Igår samlades vi en liten skara geek girls på LBi’s kontor i centrala Göteborg för att se på inspirerande TED Talks och för att diskutera intrycken efteråt. Maria och Emilie hade fixat så att lokalen var upplyst med värmeljus och det stod serverat ett härligt bord med surdegsbröd, franska dessertostar och mörkchoklad. Ingen geek girl ska behöva lida i onödan, som Maria brukar säga.

Vi hade fått in tips på bästa TED Talks genom vår Facebooksida och vi fick in fler tips än vad vi hann se. Ett event som detta visar också på att man inte behöver förbereda en massa olika talare och ha stora inbjudningar, utan att låta enkelheten i att tillsammans ta sig tid och se olika TED Talks som vi kanske inte alltid får sett annars i vår vardag.

Nedan är listan på de talks som vi såg (har längre beskrivning) och de som vi inte hann se just igår.

 

TED Talks

 

Madeleine Albright: On being a woman and a diplomat

Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright talks bluntly about politics and diplomacy, making the case that women’s issues deserve a place at the center of foreign policy. Far from being a ”soft” issue, she says, women’s issues are often the very hardest ones, dealing directly with life and death. A frank and funny Q&A with Pat Mitchell from the Paley Center.

Since leaving office as US Secretary of State in 2001, Madeleine Albright has continued her distinguished career in foreign affairs as a businesswoman, political adviser and professor.

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Amy Tan: Where does creativity hide?

Novelist Amy Tan digs deep into the creative process, looking for hints of how hers evolved.

Amy Tan is the author of such beloved books as The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God’s Wife and The Hundred Secret Senses.

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Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are

Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” — standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident — can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success.

Amy Cuddy’s research on body language reveals that we can change other people’s perceptions — and even our own body chemistry — simply by changing body positions.

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Cynthia Breazeal: The rise of personal robots

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story

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Susan Cain: The power of introverts

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Candy Chang: Before I die I want to…

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Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight

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Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders

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Kavita Ramdas: Radical women, embracing tradition

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Manal al-Sharif: A Saudi woman who dared to drive

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Hanna Rosin: New data on the rise of women

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