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Chaos Theory -- Values' Systems are the strange
attractor that shape all human behaviour. A 60 minute documentary from BBC4 and
a 10 minute video explanation from U-tube will help you understand chaos theory.
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Who's Counting? -- Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics. In
this feature-length documentary, Marilyn Waring demystifies the language of
economics by defining it as a value system in which all goods
and activities are related only to their monetary value. As a result, unpaid
work is unrecognized while activities that may be environmentally and socially
detrimental are deemed productive. Waring maps out an alternative vision using a
new currency.
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The PostGrowth Economy -- Two videos and one animate which,
in approximately 5 minutes each, put a strong case for why we must URGENTLY find a way to recreate the world's
economies so they provide us with Properity Without Growth.
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Prosperity Without Growth -- Tim Jackson, a
professor of Sustainable Development and author of the book, "Prosperity Without
Growth", argues it's time to re-think the very notion of growth and what it
means to be genuinely prosperous.
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David Suzuki's Legacy -- A lecture
from David Suzuki which nicely complements the above lecture from Tim Jackson.
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Susan Greenfield:
The Future of the Brain - Baroness Susan Greenfield shows how modern
technology is affecting the development of the human brain.
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Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Creativity, fulfillment and flow
- Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi asks, "What makes a life worth living?" Noting that
money cannot make us happy, he looks to those who find pleasure and lasting
satisfaction in activities that bring about a state of "flow."
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Sugata Mitra: Can kids teach themselves?
- Speaking at LIFT 2007, Sugata Mitra talks about his Hole in the Wall project. Young kids
in this project figured out how to use a PC on their own -- and then taught
other kids. He asks, what else can children teach themselves? This is a great
demonstration of the principle of self-organising systems: when given the right
resources and support of their values, magic happens.
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We are educating people out of their creativity
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Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating
an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. Why don't
we get the best out of people?
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Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the revolution! | Video on TED.com
- In this
poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the
case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning --
creating conditions where kids' natural talents can flourish.
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RSA Animate: Sir Ken Robinson
- Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson asks, "How do we make change happen in education and how do we make it last?"