Ideas change everything

Could Moby Dick prevent the next financial crisis?

Suzanne Case |

TED@State Street Boston

• November 2015

Suzanne Case, a self-identified "bibliobanker," believes that literature's power to foster empathy can change the future of the finance industry. Case argues that insensitivity to the human condition was a key factor in the 2008 recession and shows how a daily dose of Herman Melville or Charles Dickens could be the remedy.

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Suzanne Case, a self-identified "bibliobanker," believes that literature's power to foster empathy can change the future of the finance industry. Case argues that insensitivity to the human condition was a key factor in the 2008 recession and shows how a daily dose of Herman Melville or Charles Dickens could be the remedy.

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About the speaker

Suzanne Case

Bibliobanker

Suzanne Case is a senior vice president at State Street, managing a global operations team that delivers solutions across a breadth of custody, banking and regulatory disciplines. A champion for inclusion, Case helps remove barriers to professional development through coaching, mentoring and company-wide executive sponsorships. She was recognized with State Street’s 2014 Black Professionals Group “Ambassador for Diversity and Inclusion Award” for outstanding leadership.

About TED Institute

Every year, TED works with a group of select companies and foundations to identify internal ideators, inventors, connectors, and creators. Drawing on the same rigorous regimen that has prepared speakers for the TED main stage, TED Institute works closely with each partner, overseeing curation and providing intensive one-on-one talk development to sharpen and fine tune ideas. The culmination is an event produced, recorded, and hosted by TED, generating a growing library of valuable TED Talks that can spur innovation and transform organizations.

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