Jacqui Smith has always wanted to be a designer. That dream continued, but instead she forged a career as a marketer in companies.
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A.S. Neill’s approach to education was controversial. He created a school at Summerhill in which children had freedom to play and be themselves. But there was a proviso. He believed in giving children freedom, Read more Ben lived a remarkable life. A healthy baby, at the age of two he was diagnosed with retinal cancer. Both eyes were removed when he was three. Encouraged by his family, Ben learned how Read more Robert has devoted much of his research to studying gratitude and thankfulness. He is the author of Thanks: How the new science of gratitude can make you happier. The video above can be Read more In the well-known video above Jill describes her experience of having a stroke. Here is the description of her talk from the TED web site. Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity Read more Sally is the President and CEO of The Skoll Foundation. In this video she describes the successes and challenges of being a social entrepreneur. She also explains how the Skoll Foundation continues to address Read more Jacqueline Novogratz is an optimist. Whilst recognising the difficult challenges in the world, she believes people can shape their futures. Speaking to Molly Petrilla for the web site Smart Planet, she describes the time Read more In this video Sheldon outlines the challenges faced by people with Learning Disabilities. These include people who are considered to have aspects of Autism, ADHA, Asperger’s Syndrome and other difficulties. At the same time, Read more This video was created by the VIA Institute. It shows character strengths in action in an elementary school classroom. It includes interviews with students who learn how to use their strengths. It also shows Read more Elisabeth did pioneering work on the themes of death and dying. She sometimes caused controversy, but her work helped people to talk about death, one of the certainties of life. The two videos in Read more |
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