TEDGlobal 2014 kicked off this week in Rio de Janeiro with panels focusing on how ideas, both good and bad, spread across borders. If you've yet to accumulate enough frequent-flier miles to dash off to South America for this global-minded innovation conference, you can get inspired at home by watching the following top TED Talks
TED Talks That May Change Your View on Life “How Great Leaders Inspire Action” — Susan Sinek “What I Learned From Going Blind in Space” — Chris Hadfield “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are” — Amy Cuddy “The Surprising Science Of Happiness” — Dan Gilbert “The Power Of Introverts” — Susan Cain
Getting out of bed and does anyone care. Simon Sinek presents a simple but powerful model for how leaders inspire action, starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers -- and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that