TED Videos
The TED website explains that TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. Starting out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds, TED has expanded to hold conferences that aim to bring together "the world's greatest thinkers and doers.
Cradle to Cradle Design, William McDonough
Architect and designer William McDonough asks what our buildings and products would look like if designers took into account "All children, all species, for all time." A tireless proponent of absolute sustainability (with a deadpan sense of humor), he explains his philosophy of "cradle to cradle" design, which bridge the needs of ecology and economics. [Source: TED.com]
Sir Ken Robinson, Do Schools Kill Creativity?
Why don't we get the best out of people? Sir Ken Robinson argues that it's because we've been educated to become good workers, rather than creative thinkers.