Ideas worth spreading

Lola Åkerström • TEDxStockholm

The power of asking "Why not?"

In a world that forces us to be one-dimensional, asking “why not” can help us reflect, understand each other better, challenge the status quo, and personally motivate us, when doors are metaphorically closed to us.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxStockholm, an independent event.

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In a world that forces us to be one-dimensional, asking “why not” can help us reflect, understand each other better, challenge the status quo, and personally motivate us, when doors are metaphorically closed to us.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxStockholm, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.

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