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What would happen to humanity if generosity went viral? Sharing transformative stories from around the world, head of TED Chris

Jan 9, 2024  #TED #TEDTalks #InfectiousGenerosity

What would happen to humanity if generosity went viral? Sharing transformative stories from around the world, head of TED Chris Anderson outlines why the time has come for the internet to realize its power to supercharge small acts of kindness, changing lives at a scale never experienced before. Learn how to cultivate a generous mindset — with or without giving money — and get inspired with tools to amplify your impact. "Be brave. Give what you can, and then be absolutely amazed at what happens next," Anderson says.

Learn more about Infectious Generosity at https://www.infectiousgenerosity.org and meet the Infectious Generosity Guru — AI to help you help others — at https://ai.infectiousgenerosity.org.

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Sustainability is pretty clearly one of the world's most important goals; but what groups can really make environmental

Sustainability is pretty clearly one of the world's most important goals; but what groups can really make environmental progress in leaps and bounds? Chris McKnett makes the case that it's large institutional investors. He shows how strong financial data isn't enough, and reveals why investors need to look at a company's environmental, social and governance structures, too.

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Published on Feb 12, 2014

Bestselling author, media pioneer, and curator of TED for over twenty years, Chris Anderson discusses his book Infectious Generosity: The Ultimate Idea Worth

Bestselling author, media pioneer, and curator of TED for over twenty years, Chris Anderson discusses his book Infectious Generosity: The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading, which explores one of humankind’s defining but overlooked impulses, and how we can super-charge its potential to build a hopeful future.

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Through the power of the internet, he has helped the world’s boldest thinkers share their most uplifting and world-changing concepts and with Infectious Generosity, Chris encourages all of us to harness the internet as a force that brings people together instead of driving them apart. Through a combination of inspiring stories, cutting-edge psychological research, and practical guidance, the book serves as both a manifesto and a playbook for embarking on a journey of generosity.

Chris Anderson has been the curator of TED since 2001, overseeing its transformation from an annual conference to a nonprofit with global reach, sharing TED Talks, podcasts, and TED-Ed videos freely to all. His TED mantra—“ideas worth spreading”—continues to blossom on an international scale, with some three billion TED Talks viewed annually.

Moderated by Zara Brownless.

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EarthSayers Special Collection: Artists and

EarthSayers Special Collection: Artists and Musicians is part of our "Champions" category and features individuals with great gifts who use them to address social, cultural, environmental and/or economic elements of sustainability through their art, music and communications talents. The artist, Chris Jordan's work, as one example, addresses the unconscious behaviors that add up to catastrophic consequences which no one intended. He explores the phenomenon of American consumerism.