My Favorite YouTube Videos:
Want to innovate? Become a "now-ist"
Success in the New Economy
Changing Education Paradigms
The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage by Susan David
On Millennials in the Workplace by Simon Sinek
Why it's time to forget the Pecking Order at Work by Margaret Heffernan
Rethinking Giftedness by YouCubed and Citizen Film
The Udacity Nanodegree Program
Education is Broken by Chris Lehmann
Toxic culture of education by Joshua Katz
A Recovering Perfectionist's Journey To Give Up Grades by Starr Sackstein
The Myth of Average by Todd Rose
The Social Brain and its Superpowers by Matthew Lieberman, Ph.D.
There's More to Life than Being Happy by Emily Esfahani Smith
The Happy Secret to Better Work by Shawn Achor
Do Schools Kill Creativity? by Sir Ken Robinson
The Secret to Living Longer May be your Social Life by Susan Pinker
What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness by Robert Waldineger
Prepare Our Kids for Life, Not Standardized Tests by Ted Dintersmith
The Sharing Economy by Professor Arun Sundarajan
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Want to innovate? Become a "now-ist"
"Remember before the internet?" asks Joi Ito. "Remember when people used to try to predict the future?" In this engaging talk, the head of the MIT Media Lab skips the future predictions and instead shares a new approach to creating in the moment: building quickly and improving constantly, without waiting for permission or for proof that you have the right idea. This kind of bottom-up innovation is seen in the most fascinating, futuristic projects emerging today, and it starts, he says, with being open and alert to what's going on around you right now. Don't be a futurist, he suggests: be a now-ist. -
Success in the New Economy
This update to the viral animation video “Success in the New Economy” helps audiences understand how to ultimately secure a competitive advantage in the new economy. Students must simultaneously receive applied technical skills, industry-recognized certifications, and employability preparation combined with a rigorous general education. Produced and narrated by Kevin J. Fleming, Ph.D., a work of SUBSTANCE. Funded by Orange County Career Education: https://futurebuilt.org/ -
Changing Education Paradigms
This RSA Animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA's Benjamin Franklin award. -
The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage by Susan David
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On Millennials in the Workplace by Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek cites four reasons why he believes so many millennials are unhappy at work. -
Why it's time to forget the Pecking Order at Work by Margaret Heffernan
Organizations are often run according to “the superchicken model,” where the value is placed on star employees who outperform others. And yet, this isn’t what drives the most high-achieving teams. Business leader Margaret Heffernan observes that it is social cohesion — built every coffee break, every time one team member asks another for help — that leads over time to great results. It's a radical rethink of what drives us to do our best work, and what it means to be a leader. Because as Heffernan points out: “Companies don’t have ideas. Only people do.” -
Rethinking Giftedness by YouCubed and Citizen Film
Instead of deciding some students are “smart” or “gifted” we should acknowledge that everyone is on a growth journey and we should celebrate the growth potential of all students. -
The Udacity Nanodegree Program
Take, for instance, the Data Analyst degree. A nanodegree from Udacity prepares students for a career in data science. The program is two terms, three months each, with earning potential ranging from $64K to $109K a year. Udacity offers a wide variety of affordable degrees in cutting-edge technology. -
Education is Broken by Chris Lehmann
Chris Lehmann introduces a revolutionary idea in education: Encourage learning by allowing students to do things they are good at instead of restricting them. While that may sound elementary, Lehmann's speech carves out an innovative way to teach students success so they will strive for success in the post-graduate world. -
Toxic culture of education by Joshua Katz
Since the passage of No Child Left Behind, we have embraced a culture of high stakes testing and are perpetuating a false sense of failure in our schools. We have ignored research and data on effective policy making practices in order to serve the interest of private industries that have monetized our students. The impact is being felt in communities, on college campuses, and in our economy. The solution lies in a common sense approach to student development, curriculum choice, career exploration, and relevant data analysis. This talk will present a vision of an education system that allows us to embrace our full potential if we only had the courage to ask "Why Not"? -
A Recovering Perfectionist's Journey To Give Up Grades by Starr Sackstein
Discover how and why Starr decided to take a risk and throw out traditional grading. Learn how she involved her students in the grading process and how she has become a better educator thanks to her new approach to grading. -
The Myth of Average by Todd Rose
High school dropout turned Harvard faculty talks about how a simple new way of thinking helps nurture individual potential. L. Todd Rose is co-founder and president of The Center for Individual Opportunity, an organization dedicated to providing leadership around the emerging new science of the individual and its implications for education, the workforce, and society. In addition, he is a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he teaches Educational Neuroscience. Todd is also the author of Square Peg: My story and what it means for raising visionaries, innovators, and out-of-the-box thinkers. He can be found online at http://www.toddrose.com and on Twitter @ltoddrose. -
The Social Brain and its Superpowers by Matthew Lieberman, Ph.D.
Neuroscientist Matthew Lieberman explains that through his studies he's learned that our kryptonite is ignoring the importance of our social superpowers and by building on our social intuition, we can make ourselves smarter, happier, and more productive. In this TEDx Talk, Lieberman explores groundbreaking research in social neuroscience that reveals that our need to connect with other people is even more fundamental than our need for food or shelter and that the social pain and pleasure we experience has just as much impact as physical pain and pleasure. -
There's More to Life than Being Happy by Emily Esfahani Smith
Our culture is obsessed with happiness, but what if there's a more fulfilling path? Happiness comes and goes, says writer Emily Esfahani Smith, but having meaning in life -- serving something beyond yourself and developing the best within you -- gives you something to hold onto. Learn more about the difference between being happy and having meaning as Smith offers four pillars of a meaningful life. -
The Happy Secret to Better Work by Shawn Achor
We believe that we should work to be happy, but could that be backwards? In this fast-moving and entertaining talk from TEDxBloomington, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that actually happiness inspires productivity. -
Do Schools Kill Creativity? by Sir Ken Robinson
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. -
The Secret to Living Longer May be your Social Life by Susan Pinker
The Italian island of Sardinia has more than six times as many centenarians as the mainland and ten times as many as North America. Why? According to longevity researcher Susan Pinker, it's not a sunny disposition or a low-fat, gluten-free diet that keeps the islanders alive so long -- it's their emphasis on close personal relationships and face-to-face interactions. Learn more about super longevity as Pinker explains what it takes to live to 100 and beyond. -
What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness by Robert Waldineger
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it's fame and money, you're not alone – but, according to psychiatrist Robert Waldinger, you're mistaken. As the director of 75-year-old study on adult development, Waldinger has unprecedented access to data on true happiness and satisfaction. In this talk, he shares three important lessons learned from the study as well as some practical, old-as-the-hills wisdom on how to build a fulfilling, long life. -
Prepare Our Kids for Life, Not Standardized Tests by Ted Dintersmith
As a leading venture capitalist, Ted Dintersmith lived and breathed the world of innovation. He has seen first-hand how quickly automation is eliminating the structured jobs in our economy, as well as the opportunities for young adults who are bold, creative, and entrepreneurial. As Ted shifted his focus to the future of our schools, he realized that the core purpose of our schools has been lost in a wave of testing, data, and accountability. In this talk, Ted underscores the potential for our kids and our country if we educate to our innovative and creative strengths, and trust our schools and teachers to prepare our kids for life, instead of for standardized tests. -
The Sharing Economy by Professor Arun Sundarajan
In his plenary talk to the NYU Stern MBA Class of 2015, Professor Arun Sundararajan unravels the emerging sharing economy: how consumer technology, digital trust, and new marketplaces like Airbnb and Uber will cause a widespread "reengineering" of consumption. He discusses the drivers of this disruptive change, emerging business models, growth and market projections, incumbent strategies, regulatory issues and the role of consumer collectives like Peers (Part of NYU Stern's Launch.)
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