INFECTIOUS GENEROSITY
Recent years have been tough on optimists. Hopes that the Internet might bring people together have been crushed by the ills of social media. Is there a way back?
Chris Anderson, the head of TED, believes that we can turn outrage back into optimism. It all comes down to reimagining one of the most fundamental human virtues: generosity. What if generosity could become infectious generosity? Consider:
how a London barber began offering haircuts to people experiencing homelessness - and catalysed a movement
how two anonymous donors gave 10,000 each to 200 strangers and discovered that most recipients wanted to 'pay it forward' with their own generous acts
how TED itself transformed from a niche annual summit into a global beacon of ideas by giving away talks online, allowing millions access to free learning
In telling these inspiring stories, Anderson offers a playbook for how to embark on our own generous acts - whether gifts of money, time, talent, connection, or kindness - and to prime them, thanks to the Internet, to have self-replicating, world-changing impacts.
CHRIS ANDERSON
CHRIS ANDERSON is the curator of TED.
Trained as a journalist after graduating from Oxford University, Anderson launched more than 100 successful magazines and websites before turning his attention to TED, which his nonprofit foundation acquired in 2001.
His TED mantra -- "ideas worth spreading" -- continues to blossom on an international scale, with more than one billion TED Talks viewed annually.
He lives in New York City.
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ANDERSON CHRIS
Chris Anderson es un escritor británico-estadounidense, empresario, conferenciante y director de TED Talks. Se graduó en Filosofía, Política y Economía por la Universidad de Oxford, y empezó su carrera como periodista. Además, ha fundado más de un centenar de revistas de informática y sitios web de éxito. En 2001, su Fundación Sapling se hizo cargo de TED Conferences, el encuentro anual de charlas para tratar temas relacionados con la tecnología, el diseño y el entretenimiento, y la hizo crecer hasta convertirla en una franquicia global de conferencias virales sobre la más amplia variedad de temas, con más de tres mil millones de charlas vistas al año.
