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Why a good book is a secret door
Childhood is surreal. Why shouldn’t children’s books be? In this whimsical talk, award-winning author Mac Barnett speaks about writing that escapes the page, art as a doorway to wonder — and what real kids say to a fictional whale.
Mac Barnett is a bestselling author of books for children.
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Why you procrastinate even when it feels bad
The report you’ve been putting off is due tomorrow. It’s time to buckle down, open your computer and check your phone. Maybe watch your favorite YouTube channel? Or maybe you should just start in the morning? This is the cycle of procrastination. So, why do we procrastinate when we know it’s bad for…
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Wisdom from great writers on every year of life
As different as we humans are from one another, we all age along the same great sequence, and the shared patterns of our lives pass into the pages of the books we love. In this moving talk, journalist Joshua Prager explores the stages of life through quotations from Norman Mailer, Joyce Carol…
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The Business Case for Blockchain in the Enterprise
Blockchain success stories show a path forward for organizations that have yet to embrace the technology.
Blockchain’s promise as an enterprise technology has been slow to take off, but that is about to change. Major businesses have worked their way through the challenges and are getting real…
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Listening to stories widens the imagination; telling them lets us leap over cultural walls, embrace different experiences, feel what others feel. Elif Shafak builds on this simple idea to argue that fiction can overcome identity politics.
One of the most unique novelists in today’s world literature, Elif Shafak’s…
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How to inspire every child to be a lifelong reader
According to the US Department of Education, more than 85 percent of black fourth-grade boys aren’t proficient in reading. What kind of reading experiences should we be creating to ensure that all children read well? In a talk that will make you rethink how we teach, educator and author Alvin…
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Designing books is no laughing matter. OK, it is.
Chip Kidd doesn’t judge books by their cover, he creates covers that embody the book — and he does it with a wicked sense of humor. In this deeply felt (and deeply hilarious) talk, he shares the art and the philosophy behind his cover designs. (This talk is from The Design Studio session…
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Behind the design of Seattle’s library
Architect Joshua Prince-Ramus takes the audience on dazzling, dizzying virtual tours of three recent projects: the Central Library in Seattle, the Museum Plaza in Louisville and the Charles Wyly Theater in Dallas.
Joshua Prince-Ramus is best known as architect of the Seattle Central Library, already…
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A New Way to Manage Customer Portfolios for Maximum Value
Better-informed decisions on customer relationship conversion, leverage, and defense can drive revenue and lower costs.
Many leaders understand that it’s important to create closer, more valuable relationships with customers. But if they aren’t actively managing their portfolios of weaker…
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How AI could save (not destroy) education
Sal Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, thinks artificial intelligence could spark the greatest positive transformation education has ever seen. He shares the opportunities he sees for students and educators to collaborate with AI tools — including the potential of a personal AI tutor for… Read more - Load More
