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.

S is for Jonah Sachs: The Power Of Positive Stories To Change The World

Jonah starts this talk at the Sustainable Brands conference by saying he has 15 minutes to give people some ideas they can use to change the world.

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P is for Daniel Pink: Factors That Motivate Us To Perform Fine Work

In this animated video Daniel gives an introduction to the key factors that drive people in their work. This is based on a talk he gave at the Royal Society of Arts.

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F is for Daniel Forrester: Consider – Take The Time To Making Decisions

Daniel encourages people to take time to reflect before making decisions. Some decisions do need to be made quickly. But there is often time to consider the options and improve the chances of success.

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P is for Pioneers Post: Showing People Who Are Building A Better World

The video above is one of many on Pioneers Post. The web magazine is packed with articles and videos about pioneers who aim to do good work that helps people and the planet.

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M is for Sugata Mitra: Let Us Build A School In The Cloud

Sugata Mitra made a bold wish when applying for the $1 million TED Prize in 2013. He wanted to create a place where children could learn and teach each other. They would do this Read more

A is for Nicholas Albery: His Pioneering Work With Social Inventions

This article is about one of the most remarkable and lovely people I have ever met, Nicholas Albery.

Today it is common to talk about social enterprises. But in the 1970s it was not Read more

M is for MakeChangeTV: A Web-TV Platform For Social Innovation

Julie Tran founded MakeChangeTV. The organisation aims:

To explore and showcase innovative and sustainable projects that solve urgent needs around the world.

The video above highlights just one of the projects shown by Read more

C is for Candy Chang: Making Cities More Emotional

Candy is an artist who is passionate about exploring how our public spaces can help us make sense of our lives.

In the video above she talks about a project called ‘Before I Read more

G is for Elizabeth Gilbert: The Gifts You Have Are On Loan To You

Elizabeth’s talk on TED has been seen by millions of people. The author of Eat, Pray, Love has gathered much praise for honesty about the creative process.

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D is for Archie Duncanson: Publishing ‘Ecology Begins At Home’

Ecologist Archie Duncanson set his heart on being a writer when he was a boy. Disappointed by his teenage attempts at fiction, he gave up.

Then, driven by his passion for the environment, Read more