Head of TED Talks Shares a New Vision of Generosity
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As head of TED, Chris Anderson has had a ringside view of the world\\u2019s boldest thinkers sharing their most uplifting ideas. Inspired by them, he believes that it\\u2019s within our grasp to 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?
Chris offers a playbook for how to embark on our own generous acts\\u2014whether gifts of money, time, talent, connection, or kindness\\u2014and to prime them, thanks to the Internet, to have self-replicating, even world-changing, impact.
Shermer and Anderson discuss: what makes TED successful \\u2022 power laws and giving \\u2022 charging vs. giving away \\u2022 altruism \\u2022 being good without God \\u2022 billionaires \\u2022 how the average person can participate \\u2022 public vs. private solutions to social problems \\u2022 donor fatigue.
Chris Anderson has been the curator of TED since 2001. He holds a degree in philosophy, politics and economics from Oxford University. His new book is Infectious Generosity: The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading.
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