J.K. Rowling’s address at Harvard focused on The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination.
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Susan Cain’s fine work about introverts became widely known through this TED talk. She gives many more insights in her book Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking. You Read more Sherwin Nuland is a surgeon and author. He is well-known for books such as How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter and The Art of Aging: A Doctor’s Prescription for Well-Being. Sherwin spoke Read more Jim Collins talks about Level 5 leadership, a concept he describes in his book Good To Great. Such leaders build greatness in an organisation through combining qualities that, on the surface, appear paradoxical. They Read more Magic Bus helps young people enjoy their childhood and also learn skills to develop a livelihood. It reaches more than 250,000 children in India, for example, by educating over 8,000 leaders who can help Read more Thorkil Sonne was elected as an Ashoka Fellow in 2009. Here is the citation that was published at the time. https://www.ashoka.org/fellow/thorkil-sonne Thorkil changes the way society perceives autism by transforming it from a Read more Sparknews aims to share innovative solutions. It does this through an open source and collaborative solution-based video platform and with news media. The aim is to develop what it calls Impact Journalism. Below are Read more The Case Foundation was established by Jean and Steve Case in 1997. It invests in people and ideas that implement solutions to social challenges. It particularly focuses on combining the principles of Read more Edutopia focuses on what works in education. It provides a massive resource of positive models and practical tools that educators can use in their daily work. Educators can get information about teaching Read more Now 6 weeks since the operation and things seem to be going well. Here is the journey so far. The weekend following the operation was fine. Managed to go for a few walks, even Read more |
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