Tag: TED
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Sauce Castillo & The Mondegreen
Nik Stauskas is still coming to terms with his new nickname — and how he got it. The NBA rookie has gone from Sacramento Kings bench-warmer to full-on marketing sensation in a week, all because of a little misunderstanding. Kings coach George Karl put Stauskas into a game last week against the lowly Philadelphia 76ers.…
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My TED Talk: “The Poetry Of Misunderstanding”
From the description on TED.com: What you say rarely communicates exactly what you mean — but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Television producer, Ross Martin draws on the principles of poetry to reveal how the ‘magical consequences’ of being misunderstood can drive originality.
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It’s Not What You Do, It’s Why You Do It
We all, at some point, struggle with natural questions about who we lead, who we follow, and why. Like all of us, I’ve followed (and still do) some inspiring leaders, and I’ve also followed some leaders that simply didn’t — or couldn’t — lead. Why did I even bother to follow them as long as…
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Monday Night’s Dinner
Two things happened at dinner Monday night at Blue Ribbon. 1) The theme of our dinner was “Exploit”… Not the pejorative definition, the other one. And it featured an inspiring table of people who run platforms that empower young people to do amazing shit: The National Endowment For The Arts, TED Conference For Youth, Behance.net,…
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Itay Talgam’s TED Talk On “Conducting” Leadership
I wrote about classical music conductor Itay Talgam once before. Here’s Itay’s TED talk on leadership…
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Pranav Mistry: SixthSense Technology
From his TED talk…
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Leonard Bernstein Performs Haydn With Almost No Hands
My new friend, legendary conductor Itay Talgam, gave his TED Talk at the Nokia Ideas Camp this weekend. He walked us through the variations in style and technique of the world’s greatest classical conductors, ending, of course, with