Attached is a video from the site Ted.com. TED is an organization that produces talks from the best and the brightest people in the fields of Technology, Entertainment and Design. Often, TED Talks focus on economic or sociological issues that impact all of us in one way or another. In this talk from earlier this year, Geoff Mulgan discusses the opportunities that the world economy has in the face of rebuilding after the recession.
Geoff Mulgan is director of the Young Foundation which in previous incarnations under Michael Young (described by Harvard’s Daniel Bell as ‘the world’s greatest entrepreneur of social enterprises’) initiated dozens of new organisations and initiatives including patient-led healthcare and schools for social entrepreneurs. Between 1997 and 2004 Geoff had various roles in the UK government including director of the Government’s Strategy Unit and head of policy in the Prime Minister’s office. Before that he was the founder and director of the think-tank Demos, adviser to Gordon Brown MP, and a reporter for BBC TV and radio.
Assignment:
Watch the 18 min talk and then post a comment in reaction to the speech. Your comment should be clear and concise and add to the discussion. A simple, 'I liked it', or "I don't get it" will not suffice.
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