Statistician Nic Marks asks why we measure a nation's success by its productivity -- instead of by the happiness and well-being of its people. He introduces the Happy Planet Index, which tracks national well-being against resource use (because a happy life doesn't have to cost the earth). Which countries rank highest in the HPI? You might be surprised.

At TEDGlobal 2010, author Matt Ridley shows how, throughout history, the engine of human progress has been the meeting and mating of ideas to make new ideas. It's not important how clever individuals are, he says; what really matters is how smart the collective brain is.

Dan Heath explains how the environment has a tremendous influence on the way that we act and asks, “at work can you find ways to make your people better simply by changing their situation?”

Dan Heath talks about how to get your ideas across through the power of testable credentials.

In this interactive presentation—one in a series of multimedia frameworks—Lowell Bryan, a director in McKinsey’s New York office, describes the strategic control map, a framework that tracks the dynamics of market capitalization within industries.

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Richard Jolly, Adjunct Associate Professor of Organisational Behavior, discusses the obstacles facing middle managers who want to progress.

Dan Heath speaks with Fast Company on how to avoid “that dreaded bullet-drenched PowerPoint that everybody hates”.

Dan Heath speaks about appealing to the higher levels of employee motivation.

Stanford Technology Ventures Program's Executive Director Tina Seelig shares rich insights in creative thinking and the entrepreneurial mindset. Her talk, based on her 2009 book, What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20, cites numerous classroom successes of applied problem-solving and the lessons of failure.

Michael G. Jacobides, Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management, talks about changes in the competitive environment.