Marcel Kampman » TED

Lessons from life

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:41:23 +0000

I was watching some TED Talks in the train, again looking for some fresh insights and, because I’m way behind (56 talks…) in watching them so I random picked one in iTunes: TEDTalks : Bertrand Piccard’s solar-powered adventure – Bertrand Piccard (2009). What an incredible story. A balloon as a metaphor for life. Made me also think about Itay Talgam’s story, using a conductor and orchestra as a analogy for leadership. Two beautiful inspirational stories that can be helpful for changing directions!

TEDTalk by Itay Talgam: Lead like the great conductors

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:41:44 +0000

Wow, great to start up my iTunes in the train, see what fresh new inspiration it has harvested during the day when I was working. And to see my buddy Itay listed at the top at my recent downloaded TED talks. An amazing guy, an amazing story. Also nice to find in his talk another version of the ‘Building the airplane while flying‘ theme we had for the last Mastermundo: ‘Building the rollercoaster as you actually take the ride‘. Sweet. Check it out, it’s the best thing to do for your next 20 minutes:

Alain de Botton: A kinder, gentler philosophy of success

admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:19:17 +0000

My iTunes started auto-updating my TEDTalks half an hour ago, with the talk by Alain de Botton from TED Global in Oxford from a week ago. I instantly stopped with what I was doing to watch his talk and again really enjoyed it. He’s not only a great thinker, but also a great and witty storyteller. See for yourself.

I first virtually ‘met’ him via Monocle. Since the start of Monocle I’m a fan, and because of that also subscribed to their vodcasts. Alain de Botton is a frequent guest, contributor and subject there, so also have a look at the interviews there.