TED Talk Tuesday #291 – Gladwell: ‘I was wrong’
TED continues to spread ideas and help us all be better critical thinkers. Watching, listening and talking about TED Talks is a popular pastime for many in the CN&CO community. We visit TED.com regularly to clear our heads, have a laugh, learn or get inspired. TED Talks open our minds, spark new ways of thinking and can lead to some very interesting conversations and business opportunities. Each week we pick a favourite and publish it on a Tuesday, because we like how “TED Talk Tuesday” sounds. It’s also a way that the CN&CO team play their part in spreading ideas and helping to make the world a better place.
This week’s talk was posted by Colin.
I have always been a big Malcolm Gladwell fan. I have read all his books. I listen to his podcast, Revisionist History. I love his approach to research and getting all sides of the story.
So, when he admitted he was wrong in an article published in his first book, The Tipping Point, I was intrigued. And then, when our long-time friend and former colleague Thabs Royds sent a link to this TED Talk, in which Malcolm moves beyond the “broken window” story and brings it up to date – admitting he was wrong in the process – I felt it needed a share on our blog.
“The great desire of any writer is to write a book for the ages that will forever explain the way things are, but that’s not possible, and no one should ever try,” he says. “That was my mistake. And I’m sorry.”
Watch the TED Talk below:
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