This blog was originally established for my internet marketing course, however I really enjoyed the weekly process of writing about a new idea affecting business, strategy and marketing. So, I decided to keep this blog alive. My goal for 2013 is to post weekly and keep it as a forum of my thoughts and experiences throughout the rest of my MBA program and potentially beyond.

My inspiration this week were TEDTalks.

TED’s mission statement begins:

We believe passionately in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world. So we’re building here a clearinghouse that offers free knowledge and inspiration from the world’s most inspired thinkers, and also a community of curious souls to engage with ideas and each other

I know everyone has a favourite TEDTalk and now there are so many of them that it is hard to keep track, here are three that I think are valuable to watch:

1. Tribal Leadership: David Logan. Logan looks at the types of `tribes` that humans form naturally ranging from 1 – 5 whether in school, at work or in relationships. I found it humbling and provided some good self-awareness about how I classify my relationships based on these criteria.

2. Schools kill creativity: Ken Robinson. Robinson looks at how institutions can rob kids, teenagers and adults from their naturally creative instinct. A good reminder about how to think outside the box and encouraging our teams to do the same.

3. The puzzle of motivation: Daniel Pink. Pink looks at what actually motivates people to work harder. His findings are likely the opposite of what you think and provides some useful tools about how to apply his findings in the work place.

I continue to be inspired by TEDTalks and will try to highlight more as I come across them.