Choosing To Do Positive Work

This section focuses on people who choose to do positive work that helps people or the planet.

It also provides practical tools and exercises that people can use in their own ways.

P is for Lluis Pareras: Five Keys To Success For Social Entrepreneurs

Lluis presents an interesting point of view in this video.

Even if you do not agree with everything he says, it can be useful to know his approach. Here is the TED Read more

V is for Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy: Sharing The Gift Of Sight

The video above gives a short introduction to the work of Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy.

Known as Dr. V., he helped many people to see again. Below is a much longer film called Read more

L is for Charles Leadbeater: Educational Innovation From The Slums

Charles explains why we need to radically shift the way we think about education.

We need to move away from a view of schooling that was rooted in the 19th Century. This Read more

R is for Anita Roddick: Pioneering The Way

Anita was a pioneer in many ways. She acted as a role model for people who wanted to build ethical and successful businesses.

At the same time, she was also prepared to Read more

B is for Penny Brohn: Her Pioneering Work For People With Cancer

Penny Brohn created a remarkable legacy. She helped to give birth to The Bristol Cancer Help Centre.

The work done there has helped many people to develop their inner strength and improve the quality Read more

E is for Expeditionary Learning: An Approach That Works In Schools

http://vimeo.com/elschools/2010video

The Expeditionary Learning approach has proved successful for many students. EL enables the students:

To enjoy learning,

To achieve high test scores.

To apply the knowledge to real life challenges.

Here is an excerpt Read more

G is for Arvind Gupta: Turning Trash Into Toys For Learning

The video above shows a talk Arvind gave at TED.

In it he describes how he uses local trash to teach science to children in India. He also helps them to make Read more

V is for Chad Varah: His Work With The Samaritans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=5k9X3UruFoo

Chad was an Anglican clergyman who founded the Samaritans in 1953. Suicide was illegal at the time and he felt something could be done to help people in distress.

In the video Read more

H is for Edward Hallowell: Enabling People To Shine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=wiDbhQrPtOc

Edward, who is known as ‘Ned’, is a child and adult psychiatrist. You can discover more about his work at his web site.

http://www.drhallowell.com/

In the video he explains several themes Read more

V is for Peter Vidmar: Getting A Perfect 10

Peter Vidmar won a Gold Medal in gymnastics at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Looking back at how his event was scored in those days, he describes the steps people took to score the Read more