TED (newest addition to the hotlist) is an annual conference, held in Long Beach. The initials stand for Technology, Entertainment and Design. I said, I go to ted to rest, because the site is a collection of 20-minute (usually) videos- the best talks of TED conferences. There are 200 videos to date, so there’s a lot to see. I’d recommend watching these people, just to see what a good public speaker does, but there’s more to it.

Why do you want to watch the TED videos?

AT the TED conferences the speakers are the most acclaimed minds of today. These are the unique thinkers of our time, giving you the gist of their theories. There are many categories that may interest you, and I encourage you to explore to your heart's content, but my focus is in the business category, Not Business as Usual. Where you’ll find Seth Godin talking about purple cows, Sergey Brin and Larry Page giving you a sneak peak into Google’s future plans (2004), or Malcolm Gladwell explaining why talking to your customers matters (as seen below).



Now, wasn’t that a great way to spend 17 minutes and 48 seconds?

The Importance of the Bird's Eye View

I talk a lot about the importance of the bird's eye view, in business. This is a way of thinking you must exercise, in order to successfully run a business. When I say "exercise", I don't just mean you have to utilizes this type of thinking, I mean you have to do it again and again and again. Practice, in this case, will not make you perfect, but it will make you better. Getting better at employing the bird's eye view, means constant mental growth and an openness towards new ideas. TED is a great place to start absorbing more radical points of view, different from your own.


Enough said.

Tags: TED, Bird's Eye View, Video, Great minds, Not Business as Usual, Malcolm Gladwell