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We Can Shape Our Future Through The Way We Shape Our Conversation | Amanda Harding | TEDxINSEAD

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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To shape our future through the way we shape our conversation takes: a very mixed menu, that surprising combination of people and some careful preparation; a common dining table where we sit together for the duration; a desire and commitment to gather again, moving forward with determination from one conversation to the next. 

And we have no time to lose given the scale and urgency of our local and global problems if we are to create the right space – both physical and emotional – to allow creative and constructive conversations to take place. An activist, convener, connector, strategist, creative
thinker and mother, Amanda Harding is convinced that
harnessing collective power will ensure that the
momentum generated translates into concrete results.
Dialogue and pioneering courageous action can address
specific complex and vital challenges and see their
impacts scaled-up resulting in exciting, positive ambitious
transformation.
Amanda has 25 years of working, teaching and writing for
a range of international organizations, including the
CGIAR, the European Commission, BNP Paribas, Save the
Children, the WBCSD and UN Agencies.
Today, from her home in Paris, she has founded Convene. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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