How conscious investors can turn up the heat and make companies change | Vinay Shandal
In a talk that's equal parts funny and urgent, consultant Vinay Shandal shares stories of the world's top activist investors, showing how in...
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What baby boomers can learn from millennials at work -- and vice versa | Chip Conley
For the first time ever, we have five generations in the workplace at the same time, says entrepreneur Chip Conley. What would happen if we...
How cryptocurrency can help start-ups get investment capital | Ashwini Anburajan
We're living in a golden era of innovation, says entrepreneur Ashwini Anburajan -- but venture capital hasn't evolved to keep up, and start-...
Why it's too hard to start a business in Africa -- and how to change it | Magatte Wade
Many African countries are poor for a simple reason, says entrepreneur Magatte Wade: governments have created far too many obstacles to star...
3 ways to be a better ally in the workplace | Melinda Briana Epler
We're taught to believe that hard work and dedication will lead to success, but that's not always the case. Gender, race, ethnicity, religio...
3 ways businesses can fight sex trafficking | Nikki Clifton
Sex buying doesn't just happen late at night on street corners in the shady part of town -- it also happens online, in the middle of the wor...
Let's get honest about our money problems | Tammy Lally
Struggling to budget and manage finances is common -- but talking honestly and openly about it isn't. Why do we hide our problems around mon...
Don't fail fast -- fail mindfully | Leticia Gasca
We celebrate bold entrepreneurs whose ingenuity led them to success, but what happens to those who fail? Far too often, they bury their stor...
How to get serious about diversity and inclusion in the workplace | Janet Stovall
Imagine a workplace where people of all colors and races are able to climb every rung of the corporate ladder -- and where the lessons we le...
The little risks you can take to increase your luck | Tina Seelig
Luck is rarely a lightning strike, isolated and dramatic -- it's much more like the wind, blowing constantly. Catching more of it is easy bu...
How to train employees to have difficult conversations | Tamekia MizLadi Smith
It's time to invest in face-to-face training that empowers employees to have difficult conversations, says Tamekia MizLadi Smith. In a witty...
The rapid growth of the Chinese internet -- and where it's headed | Gary Liu
The Chinese internet has grown at a staggering pace -- it now has more users than the combined populations of the US, UK, Russia, Germany, F...
How Netflix changed entertainment -- and where it's headed | Reed Hastings
Netflix changed the world of entertainment -- first with DVD-by-mail, then with streaming media and then again with sensational original sho...
Why the secret to success is setting the right goals | John Doerr
Our leaders and institutions are failing us, but it's not always because they're bad or unethical, says venture capitalist John Doerr -- oft...
How to turn a group of strangers into a team | Amy Edmondson
Business school professor Amy Edmondson studies "teaming," where people come together quickly (and often temporarily) to solve new, urgent o...
The age-old sharing economies of Africa -- and why we should scale them | Robert Neuwirth
From rides to homes and beyond, we're sharing everything these days, with the help of digital tools. But as modern and high-tech as the shar...
A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow | Kate Raworth
What would a sustainable, universally beneficial economy look like? "Like a doughnut," says Oxford economist Kate Raworth. In a stellar, eye...
My $500 house in Detroit -- and the neighbors who helped me rebuild it | Drew Philp
In 2009, journalist and screenwriter Drew Philp bought a ruined house in Detroit for $500. In the years that followed, as he gutted the inte...
Need a new idea? Start at the edge of what is known | Vittorio Loreto
"Where do great ideas come from?" Starting with this question in mind, Vittorio Loreto takes us on a journey to explore a possible mathemati...
To solve the world's biggest problems, invest in women and girls | Musimbi Kanyoro
As CEO of the Global Fund for Women, Musimbi Kanyoro works to support women and their ideas so they can expand and grow. She introduces us t...