We know you’re busy, so we’ve curated our top 10 TED Talks for you to enjoy!

TED brings together some of the most inspiring thought leaders on the planet. With thousands of amazing talks to choose from it can be difficult to find TED’s hidden gems. Here, you’ll find some of the most popular TED Talks of all time, mixed in with our favorites. We think these are some of the best TED Talks out there!

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Secrets to the “Happiness Advantage” at Work

18 minutes

[ Business ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

Want to be happier at work? Solid science predicts we actually control 90% of our happiness and only 10% is related to our circumstances! Today, Shawn Anchor tells us how to nurture the "happiness advantage" in our work and home. Amazing!
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Rewilding: How Wolves Radically Change Rivers

18 minutes

[ Conservation & Sustainability ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

Author George Monbiot has coined a new term - "rewilding" - which may be the key to finding balance with the natural world. You won't believe the dramatic improvements that nature can manage for itself, once key species are reintroduced. Fascinating!
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The Wild Potential of Embracing Our Limitations

10 minutes

[ Art ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

What if embraced our limitations? What possibilities might we discover if we just owned them and let them force us to get creative. We might actually find possibilities we would never have discovered. Take a look at how remarkable this mindset can be!
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Karen Thompson: What Fear Can Teach Us!

17 minutes

[ Business ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

DO NOT MISS THIS! If you are turning your back on all the fear and malice in the news media these days, this TED Talk is a really fun and "game-changing" insight! (We use it almost every day)
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Flying Machines of the Future

12 minutes

[ Design ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

How will drones shape, or reshape, possibility in the future? In this beautiful and fascinating TED Talk, innovator Raffaello D'Andrea, along with some of his drones, lays out what the future may have in store for us!
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Hilarious James Veitch: Scamming an Email Scammer!

9 minutes

[ Business ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

What would happen if you replied to an email scam in your inbox? Comedian James Veitch decided one day to find out. The story that ensues is very funny and revealing!
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It Can All Change In An Instant (For The Better!)

11 minutes

[ Curators' Best ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

Ric Elias was on board "the Miracle of the Hudson," the US Airways flight that was set to crash before a heroic safe landing by Captain Sully. Learn what went through Elias' mind as the doomed plane went down in the icy water. It is a gift to all of us!
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DARPA: Removing the Fear of Failure

19 minutes

[ Innovation ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

What would our lives look like if we could shake our fear of failure? What would you try tomorrow if failure wasn't a bad thing? Enter: DARPA, a place we might find a new mindset! Take a look at the TED Talk by Regina Dugan and become a better you!
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Monica Lewinsky Can Teach Us a Lot

23 minutes

[ Education ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

If shame and fear were only minor players in the news media, we'd be looking at blank screens about 90% of the time. Monica Lewinsky has some really important insights on this. We were blown away by this TED Talk.
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Do Schools Kill Creativity?

16 minutes

[ Business ]

By Liesl Ulrich-Verderber

Have you ever watched the TED Talk with the most views in history: 33 million? There's a reason this one is on top. Great fun and a subject that can expand every single one of us, no matter our age.
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