Social Change Central presents seven TED talks to inspire people to act, make a difference in the world, and "ignite your inner changemaker".
These seven TED speakers include: Michael Porter (business school professor); Peter Singer (philosopher); Harish Manwani (COO of Unilever); Dan Pallotta (activist and fundraiser); Kailash Satyarthi (Nobel Peace Prize Laureate); Jessica Jackley (co-founder of Kiva.org); and Sendhil Mullainathan (MacArthur winner).
The TED speakers addressed the following (respectively): The case for letting business solve social problems; The why and how of effective altruism; Profit's not always the point; The way we think about charity is wrong; How to make peace? Get angry; Poverty, money - and love; and Solving social problems with a nudge.
TED is a growing collection of thousands of free, relatively short presentations from some of the most engaging speakers around the world. TED Talks aims to spread new and innovative ideas by giving a voice to diverse individuals from a range of disciplines and cultures.
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