Want To Be More Creative? Go For A Walk When trying to come up with a new idea, we all have times when we get stuck. But according to research by behavioral and learning scientist Marily Oppezzo, getting up and going for a walk might be all it takes to get your creative juices flowing. […]
Why ‘What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? Is the Wrong Question Why do so many of us lose the sense of Wonder. What IS wonder? Amy Schaffer delves into this question and shows how Wonder can be harnessed to enhance our own creativity and sense of self. Amy is an intuitive […]
Why Design Should Include Everyone Sinéad Burke is acutely aware of details that are practically invisible to many of us. At 105 centimeters (or 3′ 5″) tall, the designed world — from the height of a lock to the range of available shoe sizes — often inhibits her ability to do things for herself. Here […]
Mistakes, Omissions, and Iconoclasts: From Sgt Pepper to Work in Progress During its 50th year anniversary, Jann Haworth—the co-designer for the Grammy award-winning album cover, the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band—provides never before shared insights, lessons learned, and stories about the iconic pop art. Today she focuses on Work in Progress, an iconic […]
The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity … Entrepreneur Elon Musk is a man with many plans. The founder of PayPal, Tesla Motors and SpaceX sit down with TED curator Chris Anderson to share details about his visionary projects, which include a mass-marketed electric car, a solar energy leasing company, and a fully reusable rocket. SPACE […]
Roll up your sleeves and get to work. AARON JAMES DRAPLIN delivers a beautifully designed, laugh our loud funny, impassioned plea to underdogs everywhere. Aaron Draplin is a graphic designer, author, and founder of Draplin Design Co. (DDC). Born in Detroit, Michigan, he is now based in Portland, Oregon. His clients include Nike, Burton Snowboards, […]
In Defense of Emojis TED.COM | A simple emoji can help clarify and amplify subtext so that we can better understand each other, but their benefits extend far beyond enhancing our daily texts and emails. Marketing analyst and avid emoji-defender Jenna Schilstra demonstrates how these pictograms are being used in new ways, like helping abused […]
Living Without Shame: How We Can Empower Ourselves How do we handle self-perception when our bodies don’t match the ideal social image? The answer is to find a way to live without shame. Greensboro native and dancer, whose viral video, “A Fat Girl Dancing,” sparked a national conversation about body image. She has launched the […]
Before he fought in the galactic battles of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Adam Driver was a United States Marine with 1/1 Weapons Company. He tells the story of how and why he became a Marine, the complex transition from soldier to civilian — and Arts in the Armed Forces, his nonprofit that brings theater […]