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Tom Wujec: Build a tower, build a team

Added December 9, 2011 by TEDxKids@Tokyo

Tom Wujec unveils his findings on team building through “Marshmallow Challenge”, a game to build self-standing tower with a marshmallow and sticks of spaghetti. Kindergarteners, according to Wujec, tend to score much higher than MBA students. He tells you why in this talk. It may be interesting to try this “challenge” at one of the year-end gatherings.
The website of the Marshmallow Challenge can be here.
http://marshmallowchallenge.com/Welcome.html
[TED2010, Feb 2010 | 6:52]


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Dave Eggers’ wish: Once Upon a School

Added August 26, 2011 by TEDxKids@Tokyo


[Talk of the week] Dave Eggers gave this talk at TED2008, as he received TED Prize. His writing and tutoring lab for young kids in San Francisco, 826 Valencia, has another face, a pirate supply store. He takes you on a guided tour of the shop and the lab, introducing some of the children’s work.
[TED2008, Feb 2008 | 24:33]


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Sir Ken Robinson: Bring on the learning revolution!

Added August 12, 2011 by TEDxKids@Tokyo

When four years have passed since his first appearance on TED, Sir Ken Robinson still sees a lot of problems surrounding the current education system. Reform is not enough, he argues. Education, he believes, needs a revolution. Then how? Watch this talk, and you’ll find some amazing clues.

[TED2010, Feb 2010 | 17:58]


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