Category Archives: Creativity

How Schools Kill Creativity
avatar

Posted on December 24, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we are watching creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson, who champions a radical rethink of our schools to cultivate creativity. Why don’t we get the best out of people? Robinson argues that it’s because we … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Other Writers, Tuesdays with TED | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

To This Day … For The Bullied and Beautiful
avatar

Posted on December 17, 2013 by

National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence ​Each year, schools across Australia join together to mark the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence (NDA). This annual day provides a focus for schools to say Bullying. No Way! and to strengthen … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Other Writers, Tuesdays with TED | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Activism For A New Generation
avatar

Posted on December 10, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we’re watching author and blogger Courtney E. Martin who examines the perennially loaded word “feminism” in this deeply personal and heartfelt talk. Born in 1979, the thirty-something writer walks us through the three essential … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Other Writers, Tuesdays with TED | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Creating the Impossible
avatar

Posted on December 3, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we are watching filmmaker Martin Villeneuve talk about Mars et Avril, the Canadian sci-fi spectacular he made with virtually no money. In this charming talk, he explains the various ways he overcame numerous … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Tuesdays with TED | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Lost Art of Letter-Writing
avatar

Posted on November 26, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we’re watching writer and social entreprenuer Lakshmi Pratury who remembers the lost art of letter-writing and shares what her father wrote to her before he died. Her heartfelt talk may inspire you to … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Tuesdays with TED | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Happy Secret to Better Work and Creativity
avatar

Posted on November 19, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we are listening to Shawn Achor, the CEO of Good Think Inc., a Cambridge-based consulting firm which researches positive outliers — people who are well above average — to understand where human … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Tuesdays with TED | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Harnessing the Wind
avatar

Posted on November 5, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we are listening to William Kamkwamba. At age 14, living in poverty and famine in Malawi, he built a windmill from spare parts and scrap to power his family’s home. Now in his … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Tuesdays with TED | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Finding The Story Inside The Painting
avatar

Posted on October 29, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we are listening to novelist Tracy Chevalier. When Tracy looks at paintings, she imagines the stories behind them: How did the painter meet his model? What would explain that look in her … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Other Writers, Tuesdays with TED | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

What Are You Wearing This Week?
avatar

Posted on October 15, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we are watching Jessi Arrington, a color-loving designer based in Brooklyn. Jessi packed NOTHING for her TED talk but seven pairs of underpants, buying the rest of her clothes in thrift stores … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Tuesdays with TED | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

A Painter, A Pendulum, and Parkinson’s
avatar

Posted on October 8, 2013 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we have artist Tom Shannon in his Manhattan studio talking with journalist John Hockenberry in “The Painter and the Pendulum.” This eye-opening conversation reveals how nature’s forces — and the onset of Parkinson’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Tuesdays with TED | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment