Inspire To Action

TED Radio Hour

NPR

Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.4 • 21.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Original broadcast date: May 18, 2018. What motivates us to take up a cause, follow a leader, or create change? This hour, TED speakers explore stories of inspirational leadership, and what makes some movements more successful than others. Guests include high school history teacher Diane Wolk-Rogers, writer and behavioral researcher Simon Sinek, 2016 Icelandic presidential candidate Halla Tomasdottir, professor of leadership Jochen Menges, and writer and activist Naomi Klein.

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0:30.3	So there are certain people who have this ability to motivate us to take up a cause, to follow them or want to create change.
0:42.1	But how does some leaders like Nelson Mandela or Toronto Burke have the ability to inspire people?
0:48.6	And when does that influence actually spark others to take action?
0:52.9	Well, we explore all those ideas in this episode.
0:55.7	It's called Inspire to Action.
0:57.7	And it originally aired in May of 2018.
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