TED Fellow Jawad Sharif was born with a rebellious streak -- and he's used it in his documentary films to amplify the unheard voices of Pakistan. Sharing three stories of everyday heroes -- a high-altitude mountaineer, a folk musician of...

Flappy Bird was quite the gaming craze, but what about this super simple game appealed to our brains so much?

What are your dreams? Better yet, what are your broken dreams? Dan Pallotta dreams of a time when we are as excited, curious and scientific about the development of our humanity as we are about the development of our technology. "What we...

The Ho Chi Minh Trail not only connected North and South Vietnam during a brutal war but also aided Vietnamese soldiers. The trail shaved nearly five months of time off of the trip and was used as a secret weapon of sorts. Cameron...

In this TED archive video from 1998, paralympic sprinter Aimee Mullins talks about her record-setting career as a runner, and about the amazing carbon-fiber prosthetic legs (then a prototype) that helped her cross the finish line.

Help your children meet their goals with these motivation tools.

Jimmy Carter, former US president, has died at age 100.

Follow the incredible story of a boy who managed to break the March Madness bracket, defying the odds and achieving the impossible.

What are Acquired Needs Theory?

Level 5 Leadership. Level 5 leadership is a concept developed in the book Good to Great. Level 5 leaders display a powerful mixture of personal humility and indomitable will.

This video explores the concept of decentralization. It emphasizes the positive impact of decentralization on performance evaluation and highlights the importance of aligning individual strategies with the organizational strategy.

Andy Hargreaves is Visiting Professor at the University of Ottawa in Canada and Research Professor at Boston College in the US. He is an elected member of the US National Academy of Education, former President of the International...

Why do people do (or not do) things? It's all a matter of motivation. If you can provide the right motivation, then people will do as you ask: if not, they won't... So, here are my top 20 ways to motivate...

Planning is fundamental to all Project Management, and one of the most basic and robust approaches to planning is Milestone Planning.<b<br/>r/>

But what exactly is Milestone Planning?

In our previous video we tackled some of the bigger-picture questions such as "should I include a summary or statement?" and "is it ok to use a template?" Now we focus on constructing each individual section of a standard, chronological...

The Christian heritage of Lindisfarne dates back nearly 1,400 years, beginning with the construction of a monastery in AD 635. This site, most closely associated with Saint Cuthbert, became a significant religious center, and it was...

For my money, David McClelland gave us one of the most useful models of motivation, for use in the workplace. McClelland identified three motivational needs. Each of these allows us to motivate different people to do the same task,...

Team celebrations are not just a ‘nice-to-have’ add on to teamworking. If you want to encourage great teamwork, then celebrating your team’s successes is a necessary part of the process.

How do you motivate yourself to be productive and get things done? Milestones and deadlines are great motivators. And they work in slightly different ways.



So, to understand self-motivation with milestones and deadlines, take...

Did you know that even native English speakers are not scoring 7 or higher on IELTS Writing? It's true! Find out why this is, and how you can guarantee a higher score the next time you take IELTS.

Level 5 Leadership. Level 5 leadership is a concept developed in the book Good to Great. Level 5 leaders display a powerful mixture of personal humility and indomitable will.

UC Berkeley psychologist Stephen Hinshaw explains the thinking behind his research that public policy for school accountability in the United States inadvertently played a key role in raising the rate of ADHD diagnoses.

Psychologist Stephen Hinshaw (UC Berkeley) describes his research on how the number of cases of ADHD are correlated with various public policy initiatives.

In part 2, we dive deeper into the concept of 'grit', the perseverance and passion that differentiates the high achievers from the rest. Through examples and real-world success stories, we illustrate how raw talent isn't enough – it’s...