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Ads Worth Spreading: The results are in!

The 10 winners of TED’s inaugural Ads Worth Spreading initiative have been announced from the stage. Selected from more than 1,000 sub...

Mar 3, 2011
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How to use experts — and when not to: Noreena Hertz on TED.com

We make important decisions every day — and we often rely on experts to help us decide. But, says economist Noreena Hertz, relying too...

Feb 21, 2011
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The future of business is the “mesh”: Lisa Gansky on TED.com

At TED@MotorCity, Lisa Gansky, author of “The Mesh,” talks about a future of business that’s about sharing all kinds of st...

Feb 17, 2011
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Have you seen the TED ad in the wild?

Here at TED’s New York office, we’re pretty excited to see the TED iPad app appearing in Apple ads all over town — and hel...

Dec 10, 2010
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Measuring what makes life worthwhile: Chip Conley on TED.com

When the dotcom bubble burst, hotelier Chip Conley went in search of a business model based on happiness. In an old friendship with an emplo...

Jun 21, 2010
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TED at the #Promise today: watch live

June Cohen of TED is curating a panel at today’s #Promise conference — a look at corporate social responsibility and how social ...

Jun 10, 2010
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Build a tower, build a team: Tom Wujec on TED.com

Tom Wujec presents his research into the “marshmallow problem” — a simple team-building exercise that involves dry spaghet...

Apr 22, 2010
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World Bank opens their data to the world: Hans Rosling reports!

Hans Rosling writes: So it did happen! Just hours ago World Bank president did completely change the World Bank data policy. This story show...

Apr 21, 2010
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Twitter Snapshot: Dan Pink contests carrots and sticks

Dan Pink, former speechwriter for Al Gore, is now hoping to spark a right-brain revolution in business and management. The spark clearly cau...

Jul 24, 2009
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