On Twitter I got a link to a great video by CreativityWorks, Busting the Mehrabian Myth (video is below). So, what is the Mehrabian Myth then? Olivia Mitchell writes about in Why the stickiest idea in presenting is just plain wrong:
The stickiest idea in presenting and public speaking is that the meaning of your message [...]
On Twitter @ColinLewis mentioned the JK Rowling Harvard Commencement Speech from June 5 2008 on the benefits of failure and the importance of imagination. It’s a brilliant speech with wit and wisdom, I have listened to it several times already. Total time is around 20 minutes, time well spent.
There are several versions available, these ones [...]
At TED Talks there is a terrific talk by Elizabeth Gilbert: A different way to think about creative genius.
Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person “being” a genius, all of us “have” a genius. It’s a funny, [...]
I am a big fan of TED Talks, they have created a list with the Top 10 TEDTalks. My favorite among those ten is Jill Bolte Taylor talking about My stroke of insight.
You can view the talks by Themes, Speakers or the Talks List. And while you are there, sign up for their newsletter and [...]
At TED talks is a very interesting speak by Jacqueline Novogratz, founder of Acumen Fund.
Jacqueline Novogratz persuasively argues for a new approach to foreign aid: “The question isn’t ‘how do we fix this?’ The question is ‘How can we help Africans to do this for themselves?’”
At TED talks is an interesting and entertaining speech by Sir Ken Robinson, author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, and a leading expert on innovation and human resources. In this talk, he makes a case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it.
