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Playlist: A blueprint for diversity in the workplace (8 talks)

The basics on how to nurture and manage groups of people with different backgrounds and perspectives -- on a micro and macro level. (Curated in partnership with Nuveen.)
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/a_blueprint_for_diversity_in_the_workplace

Playlist: Fascinating windows into humanity (5 talks)

A collection of studies and photography series that showcase the intrigue, beauty and diversity of human life.
Curated by TED · 5 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/fascinating_windows_into_human

Wobbly World: Diversity in harmony

As 12 musicians from disparate cultures harmonize their eastern and western scales, they show the long bridges that music can build.
https://www.ted.com/talks/wobbly_world_diversity_in_harmony

Hayley Yeates: It's (past) time to appreciate cultural diversity

With tart humor, Hayley Yeates makes the case that investing in cultural diversity is just as important as fostering gender diversity.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hayley_yeates_it_s_past_time_to_appreciate_cultural_diversity

Bassam Tariq: The beauty and diversity of Muslim life

Bassam Tariq is a blogger, a filmmaker, and a halal butcher -- but one thread unites his work: His joy in the diversity, the humanness of our individual experiences. In this charming talk, he shares clips from his film "These Birds Walk" and images from his tour of 30 mosques in 30 days -- and reminds us to consider the beautiful complexity with...
https://www.ted.com/talks/bassam_tariq_the_beauty_and_diversity_of_muslim_life

Rebeca Hwang: The power of diversity within yourself

Rebeca Hwang has spent a lifetime juggling identities -- Korean heritage, Argentinian upbringing, education in the United States -- and for a long time she had difficulty finding a place in the world to call home. Yet along with these challenges came a pivotal realization: that a diverse background is a distinct advantage in today's globalized w...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rebeca_hwang_the_power_of_diversity_within_yourself

Rocío Lorenzo: How diversity makes teams more innovative

Are diverse companies really more innovative? Rocío Lorenzo and her team surveyed 171 companies to find out -- and the answer was a clear yes. In a talk that will help you build a better, more robust company, Lorenzo dives into the data and explains how your company can start producing fresher, more creative ideas by treating diversity as a comp...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rocio_lorenzo_want_a_more_innovative_company_hire_more_women

Sana Amanat: The importance of diversity in the comic book universe

Since day one as Director of Character and Content Development at Marvel Comics, Sana Amanat has pushed to create and promote superheroes who aren't just straight white men. In this inspiring talk, she discusses the encouraging results of that editorial mission -- and stresses the importance of diversity in a medium that serves a decidedly heter...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sana_amanat_the_importance_of_diversity_in_the_comic_book_universe

Mellody Hobson: Color blind or color brave?

The subject of race can be very touchy. As finance executive Mellody Hobson says, it's a "conversational third rail." But, she says, that's exactly why we need to start talking about it. In this engaging, persuasive talk, Hobson makes the case that speaking openly about race — and particularly about diversity in hiring -- makes for better busin...
https://www.ted.com/talks/mellody_hobson_color_blind_or_color_brave

Vernā Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly toward them

Our biases can be dangerous, even deadly — as we've seen in the cases of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner, in Staten Island, New York. Diversity advocate Vernā Myers looks closely at some of the subconscious attitudes we hold toward out-groups. She makes a plea to all people: Acknowledge your biases. Then move toward, not awa...
https://www.ted.com/talks/verna_myers_how_to_overcome_our_biases_walk_boldly_toward_them

Janet Stovall: How to get serious about diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Imagine a workplace where people of all colors and races are able to climb every rung of the corporate ladder -- and where the lessons we learn about diversity at work actually transform the things we do, think and say outside the office. How do we get there? In this candid talk, inclusion advocate Janet Stovall shares a three-part action plan f...
https://www.ted.com/talks/janet_stovall_how_to_get_serious_about_diversity_and_inclusion_in_the_workplace

Spencer Wells: A family tree for humanity

All humans share some common bits of DNA, passed down to us from our African ancestors. Geneticist Spencer Wells talks about how his Genographic Project will use this shared DNA to figure out how we are -- in all our diversity -- truly connected.
https://www.ted.com/talks/spencer_wells_is_building_a_family_tree_for_all_humanity

Chip Conley: What baby boomers can learn from millennials at work -- and vice versa

For the first time ever, we have five generations in the workplace at the same time, says entrepreneur Chip Conley. What would happen if we got intentional about how we all work together? In this accessible talk, Conley shows how age diversity makes companies stronger and calls for different generations to mentor each other at work, with wisdom ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/chip_conley_what_baby_boomers_can_learn_from_millennials_at_work_and_vice_versa

Frans Lanting: The story of life in photographs

In this stunning slideshow, celebrated nature photographer Frans Lanting presents The LIFE Project, a poetic collection of photographs that tell the story of our planet, from its eruptive beginnings to its present diversity. Soundtrack by Philip Glass.
https://www.ted.com/talks/frans_lanting_s_lyrical_nature_photos

Wade Davis: Dreams from endangered cultures

With stunning photos and stories, National Geographic Explorer Wade Davis celebrates the extraordinary diversity of the world's indigenous cultures, which are disappearing from the planet at an alarming rate.
https://www.ted.com/talks/wade_davis_on_endangered_cultures

Melinda Epler: 3 ways to be a better ally in the workplace

We're taught to believe that hard work and dedication will lead to success, but that's not always the case. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation are among the many factors that affect our chances, says writer and advocate Melinda Epler, and it's up to each of us to be allies for those who face discrimination. In this...
https://www.ted.com/talks/melinda_epler_3_ways_to_advocate_for_a_more_inclusive_workplace

Vernā Myers | TED Speaker

Vernā Myers is dedicated to promoting meaningful, lasting diversity in the workplace.
Diversity advocate
https://www.ted.com/speakers/verna_myers

Shadé Zahrai and Aric Yegudkin: The rhythmic beauty of collaboration

This partner dance is "a beautiful expression of unity" that celebrates "diversity through collaboration," offers Shadé Zahrai (accompanied onstage by Aric Yegudkin). Zahrai suggests that we are all dancers on the stage of life, with a part to play in building our collective future.
https://www.ted.com/talks/shade_zahrai_and_aric_yegudkin_the_rhythmic_beauty_of_collaboration

David Gallo: Deep ocean mysteries and wonders

In the deepest, darkest parts of the oceans are ecosystems with more diversity than a tropical rainforest. Taking us on a voyage into the ocean -- from the deepest trenches to the remains of Titanic -- marine biologist David Gallo explores the wonder and beauty of marine life.
https://www.ted.com/talks/deep_ocean_mysteries_and_wonders

Shea Hembrey: How I became 100 artists

How do you stage an international art show with work from 100 different artists? If you're Shea Hembrey, you invent all of the artists and artwork yourself -- from large-scale outdoor installations to tiny paintings drawn with a single-haired brush. Watch this funny, mind-bending talk to see the explosion of creativity and diversity of skills a ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/shea_hembrey_how_i_became_100_artists

Playlist: Misconceptions of Islam and Muslim life (10 talks)

See beyond the prejudice, stereotypes and thoughtless hate with these talks about the Muslim faith.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/misconceptions_of_islam_and_mu

Cary Fowler | TED Speaker

Biodiversity warrior Cary Fowler wants to save the world from agricultural collapse, one seed at a time.
Biodiversity archivist
https://www.ted.com/speakers/cary_fowler

Nadjia Yousif | TED Speaker

BCG's Nadjia Yousif designs and implements programs for large financial services institutions to adapt and thrive in an era of technology disruption.
Technology mentor
https://www.ted.com/speakers/nadjia_yousif

Sayu Bhojwani: Immigrant voices make democracy stronger

In politics, representation matters -- and that's why we should elect leaders who reflect their country's diversity and embrace its multicultural tapestry, says Sayu Bhojwani. Through her own story of becoming an American citizen, the immigration scholar reveals how her love and dedication to her country turned into a driving force for political...
https://www.ted.com/talks/sayu_bhojwani_how_immigrant_voices_make_democracy_stronger

Rosie King: How autism freed me to be myself

“People are so afraid of variety that they try to fit everything into a tiny little box with a specific label,” says 16-year-old Rosie King, who is bold, brash and autistic. She wants to know: Why is everyone so worried about being normal? She sounds a clarion call for every kid, parent, teacher and person to celebrate uniqueness. It’s a soaring...
https://www.ted.com/talks/rosie_king_how_autism_freed_me_to_be_myself

Titus Kaphar: Can art amend history?

Artist Titus Kaphar makes paintings and sculptures that wrestle with the struggles of the past while speaking to the diversity and advances of the present. In an unforgettable live workshop, Kaphar takes a brush full of white paint to a replica of a 17th-century Frans Hals painting, obscuring parts of the composition and bringing its hidden stor...
https://www.ted.com/talks/titus_kaphar_can_art_amend_history

Shawn Martinbrough: How I change perceptions by drawing comics

Growing up as a comic book fan, artist Shawn Martinbrough rarely saw people of color depicted positively (or at all) in the stories he loved. So he headed over to New York Comic Con to wrangle himself his first assignment for Marvel Comics. Now, as a successful artist who has worked on "Black Panther" and "Hellboy," he shares the importance of d...
https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_martinbrough_how_one_black_panther_comic_artist_is_changing_perceptions

Stacy Smith | TED Speaker

Stacy Smith shows how Hollywood’s homogenous (and overwhelmingly male) culture systematically excludes women and minorities.
Media researcher
https://www.ted.com/speakers/stacy_smith

Patty McCord | TED Speaker

Patty McCord served as chief talent officer of Netflix for 14 years and helped create the Netflix Culture Deck. Since it was first posted on the web, the Culture Deck has been viewed more than 15 million times, and Sheryl Sandberg has said that it "may be the most important document ever to come out of Silicon Valley."
Author, maven
https://www.ted.com/speakers/patty_mccord

Why we shouldn't underestimate the power of diversity

The best way to prepare for a future of unknown complexity? Build on the strength of our differences, explain MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito and writer Jeff Howe. In the fall of 2011, the journal Nature Structural and Molecular Biology published a paper revealing that after more than a decade of effort, researchers had succeeded in mapping the ...
Posted March 3, 2017
http://ideas.ted.com/why-we-shouldnt-underestimate-the-power-of-diversity
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