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William Ury, author of ‘Getting to Yes’, offers an elegant, simple (but not easy) way to create agreement in even the most difficult situations from family conflict to, perhaps, the Middle East.
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Brene Brown studies human connection, our ability to empathise, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.
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When the dotcom bubble burst, hotelier Chip Conley went in search of a business model based on happiness. In an old friendship with an employee and in the wisdom of a Buddhist king, he learned that success comes from what you count.
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Stacey Kramer offers a moving, personal, 3-minute parable that shows how an unwanted experience, frightening, traumatic, costly can turn out to be a priceless gift.
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When Jamie Heywood’s brother was diagnosed with ALS, he devoted his life to fighting the disease as well. The Heywood brothers built an ingenious website where people share and track data on their illnesses and they discovered that the collective data had enormous power to comfort, explain and predict.
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