I've been clearing out some of the backlog in my downloads folder this morning and finally watched Majora Carter's talk from TED2006. The talk was last February, the video posted in June, but even though it's not new, this is worth 19 of your minutes.
Majora is the Macarthur Fellow who founded Sustainable South Bronx, and her talk is simply inspiring. This is anything but a death-by-PowerPoint presentation. She'll put any challenges you're facing in context and make you wonder what else you can accomplish.
What does this have to do with the Net-Savvy theme? One of the benefits of online information sources is that everyone has access to big ideas. Some of them may even be useful in your business. TED costs over $4000 to attend, and even if you have the money, you can't necessarily get a ticket. Online videos like this make some of the best presentations available to the world.
TED's not the only one, either. Videos and handouts from industry conferences are becoming more common—I have a set from WOMBAT 2 in the queue. Have you missed an influential presentation in your industry? Have you looked for an archived version of it?
Ideas and inspiration—two more benefits of knowing what to do with your web browser.
