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Video: Emer Beamer “Fighting poverty by design”
Emer Beamer is one of the co-founders of Butterfly Works, an Amsterdam agency that works to solve the problem of poverty from a design perspective. Butterfly Works believes in co-design, that is, working together with those living in poverty in orde
Marlon Parker
Marlon Parker is a Social Entrepreneur and an Information Technology Lecturer at Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) since October 2000. His field and expertise is in ICT for Community Empowerment. Marlon is co-author of the publishe
VIDEO: Jacob Gelt Dekker on the search for the pot of gold
Jacob Gelt Dekker from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo. Jacob Gelt Dekker is a modern day explorer with an entrepreneurial spin and above all a philanthropist. Gelt Dekker’s entrepreneurial successes include hotels, art companies, music businesses and one-
VIDEO: Mabel van Oranje on change
TEDxAmsterdam: Mabel van Oranje from TEDxAmsterdam on Vimeo. Dutch Princess Mabel van Oranje is the Chief Executive Officer of The Elders. The Elders are an independent group of eminent global leaders, brought together by Nelson Mandela, who offer t
Princes Mabel van Oranje on change
“A black man becomes the president of the United Change. Ehm. The United States.” It’s a telling slip of the tongue by Princes Mabel van Oranje in her Talk on change. “What you need is to believe that the impossible is possibl
Jacob Gelt Dekkers search for gold
Charismatic speaker Jacob Gelt Dekker told the crowd in the Royal Tropical Institute about empowerment. “We can’t all go to go look for a pot of gold. But we can all go to university and get a Masters degree or a PHD.” Mr. Gelt Dekk
“What are we doing?”
Event sponsor Achmea. Taken from the book “Breakthrough”, special edition for TEDxAmsterdam 2009. “What are we doing?” or in good Dutch waar zijn we mee bezig? That is the main question that insurer Achmea asks itself and the Dutch society i
Be amongst people who think differently (Astrid Elburg)
Interview with Astrid Elburg (Management consultant & executive coach Elburg Consultancy). Taken from the book “Breakthrough”, special edition for TEDxAmsterdam 2009. I seek out people and platforms that energize me, and TEDxAmsterd
Mark Kamau
Against a backdrop of crime and general lack in the slums of Nairobi, Mark Kamau, born in 1980, grew up not only dreaming of a better future but also grabbing every chance that came his way to create the future of which he dreamed. This happened in
Louise Fresco’s talk at TED 2009
Louise Fresco shows us why we should celebrate mass-produced, supermarket-style white bread. She says environmentally sound mass production will feed the world, yet leave room for small bakeries and traditional methods. About Louise Fresco A powerfu
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