From TED.com Nothing is original, says Kirby Ferguson, creator of Everything is a Remix. From Bob Dylan to Steve Jobs, he says our most celebrated creators borrow, steal and transform. Kirby Ferguson explores creativity in a world where “everything is a remix.” Why you should listen What’s a remix? In Kirby Ferguson’s view, any piece of […]
Archives for May 2014
People will never forget how you made them feel
– MAYA ANGELOU
May 13, 2014 By
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”
WE SEE WHAT WE WANT TO SEE
May 12, 2014 By
This is a beautifully made short of a heartwarming story of hospital room-mates. We can decide what works for us and what moves us forward, what makes us happy. There is beauty or ugliness, joy or sorrow, bliss or pain around us but we can choose our own filters. To stay positive we have to have an optimistic […]
There are no mistakes on the bandstand
– Stefon Harris
May 11, 2014 By
From TED.com What is a mistake? By talking through examples with his improvisational Jazz quartet, Stefon Harris walks us to a profound truth: many actions are perceived as mistakes only because we don’t react to them appropriately. Stefon Harris plays the vibraphone — and leads a jazz ensemble with a collaborative sound built on collective inspiration. […]
Success, Failure and The Drive To Keep Creating
– Elizabeth Gilbert
May 10, 2014 By
From TED.com “I don’t think you can come into your wisdom until you have made mistakes on your own skin and felt them in reality of your own life.” Elizabeth Gilbert, the well-known American author, essayist, short story writer, biographer, and novelist describes why in this TED talk . She gained a huge audience of […]
Mastery From Failure
and Near Wins
May 9, 2014 By
From TED.com Sarah Lewis is curator, historian and the author of the book “The Rise”. This inspiring book talks about finding success even in failures and near misses. She says that even failures can help us to obtain success. Because almost all of us surrender when we face trials. Sarah compares success to learning and perfecting archery. One just […]
The art and craft of bread
– Peter Reinhart
May 8, 2014 By
From TED.com Batch to batch, crust to crust … In tribute to the beloved staple food, baking master Peter Reinhart reflects on the cordial couplings (wheat and yeast, starch and heat) that give us our daily bread. Try not to eat a slice. Master breadmaker Peter Reinhart is also a teacher, author and theologian. Through his […]
Who Moved My Cheese?
– Spencer Johnson
May 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life, published on September 8, 1998, is a motivational book by Spencer Johnson written in the style of a parable or business fable. The text describes change in one’s work and life, and four typical reactions to said change by two mice and two “littlepeople”, during their […]
Leadership Is an Art
– Max De Pree
May 6, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Max Depree has made himself known in the business world as the chairman and CEO of Herman Miller, Inc. The record of this company is quite impressive. This company was named by Fortune magazine in 1989 as one of the ten best innovative and managed companies. One of the major strengths of the company presented […]
Dance vs. powerpoint, a modest proposal – John Bohannon + Black Label Movement”
May 5, 2014 By
From TED.com Use dancers instead of powerpoint. That’s science writer John Bohannon’s “modest proposal.” In this spellbinding choreographed talk he makes his case by example, aided by dancers from Black Label Movement. (Filmed at TEDxBrussels.) John Bohannon is a scientist and writer who runs the annual Dance Your Ph.D. contest. Black Label Movement is an explosively […]
