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Infectious generosity
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- Book Synopsis
- **Picked by Bill Gates for his summer reading list** 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.
- About The Author
- After a career in journalism and publishing, Chris Anderson became the curator of the TED Conference in 2001 and has developed it as a global platform for identifying and disseminating ideas worth spreading. 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 and London.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780753560495
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- WH Allen, (25 January 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 288
- Weight
- 465 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 240 x 162 x 27 mm
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