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(Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today is good, but tomorrow can always be better. There are new possibilities for our future if we use our uniquely human creativity. In a day of talks and performances, 16 leading minds gathered to flip expected thinking on its head and map out how we might build a brighter future.</span></p> <p><b>The event</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">: TED@BCG: Flipside Futures is the fourteenth event TED and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have co-hosted to uplift forward-thinking speakers from around the globe. Hosted by TED’s head of media and curation </span><b>Helen Walters</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><b>When and where</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Thursday, November 16, 2023 at the BCG office in Paris, France</span></p> <p><b>Speakers</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Catalina Lotero, Adam Whybrew, Jessica Apotheker, Diarra Bousso, Hanjo Seibert, David Kwong, Sylvester Chauke, Annalee Newitz, Adriann Negreros, Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju, Slava Balbek, Paul Hudson, Beth Viner, Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Sagar Goel, Bonnie Hancock</span></p> <p><b>Opening and closing remarks</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">: <b>Francois Candelon</b>, the global director of the BCG Henderson Institute</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> and TED@BCG 2018 speaker, welcomes the audience while <strong>Olivier Scalabre</strong>, the head of BCG France and TED@BCG 2016 speaker, closes out the day.</span></p> <p><b>The talks in brief</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <div id="attachment_116541" style="width: 1210px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116541" class="wp-image-116541 size-full" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0571-medium.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0571-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0571-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0571-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0571-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0571-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p id="caption-attachment-116541" class="wp-caption-text">Catalina Lotero speaks at TED@BCG: Flipside Futures at the BCG office in Paris, France, on November 16, 2023. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><b>Catalina Lotero</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, purposeful designer</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What might Latin America look like if colonization hadn’t broken the evolution of its ancient iconography? </span><b>Catalina Lotero</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> presents stunning images of “Pre-Columbian futurism” that infuse Latin American design with Indigenous symbolism — a testament to the power of aesthetics to rewrite historical narratives and envision new futures.</span></p> <div id="attachment_116543" style="width: 1210px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116543" class="wp-image-116543 size-full" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0730-medium.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0730-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0730-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0730-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0730-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0730-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p id="caption-attachment-116543" class="wp-caption-text">Adam Whybrew speaks at TED@BCG: Flipside Futures at the BCG office in Paris, France, on November 16, 2023. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><b>Adam Whybrew</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, depression truth-teller</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We can’t get rid of anxiety and depression, so we might as well talk about it, says </span><b>Adam Whybrew</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. He shares how talking about his own debilitating mental health struggles with his coworkers created unexpectedly positive outcomes, offering a comforting message of hope for those in need of support. </span></p> <div id="attachment_116544" style="width: 1210px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116544" class="wp-image-116544 size-full" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0846-medium.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="800" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0846-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0846-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0846-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0846-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT0846-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p id="caption-attachment-116544" class="wp-caption-text">Jessica Apotheker speaks at TED@BCG: Flipside Futures at the BCG office in Paris, France, on November 16, 2023. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><b>Jessica Apotheker</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, marketing expert</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Research shows AI is poised to explode marketers’ performance — but there’s a problem, says </span><b>Jessica Apotheker</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. AI may make marketers more productive but, if not harnessed correctly, it might also homogenize and clog the marketing landscape.</span></p> <div id="attachment_116545" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116545" class="size-full wp-image-116545" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT1110-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT1110-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT1110-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT1110-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT1110-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT1110-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-116545" class="wp-caption-text">Diarra Bousso speaks at TED@BCG: Flipside Futures at the BCG office in Paris, France, on November 16, 2023. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><b>Diarra Bousso</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, designer, mathematician</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Growing up in Senegal, getting a new outfit for </span><b>Diarra Bousso</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> was never an impulse purchase; her clothes were made to order by local artisans and designed to last. Through her brand, Diarrablu, she’s working to bring this sustainable fashion model to modern e-retail, using digital tools to crowdsource designs, limit excess inventory and reduce overconsumption and waste.</span></p> <div id="attachment_116546" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116546" class="size-full wp-image-116546" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1015-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1015-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1015-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1015-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1015-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1015-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-116546" class="wp-caption-text">Hanjo Seibert speaks at TED@BCG: Flipside Futures at the BCG office in Paris, France, on November 16, 2023. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><b>Hanjo Seibert</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, economic crime fighter</span></p> <p><b>Hanjo Seibert</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> spends his time fighting economic crime, a wide field ranging from drug trafficking and human trafficking to fraud, cybercrimes, tax evasion and more. He explains how gangsters, criminals and terrorists launder their money through this shady underground economy — and how all of us can take small steps to make it harder for them to do so.</span></p> <div id="attachment_116547" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116547" class="size-full wp-image-116547" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1230-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1230-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1230-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1230-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1230-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1230-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-116547" class="wp-caption-text">David Kwong (left) recruits an audience member for his talk and performance at TED@BCG: Flipside Futures at the BCG office in Paris, France, on November 16, 2023. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><b>David Kwong</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, magician </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We live in a time that’s more wondrous than our ancestors ever could have imagined, and technology isn’t the barrier to unlocking that wonder: it’s the key,” says David Kwong. He explores how tech elevates our capacity for bewilderment — and invites an audience member to the stage for some ChatGPT-powered magic.</span></p> <div id="attachment_116548" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116548" class="size-full wp-image-116548" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1560-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1560-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1560-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1560-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1560-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1560-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-116548" class="wp-caption-text">Sylvester Chauke speaks at TED@BCG: Flipside Futures at the BCG office in Paris, France, on November 16, 2023. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><b>Sylvester Chauke</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, branding disruptor</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After years of brand building, marketing veteran </span><b>Sylvester Chauke</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> realized that his industry had sold the world on overconsumption, with devastating consequences. He shares how marketers could instead promote sustainability and responsible consumerism with “honest ads.”</span></p> <div id="attachment_116549" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116549" class="size-full wp-image-116549" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1658-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1658-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1658-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1658-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1658-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1658-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-116549" class="wp-caption-text">Annalee Newitz speaks at TED@BCG: Flipside Futures at the BCG office in Paris, France, on November 16, 2023. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><b>Annalee Newitz</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, journalist, sci-fi author</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Escapist stories allow us to reimagine our relationship with the places we live,” says </span><b>Annalee Newitz</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Inviting you to the whimsical world of sci-fi, cosplay (short for “costume play”) and goblincore (an internet-born aesthetic that celebrates the “ugly” side of nature), Newitz shares why, sometimes, the best way to solve our problems is to escape them.</span></p> <div id="attachment_116550" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116550" class="size-full wp-image-116550" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1940-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1940-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1940-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1940-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1940-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT1940-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-116550" class="wp-caption-text">Adriann Negreros speaks at TED@BCG: Flipside Futures at the BCG office in Paris, France, on November 16, 2023. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><b>Adriann Negreros</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, change management expert</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nearly three billion people have frontline jobs: work that requires them to be in person, whether it’s as baristas, Uber drivers, factory floor workers or anything else. </span><b>Adriann Negreros </b><span style="font-weight: 400;">is on a mission to make these jobs more rewarding by getting employees what they need but often lack – like respect, better pay, more flexibility and safety gear that actually fits.</span></p> <div id="attachment_116551" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116551" class="size-full wp-image-116551" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2176-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2176-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2176-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2176-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2176-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2176-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-116551" class="wp-caption-text">Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju speaks at TED@BCG: Flipside Futures at the BCG office in Paris, France, on November 16, 2023. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><b>Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, food systems advocate</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sub-Saharan Africa needs more meat consumption to solve its nutrition challenges, says </span><b>Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Instead of building feedlots, she makes a case for scaling meat and milk production in the region by supporting its millions of nomadic livestock herders. </span></p> <div id="attachment_116553" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116553" class="size-full wp-image-116553" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2545-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2545-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2545-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2545-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2545-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2545-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-116553" class="wp-caption-text">Slava Balbek speaks at TED@BCG: Flipside Futures at the BCG office in Paris, France, on November 16, 2023. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><b>Slava Balbek</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, architect, humanitarian</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Russian invasion of Ukraine forced architect </span><b>Slava Balbek</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to rethink the nature of his craft. From a tool that develops localized blueprints to rebuild your home to the construction of comfortable, stylish temporary housing, Balbek and his team are exploring the healing power of architecture with a simple motto: “Dignity no matter what.”</span></p> <div id="attachment_116554" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116554" class="size-full wp-image-116554" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2421-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2421-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2421-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2421-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2421-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2421-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-116554" class="wp-caption-text">Paul Hudson sits down with Lindsay Levin for an interview at TED@BCG: Flipside Futures at the BCG office in Paris, France, on November 16, 2023. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><b>Paul Hudson</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, healthcare innovator, in conversation with </span><b>Lindsay Levin</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, the head of TED Countdown</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Rather than resisting AI, </span><b>Paul Hudson</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has welcomed the opportunity to let it completely disrupt Sanofi, the healthcare and pharmaceutical company he leads. In conversation with </span><b>Lindsay Levin</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, he discusses how AI can propel daily decision-making, its impact on data transparency and the role it might play in decarbonizing the pharmaceutical industry.</span></p> <div id="attachment_116555" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116555" class="size-full wp-image-116555" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2793-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2793-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2793-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2793-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2793-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT2793-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-116555" class="wp-caption-text">Beth Viner speaks at TED@BCG: Flipside Futures at the BCG office in Paris, France, on November 16, 2023. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><b>Beth Viner</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, culture strategist</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We often venerate dreamers: the innovators who smash through barriers. But for every dreamer, says </span><b>Beth Viner</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a team of doers works hard to transform that vision into reality. The best companies succeed by harnessing this synergy.</span></p> <div id="attachment_116557" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116557" class="size-full wp-image-116557" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2541-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2541-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2541-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2541-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2541-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2541-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-116557" class="wp-caption-text">Philipp Carlsson-Szelzak speaks at TED@BCG: Flipside Futures at the BCG office in Paris, France, on November 16, 2023. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><b>Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, economist </span></p> <p>Economic models always seem to predict disaster, creating financial losses that could have been avoided if shoppers and business owners were more rationally optimistic, says economist <strong>Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak</strong>. He calls for everyone to be their own judge, evaluate the doomsday narratives with a careful eye and embrace the inevitable uncertainty.</p> <div id="attachment_116558" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116558" class="size-full wp-image-116558" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT3248-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT3248-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT3248-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT3248-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT3248-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_2GT3248-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-116558" class="wp-caption-text">Sagar Goel speaks at TED@BCG: Flipside Futures at the BCG office in Paris, France, on November 16, 2023. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><b>Sagar Goel</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, skill-building strategist</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">People are worried that AI will replace them at work — but upgrading skills and lifelong learning can help. </span><b>Sagar Goel</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> shares insights from a partnership with the Singaporean government on a digital reskilling program that helped people gain experience for jobs for which they previously wouldn’t have qualified.</span></p> <div id="attachment_116559" style="width: 910px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-116559" class="size-full wp-image-116559" src="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2796-medium.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" srcset="https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2796-medium.jpg 1200w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2796-medium.jpg?resize=150,100 150w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2796-medium.jpg?resize=250,167 250w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2796-medium.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://blog.ted.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/11/TED@BCG_20231116_1GT2796-medium.jpg?resize=530,353 530w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /><p id="caption-attachment-116559" class="wp-caption-text">Bonnie Hancock speaks at TED@BCG: Flipside Futures at the BCG office in Paris, France, on November 16, 2023. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)</p></div> <p><b>Bonnie Hancock</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Ironwoman, paddler, record breaker</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In 2020, </span><b>Bonnie Hancock</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> began paddling her sea kayak in a clockwise loop around Australia. It took her 254 days to circumnavigate the continent, breaking the previous world record by more than two months. She shares the ups and downs of her 12,700-kilometer journey — including brushes with crocodiles, sharks and hypothermia — and how she learned to find resilience and beauty in the toughest moments.</span></p> <div class="meta clearfix"> <div class="share"> </div> </div> </section>  <div class="article-footer"> <div class="tags"><div class="tags-title meta-title">Tags for this story:</div><div class="tag-list clearfix"><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/adam-whybrew/" rel="tag">Adam Whybrew</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/adriann-negreros/" rel="tag">Adriann Negreros</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/annalee-newitz/" rel="tag">Annalee Newitz</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/beth-viner/" rel="tag">Beth Viner</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/bonnie-hancock/" rel="tag">Bonnie Hancock</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/catalina-lotero/" rel="tag">Catalina Lotero</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/david-kwong/" rel="tag">David Kwong</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/diarra-bousso/" rel="tag">Diarra Bousso</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/hanjo-seibert/" rel="tag">Hanjo Seibert</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/jessica-apotheker/" rel="tag">Jessica Apotheker</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/paul-hudson/" rel="tag">Paul Hudson</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/philipp-carlsson-szlezak/" rel="tag">Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/sagar-goel/" rel="tag">Sagar Goel</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/shruthi-baskaran-makanju/" rel="tag">Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/slava-balbek/" rel="tag">Slava Balbek</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/sylvester-chauke/" rel="tag">Sylvester Chauke</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/ted-institute/" rel="tag">TED Institute</a><a href="https://blog.ted.com/tag/tedbcg/" rel="tag">TED@BCG</a></div></div> </div>  </article> </div>  <div id="sidebar1" class="sidebar fourcol last clearfix" role="complementary"> <div id="nav_menu-4" class="widget widget_nav_menu"><div class="title">Follow TED</div><div class="menu-social-sidebar-container"><ul id="menu-social-sidebar" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-89070" class="soc-twitter soc-icon menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-89070"><a href="http://twitter.com/tedtalks">Twitter</a></li> <li id="menu-item-89073" class="soc-instagram soc-icon menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-89073"><a href="http://instagram.com/ted">Instagram</a></li> <li id="menu-item-89074" class="soc-youtube soc-icon menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-89074"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/ted">YouTube</a></li> <li id="menu-item-89076" class="soc-mail soc-icon menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-89076"><a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TEDBlog&loc=en_US">Subscribe to TED Blog by email</a></li> </ul></div></div><div id="acm_ad_zones-4" class="widget acm_ad_zones"><div id='acm-ad-tag-advertisement' style="esc_attr( )"> <script type='text/javascript'> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('acm-ad-tag-advertisement'); 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