Big Ideas 101: Diana Laufenberg - How to Learn? From Mistakes

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Diana Laufenberg teaches 11th-grade American History at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. shares 3 surprising things she has learned about teaching -- including a key insight about learning from mistakes. Watch below and comment here on the blog:





David Wyld, Professor of Management
Southeastern Louisiana University

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Big Ideas 101: Amazon's Jeff Bezos - What Matters More Than Your Talents

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In this Princeton University graduation address, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos makes the case that our character is reflected not in the gifts we're endowed with at birth, but by the choices we make over the course of a lifetime. Watch below and comment here on the blog:





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Big Ideas 101: Malcolm Gladwell on Spaghetti Sauce...the Nature of Choice and Happiness

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Detective of fads and emerging subcultures, chronicler of jobs-you-never-knew-existed, Malcolm Gladwell's work is toppling the popular understanding of bias, crime, food, marketing, race, consumers and intelligence. In this TED Talk, Gladwell gets inside the food industry's pursuit of the perfect spaghetti sauce -- and makes a larger argument about the nature of choice and happiness. Watch below and comment here on the blog:





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Big Ideas 101: Richard St. John's 8 Secrets of Success

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Why do people succeed? Is it because they're smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. In this TED Talk, Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success. Watch below and comment here on the blog:





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Big Ideas 101: Arianna Huffington on How to Succeed? Her Answer - Get More Sleep

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Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post. In this short talk, Arianna Huffington shares a small idea that can awaken much bigger ones: the power of a good night's sleep. Instead of bragging about our sleep deficits, she urges us to shut our eyes and see the big picture: We can sleep our way to increased productivity and happiness -- and smarter decision-making.


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