Stacey Toews: Hug a Farmer
Doing business sustainably can be achieved by creating personal relationships with the farmers you do business with. Stacey Toews is the co-founder of Level-Ground Trading.
Jane McGonigal: The Game that can give you 10 Extra Years of Life
When Game Designer Jane McGonigal found herself bedridden and suicidal following a severe concussion, she had a fascinating idea for how to get better. She dove into the scientific research and created the healing game, ‘SuperBetter’. In this moving talk, Jane explains how a game can boost resilience and promises to add 7.5 minutes to […]
Elyn Saks: A Tale of Mental Illness from the Inside
“Is it okay if I totally trash your office?” It’s a question Elyn Saks once asked her doctor, and it wasn’t a joke. A legal scholar, in 2007 Saks came forward with her own story of schizophrenia, controlled by drugs and therapy but ever-present. In this powerful talk, she asks us to see people with […]
