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How power powers ideas | Nilofer Merchant | TEDxUniversityofNevada

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Nilofer Merchant |

TEDxUniversityofNevada

• February 2019

Evidence tells us one half to as much as 70% of new ideas are ignored. Nilofer Merchant explains why our marketplace of ideas favors those who already have places of power in society or organizations. She describes how to include ideas from that power of place where only one stands. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

Evidence tells us one half to as much as 70% of new ideas are ignored. Nilofer Merchant explains why our marketplace of ideas favors those who already have places of power in society or organizations. She describes how to include ideas from that power of place where only one stands. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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