Tunnel Vision
Sometimes we mistake bloody mindedness for tunnel vision. It isn’t. And it’s a common mistake among those who think it is. But where being bloody minded makes us stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to co-operate; tunnel vision on the otherhand keeps what matters central in our vision. The effect is a constricted circular tunnel-like field of […]
Casey Sheahan: The Next Industrial Revolution
Are we in the midst of the next industrial revolution? Casey Sheahan weaves his personal story with the corporate story of Patagonia. He shows us there the real links between responsibility corporate transparency, responsibility and profitability.
Justin Hall-Tipping: Freeing energy from the grid
What would happen if we could generate power from our windowpanes? In this moving talk, entrepreneur Justin Hall-Tipping shows the materials that could make that possible, and how questioning our notion of ‘normal’ can lead to extraordinary break-throughs.
Bunker Roy: Learning from a Barefoot Movement
In Rajasthan, India, an extraordinary school teaches rural women and men, many of them illiterate to become solar engineers, artisans, dentists and doctors in their own villages. It’s called the Barefoot College, and its founder, Bunker Roy, explains how it works.
Mary Gordon: The Ultimate Human Trait
The Honourable Landon Pearson, Canadian Children’s Rights advocate and retired Senator says of Mary, “Mary Gordon introduces us to the wisdom of babies and shows us how they can teach us – and our children – what it is to be human. Over a lifetime, I have learned that the human capacities for empathy and […]
