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Decision-making

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Decision-making.

Video playlists about Decision-making

Best practices for business innovation

Business is changing, and so should the way you work. Here's how to stay ahead of the new normal while motivating talent -- from fresh hires to your best and brightest -- to dream up the next big success for your company. (Curated in partnership with Upwork.)

The most popular TED Talks of 2018

What. A. Year. These 25 TED Talks helped us make better decisions, taught us some fascinating science, gave us some hope for humanity and showed us what it's like to climb 3,000 feet ... without a rope.

The power of asking

These talks reveal that some things are more within your grasp than you may think, especially if you ask.

Talks to watch when your company's reorganizing

Some advice and perspectives to keep in mind when your company's going through structural changes.

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Talks about Decision-making

Adriana Galván

3 reasons to take risks like a teenager

Jonathan Reimer

How to make big decisions in challenging circumstances

Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir

Listen to your intuition — it can help you navigate the future

TED-Ed

How to make smart decisions more easily

Karen Willcox

How "digital twins" could help us predict the future

Maya Shankar

Why change is so scary — and how to unlock its potential

Nedra Glover Tawwab

Your 3-step guide to setting better boundaries at work

Paul Catchlove

The habit that could improve your career (and your life)

Rasmus Ankersen

How to outthink your competition -- with a lesson from sports

Riley Moynes

How to squeeze all the juice out of retirement

TED-Ed

Should you care what your parents think?

Tameka Montgomery

5 parenting tips for raising resilient, self-reliant kids

Elizabeth Cox

The benefits of daydreaming

TED-Ed

Would you pass the wallet test?

Michael Schur

How ethics can help you make better decisions

Sarah Stroud

Ethical dilemma: Would you lie?

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Exclusive articles about Decision-making

Mental time travel is a great decision-making tool — this is how to use it

Wouldn't you love to know what's going to happen to you in the future? Here's one way to do just that, from futurist and game designer Jane McGonigal.

Posted Mar 2022

How a simple if/then ritual can help you reach your goals

We all have important things we want to accomplish, but there are so many distractions and stumbling blocks that may get in our way. Here, writer Bina Venkataraman shares a startlingly easy strategy to use to defeat future challenges.

Posted Nov 2019

Facing a tough decision? Borrow from psychology, business and the military to see past your blind spots

Here's a crash course in 3 proven ways -- scenario planning, premortems and red-teaming -- to help you spot hidden opportunities and pitfalls (and maybe even predict the future). Writer Steven Johnson explains.

Posted Sep 2018

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