't everyone deserve a chance at a good life? | Jim Yong Kim

12th - Higher Ed
Aspirations are rising as never before across the world, thanks in large part to smartphones and the internet -- will they be met with opportunity or frustration? As President of the World Bank Group, Jim Yong Kim wants to end extreme...
Instructional Video11:48
Crash Course

Testing Your Product and Getting Feedback: Crash Course Business Entrepreneurship

12th - Higher Ed
To figure out if an idea is as good as we think it is, we have to talk to our customers. We’ve said it over and over again. We have to ask them what they like, dislike, want, or need, and we want honest feedback about our product or...
Instructional Video12:17
Crash Course

Understanding Financial Statements and Accounting: Crash Course Entrepreneurship

12th - Higher Ed
Honestly, “spreadsheets” are kind of the vegetables of the business world -- the very idea of them makes some people queasy. But that’s ok! They can be intimidating, but they’re not impossible to understand. Today we’re going to learn to...
Instructional Video8:47
TED Talks

Christien Meindertsma: How pig parts make the world turn

12th - Higher Ed
Christien Meindertsma, author of "Pig 05049" looks at the astonishing afterlife of the ordinary pig, parts of which make their way into at least 185 non-pork products, from bullets to artificial hearts.
Instructional Video21:42
TED Talks

TED: Why climate change is a threat to human rights | Mary Robinson

12th - Higher Ed
Climate change is unfair. While rich countries can fight against rising oceans and dying farm fields, poor people around the world are already having their lives upended -- and their human rights threatened -- by killer storms,...
Instructional Video16:25
TED Talks

Navi Radjou: Creative problem-solving in the face of extreme limits

12th - Higher Ed
Navi Radjou has spent years studying "jugaad," also known as frugal innovation. Pioneered by entrepreneurs in emerging markets who figured out how to get spectacular value from limited resources, the practice has now caught on globally....
Instructional Video11:26
TED Talks

TED: What makes a job "good" -- and the case for investing in people | Warren Valdmanis

12th - Higher Ed
Businesses need to stop cutting labor costs and start investing in people, says social impact investor Warren Valdmanis. In this perspective-shifting talk, he breaks down the essential ingredients of a "good" job -- which is more than...
Instructional Video5:29
TED-Ed

TED-ED: Rethinking thinking - Trevor Maber

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Every day, we meet people and process our interactions--making inferences and developing beliefs about the world around us. In this lesson, Trevor Maber introduces us to the idea of a 'ladder of inference' and a process for rethinking...