Talks@Univ
The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination – J K Rowling
J.K. Rowling, author of the best-selling Harry Potter book series, delivers her Commencement Address, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination,” at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association. (via harvardmagazine.com)
What matters more than your talents – Jeff Bezos
In this Princeton University graduation address, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos makes the case that our character is reflected not in the gifts we're endowed with at birth, but by the choices we make over the course of a lifetime. source: Princeton University
How to live before you die – Steve Jobs
At his Stanford University commencement speech, Steve Jobs, CEO and co-founder of Apple and Pixar, urges us to pursue our dreams and see the opportunities in life's setbacks -- including death itself. source: stanford.edu
Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams – Randy Pausch
Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who is dying from pancreatic cancer, gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving talk, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal ...
Harsha Bhogle – Achievers of Excellence @ IIM Ahmedabad
The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, better known as IIM Ahmedabad or simply IIM-A, is a school of management located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. IIMA is ranked as the toughest business school to get into in the world according to the Business Today B-School Rankings in 2007-08,2008-2009. In this video Harsha Bhogle shares his experiences at IIM and ...
Generation, Empowerment, Documentation & Media @ ISB Connect – Siddharth
Actor Siddharth talks about generation, individual empowerment, value for documentation and about how media is messing with our lives @ ISB Connect forum.