TEDucation

Do you TED? I do and I won't stop.

TED stands for Technology, Education, and Design. TED provides an eclectic education in technology, entertainment, design, business, science, culture, arts, and global issues.

If you are passionate about learning, I encourage you to make regular visits and watch or listen to some of the exceptional speakers that have been at previous TED conferences. BMW sponsors the site and does some gentle marketing in their sponsorship.

To get you started I recommend Richard St. John's 3 minute 8 word talk on success for TEDsters. From there you can transition to longer talks from Bono, Clinton, Gladwell, Gilbert, Schwartz, etc. Most of the talks are about 20 minutes in duration.

I have been visiting TED for the last year and always enjoy getting my mind thinking in new ways with TED. As a joyful jubilant learner, a stop at TED is like a stop inside the dendrites of many of the world's most insightful minds. 

If you are already a frequent visitor to TED, I hope this post reminds you to revisit the site. In addition, today they have relaunched an improved and reorganized site with a greater sense of community.

I would love to hear what the JJL community thinks of this source of learning. Do you have a favorite speaker? What have you learned?

Comments

[Rosa Say]

Great suggestion David, thank you! I have only recently started to visit TED and hadn't seen that talk by Richard St. John. I liked his "not workaholic, work-a-frolic!"

[David Zinger]

Rosa,
I love the small images he uses and how quick he got his message across. Good mix of humor, words, and simple graphics. Some people would talk a whole day to do this.
David