Many of life's transformative conversations are also the most difficult ones -- those we tend to avoid. In this practical talk, conflict resolution expert Adar Cohen urges us to lean into these exchanges and offers three simple ways to steer them more effectively.

The president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, Jimmy Carter used his post-presidency years to work for peace, teach, write and engage in global activism.

By traversing the globe and digging through archives to recover records of aggression, radicalization and conflict, Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah educates and trains audiences in innovative dispute management techniques.

A researcher and peacemaking practitioner with experience in conflict zones, Olivia Lazard knows that the fights for peace and for climate action are one and the same.

Georgette Bennett works to counter hate and improve human rights. She'll take any opportunity to make the world a better place.

Severine Autesserre traces civil war and endemic violence to its roots, and its resolution, in local and interpersonal conflicts.

Paige Alexander leads The Carter Center in its efforts to advance peace, human rights and health care across the globe through conflict resolution, election observation and disease eradication programs.

Erricka Bridgeford intimately engages with issues related to murder and violence.

About this event: A TEDx talk is a short presentation with the purpose of sharing ideas. The focus of this talk will include workplace wellness topics such as mental health, LGBTQ+, conflict resolution and communication, trauma, burnout, morale, and more. Come be part of KPH’s very own TEDx Talk!

Sevidzem Ernestine Leikeki has a drive to care for nature, foster women's empowerment and build future nature-lovers.

About this event: With this event we aim to create an interactive atmosphere where different people are able to discuss how they managed to rise after hitting rock bottom and how after learning from failure they were able to achieve extraordinary things. This big topic will be addressed by a variety of speakers from different areas and nationalities, each will pr...

WorkLife with Adam Grant Tuesday, April 13, 2021 GLENNON DOYLE: [00:00:00] My wife, Abby likes to have a lot, just a lot of things. And this includes food. So when Abby orders let's say pizza, we have five people in our family. She might come home with four pizzas. She may come home with five pizzas. ADAM GRANT: [00:00:18] This is Glennon Doyl...

Samar Ali engages in some of the most entrenched conflicts of our time, always with the intent of finding positive resolution through common ground.

Senior TED Fellow Constance Hockaday is an artist and an organizational development leader.

Mikhail Zygar is the founder of Future History, the creative digital studio behind Project1917 and 1968.digital.

About this event: TEDx University of Birmingham is an event that will showcase eight high-impact talks from various speakers based around the theme of Throwing Caution to the Wind – or in other words, risk taking. Speakers cannot exceed the timeframe of 18 minutes, keeping talks general, concise and above all inspirational and entertaining. We have an eclecti...

Conflict is the biggest barrier to tackling climate change, says youth advocate Victor Ochen. Having seen firsthand how war undermined Uganda's economic and environmental potential, he explains the need to address the shared root causes of conflict and climate issues — starting by empowering African youth.

The daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Dr. Bernice Albertine King is a connector, communicator, community builder and CEO of The King Center.

Severine Autesserre studies the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is in the middle of the deadliest conflict since World War II; it's been called "the largest ongoing humanitarian crisis in the world.” The conflict seems hopelessly, unsolvably large. But her insight from decades of listening and engaging: The conflicts are often locally based....

How do you build a civil society that functions in the midst of civil war? Lessons from Syria. Last week, forty Syrians took the risk of leaving their homes and crossing the border into Turkey. Unlike many who cross, though, these Syrians planned to return. Their goal in Turkey: an intensive week-long workshop on how to rebuild their society. ...

"I'm not a pacifist, but in the end, war is the greatest human rights abuse and does not make the world safer," says Gabrielle Rifkind, director of the Oxford Process, an organization dedicated to ending armed conflict. She shares how inclusive negotiating strategies can prevent war from breaking out or stop an ongoing conflict — and shows what ...

TED and Doha Debates have joined forces to explore the power of thoughtful debates and civil discourse in an increasingly polarized world. As tensions rise on the world stage, Doha Debates is building meaningful conversations across differences to find solutions to the world’s biggest challenges in a series of live debates, digital videos, podca...

The speakers in this session can't be contained in a cubicle or desk chair. These bold thinkers -- from an activist surfacing human rights on video to a scientist uncovering the biodiversity of her island nation -- do their work out in the world, surfacing fresh insights as they go. The speakers who’ll appear in this session: Ameenah Gur...

William Ury, author of "Getting to Yes," offers an elegant, simple (but not easy) way to create agreement in even the most difficult situations -- from family conflict to, perhaps, the Middle East.

TV news legend Christiane Amanpour is known for her uncompromising approach to reporting and interviewing.

Last night in the TED office, we held a salon all about spring cleaning -- for your life. Themed "A Better You," the event featured four speakers with ideas on how to make a better, happier, more productive self. First to speak was The Power of Habit author Charles Duhigg, a reporter for The New York Times who won a Pulitzer Prize last we...