Welcome to Remarkable People. We're on a mission to make you remarkable. Helping me in this episode is Monique Ruff-Bell, the Chief Program and Strategy Officer at TED, who brings an infectious energy and strategic vision to the world's premier ideas platform. Monique's journey to TED is as remarkable as the speakers she helps [...]
Today’s guest is Susan Cain. Through her new book, Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, she evangelizes the power of longing, sadness, and vulnerability for catalyzing beauty, innovation, and mental health. You should know Susan because she is the author of the 2012 bestseller, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World [...]
Jane McGonigal is the Director of Games Research & Development at the Institute for the Future. She is a designer of alternate reality games that challenge players to tackle real-world problems such as hunger, climate change, and poverty. Jane’s best-known work includes EVOKE, Superstruct, World Without Oil, Cruel 2 B Kind, Find the Future, [...]