TED Talk Tuesday #249 – Getting all sides of the story

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 TED Talk was chosen by Colin Ford. Here’s what he has to say about it:

This is a story about storytelling, about how perspective and power can shift the very fabric of a narrative, depending on the point of view of the narrator.

In this case, the narrator is prolific Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who speaks about overlapping stories and the risks we face of misunderstanding if we only hear a single story.