I talk about these 3 presentations all the time, so I thought I’d share them here.
Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths. Not only brilliantly interesting but also the absolute coolest way to present data I’ve ever seen. The lesson is also that looking at top-level macro data can often be misleading.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/92
Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? Well delivered, brilliantly funny, no powerpoint (!) and an awesome message. The current education system that was created largely during the industrial revolution won’t work in the future.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/66
Joshua Prince-Ramus: Designing the Seattle Central Library using an approach he calls “hyper rational process”. How using rationality can result into something beautiful.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/49
What are yours?