TED is devoted to bringing the greatest thinkers of the world together at various conferences to discuss Technology, Entertainment and Design – TED. The non-profit organization was founded in 1984 to disseminate something very unique – ideas worth spreading.
Here are the top business videos included in TED’s collection that changed the world.
1. Steve Jobs: How to Live Before You Die
Steve Jobs leadership is the genius behind the Macintosh computer, Pixar Animation Studios, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and many more. In this video, Steve Jobs tells Stanford students the story of his life from adoption to CEO and how his intuition led him to success.
2. Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Inspire Action
In this TED business talk, Simon Sinek describes why great leaders achieve far greater than their contemporaries. He made his point on the fact that Apple is just a computer company, but they have been extremely successful year after year. If there is nothing else to learn from this TED business talk, you need to understand how Simon Sinek explains his “golden circle”.
3. Dan Pink: The Surprising Science of Motivation
Dan Pink used to be Al Gore’s speech writer before he discovered something entirely new. With this discovery, he has revolutionized the way work is done in companies. In this TED business talk, you will learn that financial rewards are not such effective motivators as generally believed.
4. Richard St. John: 8 Secrets of Success
The 8 secret of success by Richard St. John is a result of diligent research following a simple question from a little girl – what leads to success? This TED business talk distils the answer of that question from 7 years of research and 500 interviews in a 3-minute video.
5. Tony Robbins: Why We Do What We Do
Tony Robbins talks about the fact that ‘emotions are the fact of life’. CEOs, heads of state, Olympic athletes and many more people, who are already very motivated in life, still seek Tony Robbins to achieve their full potential in life. In this video, he explains that fulfillment in life is an art and not a science.
6. Ric Elias: 3 Things I Learned While My Plane Crashed
Ric Elias is the CEO and cofounder of Red Ventures. His company focuses on helping large companies acquire new customers. In this business talk, he talks about doing the most important things in life, like doing the right things regardless of your ego.
7. Jamie Oliver: Teach Every Child about Food
Jamie Oliver is a passionate chef and activist. He talks about the reality of how food can affect our lives. In this video, he passionately opines how our ignorance about food is killing us.
8. Malcolm Gladwell: Spaghetti Sauce
Malcom Gladwell’s work is toppling the popular understanding of bias, crime, food, marketing, race, consumers and intelligence. Malcolm Gladwell talks about the nature of choices and happiness. He draws his point from the pursuit of perfect spaghetti sauce.
9. Johnny Lee Demos Wii Remote Hacks
Johnny Lee became a YouTube star with his demo of Wii Remote hacks. Johnny Lee, in this TED business talk, describes the possibilities of building sophisticated tools from very cheap parts.
10. Barry Schwartz: The Paradox of Choice
Barry Schwartz’s researches span morality, decision-making, and interrelationship between science and society. In this TED business talk, Barry Schwartz talks about how our freedom of choice can actually paralyze us instead of liberate us.
To succeed in business, you need to stand on the shoulders of giants. So, TED devotes their attention to capturing this information from the world’s greatest thinkers to help curious people.
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