Opening Remarks from Rich Lesser

BCG’s Rich Lesser welcomes you to our 2018 TED@BCG event. The spirit of rebooting, says Rich, is not just about incremental improvement. It is the chance to employ fundamental changes to the way we approach technology, globalization, social responsibility, ways of working, and more.

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Ink Made of Air Pollution
How can you create something beautiful out of something that’s devastating? Anirudh Sharma shows a device that transforms air pollution, which leads to millions of deaths each year, into ink.
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    Ink Made of Air Pollution
    Ink Made of Air Pollution
    How can you create something beautiful out of something that’s devastating? Anirudh Sharma shows a device that transforms air pollution, which leads to millions of deaths each year, into ink.
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    What Are You Willing to Give Up to Change the Way We Work?
    What Are You Willing to Give Up to Change the Way We Work?
    According to BCG’s Martin Danoesastro, successfully changing the workplace takes employees adopting new strategies and leaving old philosophies behind.
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    How to Break Bad Management Habits Before They Reach the Next Generation of Leaders
    How to Break Bad Management Habits Before They Reach the Next Generation of Leaders
    Organizations are evolving rapidly, and they're counting on their future leaders to lead with more speed, trust, and cooperation than they do today.
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    Why You Should Treat the Tech You Use at Work Like a Colleague
    Why You Should Treat the Tech You Use at Work Like a Colleague
    A company hires a bright new employee on a multimillion-dollar contract. She sets up time to meet her new team members, but most of her appointments are postponed or ignored. This employee is technology, and it's a scenario playing out in companies around the globe.
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    A Lesson on Looking
    A Lesson on Looking
    Looking closely can save a life, change a company, and offer insight into behavior. In every aspect of our lives, Amy Herman urges us: look again.
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    Confessions of a Recovering Micromanager
    Confessions of a Recovering Micromanager
    Chieh Huang explores the balance between micromanagement and autonomy. One stifles creativity and the other introduces risk. He suggests one basic solution.
  • How to Disagree Productively and Find Common Ground
    How to Disagree Productively and Find Common Ground
    How to Disagree Productively and Find Common Ground
    Public discourse is broken. BCG’s Julia Dhar shares three techniques to reshape how we talk with—and disagree with—each other.
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    Globalization Isn’t Declining—It’s Transforming
    Globalization Isn’t Declining—It’s Transforming
    The world economy is far from dead. As BCG’s Arindam Bhattacharya explains, it’s growing.
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    A New Model for Microfinance in Africa, and Beyond
    A New Model for Microfinance in Africa, and Beyond
    Previously overlooked entrepreneurs now have the opportunity to access vital capital, all thanks to custom risk models and algorithms.
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    How Do We Stop the Massive Inequality Dominating the World Economy?
    How Do We Stop the Massive Inequality Dominating the World Economy?
    By urging governments and tech titans to invest their brainpower for win-win strategic partnerships on a micro and macro level.

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The TED Talk Journey
Everyone has a TED Talk in them. Learn how BCG’s Julia Dhar utilized her pre-BCG and BCG experiences during her TED journey--and unleash your imagination.
The TED Talk Journey
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July 14, 2020
A Day in the Life of a TED Speaker
Sit in on a conversation between BCG’s Shalini Unnikrishnan and Michael Ringel; they share their experiences as former TED speakers and discuss the Reboot event.
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July 14, 2020
Preparing for a TED Talk
Learn what it takes to prepare a TED talk from two TED veterans: Amy Rule, director for BCG’s external relations, and Briar Goldberg, speaker coach director for TED.
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