Lisa Bu: How Books Can Open Your Mind
What happens when a dream you’ve held since childhood doesn’t come true? As Lisa Bu adjusted to a new life in the United States, she turned to books to expand her mind and create a new path for herself. She shares her unique approach to reading in this lovely, personal talk about the magic of […]
Margaret Heffernan: Willful Blindness
Margaret Heffernan is an Entrepreneur, Author and CEO. Her motto is ‘Let’s not play the game, let’s change it’. She’s a passionate believer in honesty, creative conflict and courage which are needed to overcome our fears and help us widen and enrich the people and ideas we were prepared to engage with. She defines being […]
Joshua Prager: In Search of the Man who Broke my Neck
When Joshua Prager was 19, a devastating bus accident left him a hemiplegic. He returned to Israel twenty years later to find the driver who turned his world upside down. In this mesmerising tale of their meeting, he probes deep questions of nature, nurture, self-deception and destiny.
Daniele Zanotti: What We Really Need is Una Cacophony of Care
Daniele Zanotti believes that what we really need is ‘una cacophony of care’. He quotes his then future mother-in-law, “I no believe in charity. I believe in care”. Charity, she said, is up and down. Care is ‘faccia a faccia’ (face to face). Daniele said, “Who would have thought my future mother-in-law understood the difference […]
Kim Rosen: Remembering Our First Language
Kim Rosen has awakened listeners around the world to the power of the poetry to heal and transform individuals and communities. She travels the planet teaching and learning how poetry can foster healing and peacemaking within and around us. Kim has documented the power of poetry to melt the walls between cultures, creeds and generations.
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