Eddie Obeng: Smart Failure for a Fast-changing World
The world is changing much more rapidly than most people realise, says business educator Eddie Obeng and creative output cannot keep up. In this spirited talk, he highlights three important changes we should understand for better productivity, and calls for a stronger culture of ‘smart failure’.
Scilla Elworthy: Dare to Question why we are so afraid of getting Older
Scilla Elworthy says that invisibility is one of the key things about getting older, because all our emphasis now is on looking younger. It’s what we put our passion into, what we spend our money on. Everyday Western media bombards us with encouragements to make ourselves look young because ‘you’re worth it!”. Scilla wonders if […]
Ryan Merkley: Online video, Annotated, Remixed and Popped
Videos on the web should work like the web itself: be dynamic, full of links, maps and information that can be edited and updated live, says Mozilla Foundation Chief Operating Officer Ryan Merkley.
John Wilbanks: Let’s Pool our Medical Data
When you’re getting medical treatment, or taking part in medical testing, privacy is important; strict laws limit what researchers can see and know about you. But what if your medical data could be used anonymously, by anyone seeking to test a hypothesis? John Wilbanks wonders if the desire to protect our privacy is slowing research, […]
Heather Brooke: My Battle to Expose Government Corruption
Our leaders need to be held accountable, says Journalist Heather Brooke. And she should know, she uncovered the British Parliamentary financial expenses that led to a major political scandal in 2009. She urges us to ask our leaders questions through platforms like Freedom of Information requests — and to finally get some answers.
